Free Shorts safe zone template and transparent overlay (1080×1920 PNG) — or upload a frame and preview the title row and action rail coverage live.
Drop the transparent overlay on the top track of your editor to check the layout, then delete it before export. Free for commercial use, no attribution needed.
Upload a cover or video frame, switch to the Shorts mask, and see what the title, channel row, and action rail will cover — your file never leaves your browser.
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Design a safe cover with MateTikTok · 1080×1920 · top 140px / bottom 400px / right 180px
| Area | Clearance | What covers it |
|---|---|---|
| Top | ≈160 px | Search / camera icons |
| Bottom | ≈320 px | Title & channel row |
| Left | ≈60 px | Edge cropping |
| Right | ≈150 px | Like/comment/share rail |
It is the central area of a 9:16 Short that stays clear of the UI. As of 2026 the Shorts interface covers roughly 160 px at the top, 320 px at the bottom around the title and channel row, and about 150 px on the right action rail.
1080×1920 (9:16). That is the canvas the templates on this page use, and it maps one-to-one onto what the Shorts player shows on most phones.
Import the transparent overlay PNG as the top track, keep faces, captions, and hooks inside the dashed area, then remove the layer before export. It works in CapCut, Premiere, DaVinci, and mobile editors.
Close but not identical. Shorts reserves more space at the top for search and camera icons and less at the bottom than Reels. If you post one master file everywhere, keep content inside the intersection of all three platform zones.
