YouTube Shorts Size
YouTube Shorts are vertical: 1080×1920 px (9:16). The video fills the screen, but the title, channel name and the like/comment/share buttons overlap the bottom and right edge — keep text out of that band.
| Placement | Pixels | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short — full frame Vertical, fills the screen |
1080×1920 | 9:16 | |
| Bottom UI reserved Title, channel, CTA overlap here |
1080×320 | — | |
| Right-side buttons Like/comment/share/remix |
~150px column | — | |
| Text safe area Keep captions above the bottom 320px |
centre-upper | — |
1080×1920, vertical
Shorts use the same 1080×1920 (9:16) frame as Reels and TikTok. Export vertical at 1080 px wide. Square or landscape video will be letterboxed and won't feel native.
Watch the bottom 320 px and the right rail
YouTube overlays the video title, channel name and a description toggle across the bottom ~320 px, and the like/comment/share/remix buttons run up the right edge (~150 px wide). Keep burned-in captions and key visuals in the centre-upper area so nothing important is hidden.
Thumbnail note
Shorts mostly surface in the vertical feed, but they can also appear on your channel grid — where the same 9:16 frame is shown. There's no separate cover crop like Reels, so what you export is what viewers see.
FAQ
What size is a YouTube Short?
1080×1920 pixels at 9:16 — vertical, full-screen.
Where does the YouTube Shorts UI cover the video?
The bottom ~320 px (title, channel, description) and a ~150 px column on the right (like/comment/share). Keep text out of those.
Can a Short be square or landscape?
It will be letterboxed and look off. Use 9:16 (1080×1920) for a native full-screen Short.