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TikTok Safe Zone Checker

Upload an image and see exactly where TikTok's UI elements — status bar, side buttons, caption, and username — will overlap your content. Runs entirely in your browser with no uploads.

Drop an image here or click to browse

TikTok video format: 9:16 (1080 x 1920px)

Options

Show text-safe zone

Tighter inner area where text will be clearly readable

Process

How It Works

01

Upload your image

Drop any image onto the canvas. It scales to TikTok's native 9:16 format (1080×1920px) automatically.

02

Toggle the text-safe zone

Enable the text-safe zone overlay to see the tighter inner area where text and graphics will be clearly readable on all devices.

03

Preview and download

See where TikTok's status bar, side action buttons, and caption overlay will fall. Download with or without guides.

Formats

TikTok Format Specifications

Format	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Safe Zone Notes
TikTok Video	1080 × 1920px	9:16	Status bar top, side buttons right, caption bottom are overlaid
Safe Zone	960 × 1420px	~8:13	Primary content area free of UI overlays
Text-Safe Zone	760 × 1220px	~2:3	Conservative inner zone for text and captions

Use Cases

Popular Use Cases

TikTok Creators

Check video thumbnails and static content before posting. Ensure key visuals won't be hidden behind TikTok's side buttons or caption bar.

Text-Heavy Content

Use the text-safe zone overlay to place captions, quotes, and overlays in the area guaranteed to be readable without interference.

Brand Advertisers

Verify that TikTok ad creatives keep logos and CTAs in the safe zone. Avoid the right-side action buttons and bottom caption area.

Motion Designers

Export a reference frame from your video and check that animated text and graphic elements stay within TikTok's safe content area.

Tips

Pro Tips

01

Avoid the right 120px

TikTok's like, comment, share, and follow buttons occupy the right ~120px of the video frame. Keep all important content to the left.

02

Leave 400px at the bottom

The caption, username, and audio info overlay the bottom 400px. Place any key visuals — especially CTAs — above this zone.

03

Enable the text-safe zone

For text-heavy content, toggle the text-safe zone overlay. This shows the tighter 760×1220px area where text will be clearly readable on all devices.

04

Design for the fold

Viewers scroll quickly — put your most engaging visual in the top-center of the safe zone to capture attention in the first frame.

05

Test on a real device

After downloading your guided image, preview it on a physical phone to confirm safe zone accuracy for your specific device's screen dimensions.

06

Safe zones apply to static and video

Whether you're checking a video thumbnail or a static image for a slideshow, the same TikTok safe zone dimensions apply.

Common Issues & Solutions

Enable the toggle in the Options panel before uploading an image, or re-upload after toggling. The canvas redraws automatically when an image is loaded.

The tool scales your image to fill TikTok's 9:16 (1080×1920px) canvas using cover scaling. Images with different aspect ratios will be centered and cropped to fill the frame.

Toggle 'Show guides in download' on in the download panel before clicking the download button.

Ensure your file is a supported image format (JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF). Videos and other non-image files are not supported by this tool.

TikTok's action button column is approximately 120px wide on the right side of the frame at full 1080px width. This matches TikTok's published interface specifications.

Compatibility

Works Everywhere

Chrome

Firefox

Safari

Edge

Opera

Chrome for Android

Safari iOS

Samsung Internet

Privacy

Privacy, Security & Compliance

Your Privacy Matters

We don't store, log, or share any URLs or downloaded content. Your activity stays between you and the source platform.

Secure by Design

All requests are processed server-side over HTTPS. No client-side data collection or third-party trackers.

Legal Responsibility

Only download content you have rights to. Respect platform terms of service and copyright law.

This tool is intended for personal use and downloading content you own or have permission to download. Always respect the original creator's rights.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about using this tool.

A TikTok safe zone is the area of your video frame that is guaranteed to be visible without being covered by TikTok's UI elements — including the status bar at the top, the like/comment/share buttons on the right, the username and caption at the bottom.

TikTok's standard video format is 9:16 vertical at 1080×1920px. This is the format used by the safe zone checker.

Approximately: top 100px (status bar), right 120px (action buttons), bottom 400px (caption, username, audio). The primary safe zone is approximately 960×1420px.

The text-safe zone is a more conservative 760×1220px inner area where text and graphics will be clearly readable without interference from TikTok's UI or device-level UI elements like notches.

Yes, completely free. No signup, no account, and no uploads — all processing runs locally in your browser.

No. All processing is done using the HTML5 Canvas API in your browser. Images never leave your device.

Yes. TikTok for Business ads use the same 9:16 format. For ads, be extra conservative with the bottom safe zone as TikTok may display the 'Sponsored' label and CTA button there.

JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and any other format supported by your browser's image rendering engine.

The primary safe zone is approximately 960×1420px (x=0, y=100, excluding the right 120px). The text-safe zone is 760×1220px (x=100, y=200, ending before the right side buttons and caption).

TikTok places the like, comment, share, and follow buttons in a vertical column on the right side of the video. This is consistent across all TikTok apps on iOS and Android.

Export a still image from your video editing software (or take a screenshot) and upload it to this tool. The safe zone positions are identical to a live video frame.

Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge — any modern browser that supports the HTML5 Canvas API.

The core TikTok interface dimensions are consistent across platforms, but status bar heights and notch sizes vary by device. This tool uses the standard published dimensions.

TikTok Lite uses the same video format and interface layout as the main TikTok app. The same safe zone dimensions apply.

Toggle on 'Show guides in download' in the download panel, then click 'Download Image'. The guides are burned into the exported PNG.

Keep your subject centered and slightly above the vertical midpoint. Reserve the bottom third for motion or background only. Place any text overlays in the text-safe zone.

Duets split the screen vertically, halving the available width. Standard safe zone guidelines don't apply to Duet frames — each half has its own constraints.

This tool is optimized for TikTok's primary 9:16 vertical format. TikTok does support landscape uploads but the vertical format is strongly recommended for native TikTok content.

TikTok's bottom overlay includes the username, caption (which can be multi-line), audio info, and interactive stickers. The 400px zone accounts for longer captions and all possible UI elements.

The safe zone dimensions are based on TikTok's published interface guidelines and real-device measurements at 1080×1920px native resolution. They represent the consensus measurements from the design community.

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