Safe Zones and Margins on LinkedIn & Instagram: The Guide to Stop Your Texts from Being Hidden

I’ve spent too much time struggling over perfect visuals only to have them eaten up by a comment bar or terrible pagination. In 2026, it’s even worse: social platforms are expanding their interfaces to boost engagement, leaving you with a crushed logo and cut-off text.

The solution? The Safe Zone. A simple but critical concept to keep your carousels pristine on all screens.

1. Portrait Format (1080 x 1350 px): The Golden Rule

This format takes up the full screen on mobile, which is perfect for grabbing attention. But beware—it’s also very tall, so it rubs against interface elements at the top and bottom.

• The trap: Never place any text or critical information in the first 150 pixels at the top (hidden by your profile name) or the last 150 pixels at the bottom (covered by Like, Comment, Share buttons).
• The solution: Keep all your text content within a central square of 1080 x 1080 pixels.

2. Instagram’s Trap: The Profile Grid

Instagram crops your carousels into a square (1:1) on your profile, even if you post in portrait (4:5). If your headline is stuck at the top, visitors will only see cut-off text.

• The rule: Never place key elements (main headline, faces) on the extreme edges of the vertical median axis.

Activate the Safe Zone in One Click

Calculating pixels manually is a waste of time. And if you miss a zone, you’ll have to re-export everything in a rush.

With CarouselCraft, that’s a thing of the past. One click on "SafeZone" in the editor, and boom: semi-transparent red layers simulate the exact interfaces of LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Even better, the Studio integrates these constraints in the background. The result? A perfect design on the first try.

👉 Launch the Studio and test the Safe Zone on CarouselCraft!

Les illustrations de ce blog sont généreusement mises à disposition par les photographes d' Unsplash.