# Instagram Reel

Instagram Reels are 1080 x 1920 pixels in 9:16. The app covers about 270 pixels at the top, 670 at the bottom and 65 on each side, which leaves a safe zone of about 950 x 980 pixels.

Platform: Instagram. Ratio: 9:16. Size: 1080 x 1920 pixels. These are Avola Media's own recommendations, not platform specifications.

## Specification

| Item | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Recommended | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Minimum | Not published |
| Frame rate | 25 frames per second |
| Subtitles | Burned into the video |
| Safe zone | About 950 x 980 pixels |
| File size | Up to 4 gigabytes |

## Notes

- The buttons on the right reach higher than the bottom area.
- We place subtitles centered between the safe zone and the profile name, no wider than about 620 pixels, so they stay clear of the buttons.
- For ads, Meta recommends the same strict safe zone for both Reels and Stories.

## Exact areas

All positions are in pixels from the top left corner of the 1080 x 1920 pixel frame. A picture that overlaps an edge can have its centre outside the frame.

- Covered or cropped by the app, top edge: x 0, y 0, 1080 x 270 pixels.
- Covered or cropped by the app, bottom edge: x 0, y 1250, 1080 x 670 pixels.
- Covered or cropped by the app, left edge: x 0, y 270, 65 x 980 pixels.
- Covered or cropped by the app, right edge: x 1015, y 270, 65 x 880 pixels.
- Covered or cropped by the app, area: x 850, y 1150, 230 x 100 pixels.
- Safe zone edge: the SVG path "M65 270H1015V1150H850V1250H65Z", which spans x 65, y 270, 950 x 980 pixels.
- Where we place burned-in subtitles: x 230, y 1336, 620 x 140 pixels.

## Instagram Reel cover

9:16, 1080 x 1920 pixels.

| Item | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Recommended | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Minimum | Not published |
| Safe zone | 1080 x 1440 pixels in the middle |
| Shown as | 3:4 in the profile grid |
| File size | Not published |

- The profile grid only shows the middle. Keep text and faces away from the top and bottom 240 pixels.

### Exact areas of the cover

All positions are in pixels from the top left corner of the 1080 x 1920 pixel frame. A picture that overlaps an edge can have its centre outside the frame.

- Covered or cropped by the app, top edge: x 0, y 0, 1080 x 240 pixels.
- Covered or cropped by the app, bottom edge: x 0, y 1680, 1080 x 240 pixels.
- Safe zone edge: the SVG path "M0 240H1080V1680H0Z", which spans x 0, y 240, 1080 x 1440 pixels.

## Last updated

13 November 2026

## Links

- This page: https://guides.avola.dk/instagram/reel/
- Transparent PNG overlay to place on top of your work: https://guides.avola.dk/downloads/avola-instagram-reel-safe-zones-1080x1920.png
- Overlay for the cover: https://guides.avola.dk/downloads/avola-instagram-reel-cover-safe-zones-1080x1920.png
- Previous format: [Instagram carousel](https://guides.avola.dk/instagram/carousel/index.md)
- Next format: [Instagram Story](https://guides.avola.dk/instagram/story/index.md)
- All formats as data: https://guides.avola.dk/data/formats.json