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Safe zone checker for Reels, Stories and TikTok

Upload an image or video to see the areas the app interface covers on Instagram and Facebook Reels and Stories and on TikTok, with a warning for any text the checker reads inside those areas.

For a video, the frame at half a second is checked.

Upload an image or a video to see the overlay.

Meta: consider leaving at least 14% of the top, 35% of the bottom and 6% on each side free from text, logos or other key elements. With disclaimers on Reels, leave the bottom 40% free. Source. Text is read in your browser and may miss stylised or very small text.

How it works

In full-screen placements the profile name, caption, buttons and call to action sit on top of your video. Text under them is hidden.

  • Upload an image or a video. For a video, the frame at half a second is checked.
  • The text in the frame is read in your browser.
  • Every word is compared with the covered areas for each placement, and you get a warning per placement.
  • Pick which overlay to draw on the preview.

The Meta areas come from Meta's own guidance for 9:16 Stories and Reels (Instagram Reels specs, text overlays and safe zones). TikTok publishes files rather than measurements, so its overlay is an approximation.

Worked example

A 9:16 static with "Start your visit" in the bottom 20 percent of the frame gets a warning for Instagram and Facebook Reels and Stories: Meta asks for the bottom 35 percent to be kept free of text.

Telehealth notes

  • Required disclaimers are text too. Meta asks for the bottom 40 percent to be kept clear on Reels ads that include disclaimers, so put them higher.
  • Captions burned into UGC videos often sit too low. Check before the edit is locked.

Everything runs in your browser. Your images and videos are never uploaded. The text reader downloads its own files the first time you use it.

Questions

What is the Instagram Reels safe zone?

Meta suggests keeping the top 14 percent, bottom 35 percent and 6 percent on each side free of text, logos and other key elements.

Does it read every font?

It reads most clear text. Very small, stylised or low-contrast text can be missed, so look at the overlay too.

Is my file uploaded?

No. The image and the text reading stay in your browser.