Safe Zones: Why Your Video Was Invisible

My video flopped. One screenshot told me why.

TikTok, Reels and Shorts draw on top of your video.

The problem

Caption band. Icon rail. Header. Up to 40% of your frame is covered - and your editor never shows you.

Collision Scene

Problem proof

Your face, your content, and the platform's UI all want the same pixels. Whoever loses, your viewer can't read.

The universal safe box.

The fix

870×1170 The Universal Safe Zone x 60–930 · y 250–1420 on a 1080×1920 frame — the only rectangle no app touches. Measured on all three platforms, not guessed.

Three placement rules.

Hook text lives high - y 300–900 is yours

Face anchors bottom-LEFT - never center, never right

Nothing readable in the bottom 500px - that's the platform's land

The bottom 500px isn't yours.

Check your last video. Good?

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