Shorts Safe Zone Checker
Upload a finished Short and check it against YouTube's UI overlay zones (title, channel name, like/comment/share buttons).
Upload an image to check it against the YouTube Shorts safe zone
Anything in the dimmed area risks being covered by platform UI (titles, captions, buttons, rounded corners). Keep key subjects and text inside the dashed line.
What's actually sitting on top of the video
- •The video title and description snippet, positioned near the bottom-left
- •Your channel name and avatar, directly below the title
- •The like, comment, and share column, stacked down the right edge
None of this shows up in a plain video preview or in a frame you grab yourself while editing, which is exactly why it's easy to place text or a face somewhere that reads fine in isolation and still ends up covered once the Short is actually live — uploading a finished frame here overlays the same UI elements before publishing rather than after.