FREE: Safe Zone Template for Instagram Reels

If you've created short-form videos, you've probably encountered a common frustration: Your videos don't always display as intended.

This can be attributed to several factors that either cover or affect your videos:

1. Icons occupying space on the right side of the screen.
2. Text and descriptions appearing at the bottom.
3. Unutilized space at the top due to device specifications.
4. Cropped-out content along the sides.

Individually, they may seem like minor inconveniences, but this can be harming your viewer retention rate and might disrupt your audience's experience.

These challenges particularly affect when you add captions to your videos that are either too big or placed incorrectly. Often they overflow into the right-side icons or get covered by the apps text at the bottom.

Using this Safe Zones template for your Instagram reels is essential in preventing this from happening.

I personally use the template provided for all my own videos.

How to Use the Template:

This image features a transparent design within the safe zone, allowing you to overlay it onto your content in any editing software.

For example, in CapCut:

1. Add the template to your Media library.
2. Drag it onto a separate layer.
3. Adjust your captions or other content to fit within the designated safe zone.

Remember to hide or remove the template layer before exporting your final video.