ENGAGING BOOST — FREE SAFE-MARGIN LAYERS
Updated 2026-10-13
https://engagingboost.com/tools/vertical-video-preview/

HOW TO USE
1. Import the PNG you need into your video editor.
2. Place it on a track above your video. Match the full 1080 x 1920 canvas.
3. Keep key text inside the dashed line. Shaded edges mark UI/crop risk.
4. Hide or remove the guide before exporting. These files contain no video.

Each PNG has a transparent center and partially transparent shaded edges.
Use at 100% scale in a 1080 x 1920 project, or scale uniformly to fit another 9:16 canvas.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT GUIDE
Organic guides are our estimates with space for two lines of post text.
Ad guides are based on the platform sources below; they are not organic specs.
LinkedIn uses its sourced video-sharing guide. X has an estimate only.
TikTok's ad guide is the standard left-to-right template with a stepped edge;
shopping, anchor and right-to-left formats need different guides.
The 3:4 profile file is a centered crop model for Instagram and TikTok previews,
not an official shared platform template. It removes 240 px at top and bottom.
YouTube's 9:16 profile tile needs no 3:4 crop guide.

Layouts vary by device, caption length and app update. Check the final in-app preview.
For different caption space or margins, use the tool's custom PNG export.

FILES AND SOURCES
engaging-boost-instagram-organic-1080x1920.png
Instagram Reels — Estimated organic clearance
Margins top/bottom/left/right: 180 / 480 / 60 / 160 px
https://www.facebook.com/business/ads-guide/update/video/instagram-reels/outcome-engagement?locale=en_US

engaging-boost-instagram-ads-1080x1920.png
Instagram Reels ads — Sourced platform guide
Margins top/bottom/left/right: 268.8 / 672 / 64.8 / 64.8 px
https://www.facebook.com/business/ads-guide/update/video/instagram-reels/outcome-engagement?locale=en_US

engaging-boost-tiktok-organic-1080x1920.png
TikTok — Estimated organic clearance
Margins top/bottom/left/right: 180 / 480 / 60 / 180 px
https://ads.tiktok.com/resources/help/article/tiktok-auction-in-feed-ads

engaging-boost-tiktok-ads-1080x1920.png
TikTok standard LTR ads — Sourced platform guide
Margins top/bottom/left/right: 240 / 660 / 120 / 300 px
https://ads.tiktok.com/resources/help/article/tiktok-auction-in-feed-ads

engaging-boost-youtube-organic-1080x1920.png
YouTube Shorts — Estimated organic clearance
Margins top/bottom/left/right: 150 / 480 / 60 / 180 px
https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/13547298?hl=en

engaging-boost-youtube-ads-1080x1920.png
Google vertical video ads — Sourced platform guide
Margins top/bottom/left/right: 288 / 672 / 48 / 192 px
https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/13547298?hl=en

engaging-boost-x-organic-1080x1920.png
X immersive video — Estimated organic clearance
Margins top/bottom/left/right: 160 / 545 / 60 / 60 px
https://business.x.com/en/products/vertical-video-ads

engaging-boost-linkedin-video-1080x1920.png
LinkedIn vertical video — Sourced platform guide
Margins top/bottom/left/right: 260 / 560 / 112 / 210 px
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a551346

engaging-boost-profile-crop-3x4-1080x1920.png
Centered profile crop · 3:4 — Approximate crop model
Margins top/bottom/left/right: 240 / 240 / 0 / 0 px
Our 3:4 crop model: 1080 x 1440 visible within 1080 x 1920.

These guides were made by Engaging Boost. Free to use in personal and client edits.
No signup or credit required. No platform affiliation or endorsement is implied.