YouTube

YouTube Shorts Size

Quick Answer

For YouTube Shorts, prepare a square or vertical video. The safest creator layout is a vertical 9:16 canvas, commonly 1080 x 1920 px, with key text kept away from the top and bottom interface areas.

Quick Reference

Platform: YouTube
Category: Social Media
Topic: Shorts video size
Safer layout: vertical 9:16
Common working canvas: 1080 x 1920 px
Shorts duration rule: YouTube treats eligible square or vertical videos up to three minutes as Shorts under its current guidance
Last checked: July 2026

Prepare in one place

Publish Action

Prepare a vertical Shorts layout with safe text placement.

Open YouTube Shorts Preset View Templates

Use one preparation flow for sizes, titles, descriptions, keywords, and checklists instead of switching between separate tools.

Important Notes

Shorts classification can depend on upload date, aspect ratio, length, and YouTube's current rules.
Content ID and music rules can affect Shorts longer than one minute.
Keep captions and important graphics inside a safe central area.

Best Practices

Start with the hook in the first seconds.
Use large captions that remain readable on a phone.
Keep the subject centered and avoid UI-covered corners.
Export a clean vertical version instead of cropping a horizontal video.

Do / Don't Examples

Correct:

1080 x 1920 vertical video.
Main subject in the middle.
Short caption line near the center.

Wrong:

Horizontal video with black bars.
Small subtitles near the bottom controls.
Long text paragraph covering the screen.

Publish Action

Use Dokuntag Publish to create a vertical Shorts layout and check if key text stays inside a safe area.