Instagram Reels and Stories safe zone checker

Reels puts the caption along the bottom of a 9:16 still and stacks like, comment and send on the right. Offer text in that band is what buyers come here to catch.

Drop the still or clip

See Instagram, TikTok and YouTube chrome on the offer. The file stays in this tab.

PNG, JPEG, WebP, MP4, WebM, MOV or M4V.

Why the safe zone matters

Instagram, TikTok and YouTube draw likes, captions, profile rows and shop buttons on top of the file. If the offer sits in that cover, people still see the ad. They do not see the deal.

Wasted spend: You pay for the impression. If the price, the logo or the shop button sits under likes and captions, the message is unreadable.
Brand risk: The mark or the claim is what must stay visible. A covered logo is not a brand appearance.
Last look: Catch it before Ads Manager, not after the budget is live.

A bad still and a good still

Same serum, same 9:16 frame. The only change is where the 50% off sits.

Bad

The 50% off sits in the caption band. Instagram draws the caption, shop button and tab bar on top of it. You pay for an impression of a price nobody can read.

Good

The 50% off sits in the hole. Likes, caption and shop still appear. The price stays readable.

Stories places a profile row at the top. A headline that hugs the upper edge sits under the name, timestamp and close control.

Feed 4:5 crops tighter at the edges than a Reel. If the same still has to run in feed, check that frame as well as 9:16.

Links from metasafezone.com land on this page with the Instagram overlays ready. Overlays are approximate guardrails, not a certification from Meta. Always preview in Ads Manager before you spend.

What this overlay covers

Reels caption and engagement buttons
Stories profile row at the top
Feed 4:5 edge crop