TikTok, Reels and Shorts
Switch between practical overlays for the three major vertical short-form formats. The preview is designed for 9:16 content and makes the risk areas easy to see before publishing.
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Safe-Zone Checker
See where TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts interface elements may cover your content before you publish.
Creator Radar Safe-Zone Checker
Designed for vertical 9:16 creator content.
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Safe-zone guides are practical approximations. Platform interface positions can vary by device and may change over time.
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Your safe-zone preview will appear here
Choose an image to start.
Short-form video guide
Check short-form video safe zones before you post.
TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts place captions, navigation and action buttons over vertical video. A safe-zone preview helps you keep important text, faces, logos and calls to action away from the busiest interface areas.
Protect important content
Keep titles, subtitles, faces, product details and calls to action comfortably inside the outlined safe area rather than placing them close to the top, bottom or action-button edge.
A guide, not a platform guarantee
Interface positions can vary by device, app version and platform updates. Creator Radar therefore treats these overlays as practical approximations rather than claiming pixel-perfect platform UI positions.
How to check a vertical video cover or frame
- Upload a 9:16 image, cover or exported video frame.
- Select TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts and adjust the overlay strength if needed.
- Move important elements in your original design if they sit in a risk area, then use the downloadable guide as a reference.