Recommended sizes for YouTube Shorts
Limits
Safe zone and tips
- The title, channel name and subscribe button sit along the bottom, and the like and comment buttons along the right. Keep text clear of both.
- Vertical videos longer than the Shorts limit are published as regular videos instead.
- Reusing a TikTok or Reels clip? All three use 9:16, so the same 1080 × 1920 file fits; just make sure no other app’s watermark is baked in.
Making a 9:16 image from a phone photo
A typical 12-megapixel phone photo is 3024 × 4032. The largest 9:16 area you can cut from it is 2268 × 4032 pixels: crop to that, then scale it down to 1080 × 1920. Cropping first and scaling second keeps everything in proportion.
The calculator is set to 1080 × 1920. Enter your own width and height to see their ratio, or type a new width in box 2 to get the height that matches.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best size for YouTube Shorts?
Use 1080 × 1920 (Vertical, full screen, 9:16) and 1080 × 1080 (Square, 1:1). The first one is the safest default.
Which aspect ratio should YouTube Shorts use?
9:16 and 1:1. Crop to the ratio first and then scale to the size in pixels, so nothing is stretched or cut off unexpectedly.
Can a YouTube Short be horizontal?
No, Shorts need a vertical or square shape; a horizontal 16:9 clip is published as a regular video. To make it a Short, crop it to 9:16 (for example 608 × 1080 out of a 1080p frame) and scale it to 1080 × 1920.
Other platform sizes
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