# Safe zone

> The safe zone is the area of a vertical video that is not covered by the app's buttons, captions and profile info, where text and faces should stay.

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Last updated: 2026-10-26

On Reels, TikTok and Shorts the bottom of the screen holds the caption, the account name and the call-to-action button, and the right edge holds the like, comment and share buttons. Anything important placed there gets hidden. Each platform publishes slightly different margins.

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