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Reel safe-zone checker

Drop in a photo or a frame from your reel and see exactly where Instagram’s caption, audio label and action buttons will cover it — so your hook text and key moments never get hidden.

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We use the first frame of a video. Nothing is uploaded.
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Instagram Reels safe zones, explained

Instagram paints its own interface on top of every reel. If your caption text, logo or the key moment sits under that interface, viewers can’t read or see it. Three areas matter:

Top ~15%

Your profile picture, name and the time sit here. Keep titles and important faces lower.

Bottom ~20%

The caption, the audio label and your handle live here. This is the most commonly covered area — never put your hook text this low.

Right edge

The like, comment, share and more buttons run up the right side from about the middle down. Keep text and subjects out of that column.

Does this upload my video?
No — it reads the first frame and draws the overlay in your browser.
Where exactly should my caption text go?
In the middle band — below the top 15% and above the bottom 20%, and left of the button column. That’s the dashed safe zone in the tool.