YouTube Shorts Size
The dimensions, aspect ratio, length limit and safe zone for a YouTube Short — and where the title and buttons cover your frame.
Safe
9:16App UI covers the shaded edges — keep content inside the dashed area.
- Resolution
- 1080 × 1920 (4K supported)
- Aspect ratio
- 9:16
- Max duration
- 3 minutes (raised from 60s in Oct 2024)
- Max file size
- No Shorts-specific cap (platform max ~256 GB)
- File types
- MP4, MOV, WebM (H.264 / AAC)
- Frame rate
- 30 or 60 fps
The title, channel name and description sit bottom-left; like / dislike / comment / share / remix run down the right. Keep content clear of the bottom ~20% and right ~12%.
Resolutions and aspect ratios are stable; durations, file-size limits and safe-zone margins reflect the TikTok, Instagram and YouTube apps as of June 2026 and shift over time. Confirm in-app before a high-stakes upload.
Frequently asked
- What are the dimensions of a YouTube Short?
- A YouTube Short is 1080 × 1920 pixels — a 9:16 vertical aspect ratio. 4K is supported if your footage allows, and the minimum is 720 × 1280. The same 1080 × 1920 master works for TikTok and Instagram Reels, so one export covers all three.
- Is a YouTube Short 9:16?
- Yes — 9:16 vertical is the standard. A square 1:1 video also qualifies as a Short, but it leaves space top and bottom in the player, so 9:16 at 1080 × 1920 is the format to aim for.
- How long can a YouTube Short be?
- Up to 3 minutes. YouTube raised the limit from 60 seconds to 3 minutes in October 2024. Any vertical (or square) video of 3 minutes or less is eligible to be a Short.
- What is the YouTube Shorts safe zone?
- The title, channel name and description sit along the bottom-left, and the like / dislike / comment / share / remix buttons run down the right. Keep important content clear of roughly the bottom 20% and the right 12% on a 1080 × 1920 frame — the preview above shades exactly where the UI lands.
- What file format and frame rate should a Short be?
- Export MP4 or MOV with H.264 video and AAC audio (WebM also works). 30 or 60 fps both look great — use 60 fps for fast motion. There’s no Shorts-specific file-size cap beyond YouTube’s general upload limit, so quality is rarely the constraint.
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