Useful for
Common workflows
- TikTok captions that stay readable above the caption bar
- Reposting one vertical cut to TikTok, Reels and Shorts
- Checking a template before a batch of clips
Vertical video layout tool
TikTok Subtitle Safe Zone
Type the caption you plan to burn in, drop in a still from your video and see where TikTok's own interface sits over it. TikTok says the safe area shrinks as the post caption gets longer, so the guide here is deliberately conservative. Download the overlay as a transparent PNG and drop it on the top track of your editor.
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Create Captions Designed for Short-Form Video
Upload your video to CapsAI, generate editable captions, and check their placement with the safe-zone tool.
Tool workspace
No account required · processed locally
TikTok preview9:16
Keep the words clear of the buttons and the caption bar.
Placement guide
Keep essential caption text inside the dashed central area. The tinted edges represent interface-heavy regions that may cover subtitles on some devices.
This is a conservative preview, not an official fixed template. Platform controls can move across app versions and devices. The overlay is a transparent PNG for the top track of your editor; hide it before you export.
Three steps
How this tool works
- 1
Enter a caption line as you plan to show it.
- 2
Add a frame from your own video for context, or keep the plain frame.
- 3
Position captions inside the dashed guide, then download the 1080x1920 overlay for your editor.
What it checks
Focused, transparent output
- Right-hand button stack clearance
- Caption, username and sound strip clearance
- Following and For You tab clearance
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Where is the safe zone on TikTok?
The middle band of the 9:16 frame. In the app the right edge carries the profile, like, comment, bookmark and share buttons, the bottom carries the username, the post caption and the sound strip, and the top carries the Following and For You tabs. Third-party measurements on a 1080 x 1920 frame put the button column at roughly 120 pixels wide and the bottom band at 250 to 300 pixels or more, and TikTok's own ad specification says the safe area gets smaller as the caption gets longer, so this preview leaves extra room.
Is this TikTok's official safe-zone template?
No. TikTok publishes safe-zone files for its ad formats and notes that the zone depends on the format and caption length. This tool is a planning guide for organic posts, drawn conservatively; the interface moves between app versions, devices and regions.
Can I download the overlay?
Yes. The overlay downloads as a transparent 1080 x 1920 PNG with the covered zones tinted and the safe area outlined. Put it on the top track in CapCut, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or any editor, place your captions, then delete or hide the layer before export.
Does the same placement work for Reels and Shorts?
Roughly. All three apps cover the right edge and the bottom, but the bottom band differs, so check the Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts previews on this site before reusing one export everywhere. The lower-middle of the frame is clear on all three.
Does this tool caption my video?
No. It is a placement preview that runs in your browser and never uploads your image. CapsAI's TikTok caption generator transcribes the speech and burns the captions into the MP4; in its editor the vertical position slider moves the captions from the middle of the frame down to near the bottom.
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