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Snapchat Spotlight safe zone & size
1080 × 1920 px · 9:16 · keep text 262 px from the top, 215 px from the bottom, 44 px from the left and 177 px from the right. Tap Choose a video to check yours.
Snapchat Spotlight video size and format
Snapchat Spotlight video size: 1080 × 1920 px (9:16). 9:16 fills the screen.
Organic posts
| Spec | Official (Snapchat Spotlight) | Measured by FOOH on iPhone 17 Pro, October 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution | Not publishedNo resolution is published for Spotlight posts. | 1080 × 1920 px (9:16) MeasuredThe frame the measured safe zone is given on. |
| Aspect ratio | Vertical (no ratio stated)Spotlight best practice on Create on Snap; no ratio or size is given. | 9:16 fills the screen MeasuredThe screen is taller than 9:16, so about 44 px are cut off each side. |
| Max length | Not publishedOnly a minimum is published (“Create a video Snap that’s 5 seconds or longer”); no maximum. | — |
| File size | Not publishedNo file size is published for Spotlight posts. | — |
| File formats | Not publishedNo file formats are published for Spotlight posts. | — |
| Safe zone | Not publishedNo safe-zone margins for organic posts are published on the platform's help pages. | 262 px top, 215 px bottom, 44 px left, 177 px right MeasuredOn 1080 × 1920 px: Spotlight. |
Official values: Snapchat Spotlight, help.snapchat.com, checked 26 Oct 2026 · Snapchat Spotlight, creators.snapchat.com, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Ads
| Spec | Official (Snapchat Spotlight) | Measured by FOOH on iPhone 17 Pro, October 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution | 1080 × 1920 pxSingle Image or Video ad specs; Snap's safe-zone page says one spec covers “Stories, Spotlight, and Commercials”. | 1080 × 1920 px (9:16) MeasuredThe frame the measured safe zone is given on. |
| Aspect ratio | 9:16Single Image or Video ad specs. | 9:16 fills the screen MeasuredThe screen is taller than 9:16, so about 10 px are cut off each side. |
| Max length | 3 seconds to 30 minutesSingle Image or Video ad specs. | — |
| File size | 1 GB or lessSingle Image or Video ad specs. | — |
| File formats | .mp4 or .mov, H.264Single Image or Video ad specs. | — |
| Safe zone | Not publishedNo margins in the text: “Each format has defined top, bottom, and side buffers”, shown only through the Safe Zone toggle in Ads Manager. | 148 px top, 495 px bottom, 10 px left, 152 px right MeasuredOn 1080 × 1920 px: Spotlight ad. |
Official values: Snapchat Spotlight, businesshelp.snapchat.com, checked 26 Oct 2026 · Snapchat Spotlight, businesshelp.snapchat.com, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Templates
Every layout as a transparent overlay at the platform's frame size, as SVG or PNG, for Premiere, Resolve, CapCut or Canva: the Snapchat Spotlight interface or the safe zone as lines only.
- Spotlight 1080 × 1920 px
- Spotlight ad 1080 × 1920 px
Accepted files: MP4 (H.264), WebM, MOV (H.264), JPG, PNG. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded. How the safe-zone checker works
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