Muze AITikTok · 9:16 · 1080 x 1920
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- Top10% · approx. 192 pxThe Following and For You tabs, search, and on ads a label near the top on some builds.
- Bottom30% · approx. 576 pxAccount handle, caption, sponsored label, the call to action button and the sound row. Captions wrap, so this band grows.
- Right rail13% · approx. 140 pxProfile, like, comment, bookmark, share and the spinning record.
- Left margin5% · approx. 54 pxNo buttons here, but text set hard against the left edge reads badly and can be clipped on rounded displays. Treat it as a margin, not as interface.
- Pixelson a 1080 x 1920 canvasPercentages are the figure to build against. Pixel values are derived from them and are approximate, because the interface changes and captions wrap.
In short
The TikTok safe zone is the part of a 9:16 frame that TikTok's interface does not cover. Keep essential text and logos out of roughly the top 10 percent, which holds the feed tabs and search, the bottom 30 percent, which holds the handle, caption, sponsored label and call to action, and the right 13 percent, which holds the profile, like, comment, bookmark and share buttons. Leave a small margin on the left as well. On a 1080 by 1920 file those bands are approximately 192, 576 and 140 pixels. Captions wrap, so the bottom band grows without warning.
Before you build to these numbers
Reserved interface areas move. They differ by placement, by app version, by device, and by whether the viewer has captions turned on. A longer caption makes the bottom band taller on the same day with the same file. The percentages here are deliberately conservative and are a starting point, not a final production specification. Check the platform's current official guidance before you sign off a file, and preview the ad in the real placement.
TikTok's own creative guidance is commonly documented as approximately 130 pixels clear at the top, 480 pixels at the bottom, 44 pixels on the left and 140 pixels on the right of a 1080 by 1920 canvas. The 10 percent and 30 percent figures used here round outward from the published top and bottom values, because the interface has grown over time and captions wrap to more lines than the original guidance assumed. If you need to match TikTok's published numbers exactly rather than a conservative reading of them, use the official help centre.
TikTok safe zone, in numbers
| Area | Share of frame | Approx. px | What sits there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 10% | 192 | The Following and For You tabs, search, and on ads a label near the top on some builds. |
| Bottom | 30% | 576 | Account handle, caption, sponsored label, the call to action button and the sound row. Captions wrap, so this band grows. |
| Right rail | 13% | 140 | Profile, like, comment, bookmark, share and the spinning record. |
| Left margin | 5% | 54 | No buttons here, but text set hard against the left edge reads badly and can be clipped on rounded displays. Treat it as a margin, not as interface. |
| Clear area | 60% h / 82% w | 886 x 1152 | Your headline, price, logo and offer. Nothing else needs to be here. |
Percentages are the figure to build against. Pixel values are calculated from them against a 1080 by 1920 canvas at 9:16, and are approximate.
Keep essential text, logos and offers inside the middle 60 percent of the frame. Nothing a platform does to its interface takes that away from you.
TikTok's interface is the busiest of the four
Three edges of a TikTok frame carry interface. Tabs and search at the top, a caption block and call to action at the bottom, and a vertical column of engagement buttons on the right that runs from roughly the middle of the screen down. That leaves a usable window that is off centre: it sits slightly left, and well above the vertical midpoint of what most people would call the middle.
Designers who centre a headline in the geometric middle of the frame are usually fine. Designers who bottom-align anything are usually not.
The caption is the thing that breaks layouts
TikTok captions expand. A short caption sits in two lines and everything above it is clear. A long caption, or one with hashtags, wraps and climbs. The band you measured on Monday is not the band you get on Thursday.
This is why a pixel value taken from a screenshot is a weak specification. It was true for that caption, on that device, on that build. A percentage with margin built into it survives all three variables.
Native-looking creative still needs the safe zone
A lot of TikTok advertising deliberately imitates organic video, which means the creative often includes text styled to look like a TikTok caption. That text is at risk from the real caption block sitting in the same place, and two captions in the same area looks like a bug rather than a style.
Keep imitation text above the reserved band. It still reads as native, and it does not collide with the real thing.
The durable version of this advice
TikTok's usable window is roughly the middle 60 percent of the height and the left 87 percent of the width. Design inside that box and the interface cannot reach your message.
Verify against the platform before a production sign-off. The official specification is the only source that reflects the current build of the app:
Frequently asked questions
- What is the TikTok safe zone?
- It is the area of a 9:16 TikTok frame that the app's interface does not cover. Keep essential text and logos out of roughly the top 10 percent, the bottom 30 percent and the right 13 percent, and leave a small left margin. On a 1080 by 1920 file that is approximately 192 pixels at the top, 576 at the bottom and 140 on the right.
- What are TikTok's official safe zone pixel values?
- TikTok's guidance is commonly documented as approximately 130 pixels at the top, 480 pixels at the bottom, 44 pixels on the left and 140 pixels on the right of a 1080 by 1920 canvas. The figures on this page round outward from those, because captions wrap further than the original guidance assumed. Check TikTok's own help centre before signing off a production file.
- What size should a TikTok ad be?
- 1080 by 1920 pixels at 9:16. The aspect ratio is the stable part of the specification. The reserved interface areas inside it are not.
- Why is my text covered by the caption on TikTok?
- Because the caption block is drawn over your video and its height depends on how long the caption is. Anything below 70 percent of the frame height is at risk, and anything below 80 percent will usually be covered.
- Is there a TikTok safe zone template?
- You can build one in a minute. On a 1080 by 1920 artboard, draw a rectangle from 192 pixels down to 1344 pixels from the top, inset 140 pixels from the right and 54 pixels from the left. That rectangle is your usable area. The checker above shows the same overlay on your real creative.
- Does the TikTok safe zone apply to organic posts too?
- Yes, with one difference. Organic posts do not carry the ad call to action button, so the bottom band is a little shallower. The caption, handle, sound row and right-hand button column are all still there, so the shape of the problem is the same.
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