YouTube Shorts Size & Aspect Ratio
The right YouTube Shorts dimensions — then resize a whole folder to match, free and in your browser.
Shorts video
1080 x 1920
9:16 aspect ratio
The right YouTube Shorts dimensions — then resize a whole folder to match, free and in your browser.
Shorts video
1080 x 1920
9:16 aspect ratio
YouTube Shorts uses the same 9:16 vertical frame as TikTok and Reels, which means one export covers all three. The catch is that Shorts also appears in places Shorts was not designed for — search results, the subscriptions feed, and the watch page — where it gets cropped toward square.
| Format | Pixels | Ratio | Notes | Resize to this size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts video | 1080x1920 | 9:16 | The native frame. Anything up to 60 seconds and taller than 1:1 is treated as a Short. | Resize to this — 1080 by 1920 pixels, Shorts video |
| Shorts thumbnail | 1080x1920 | 9:16 | Cropped toward square in feeds and search, so centre the subject. | Resize to this — 1080 by 1920 pixels, Shorts thumbnail |
| 4K Shorts master | 2160x3840 | 9:16 | Upload at 4K vertical if you have it — YouTube gives higher-resolution uploads a better encode. | Resize to this — 2160 by 3840 pixels, 4K Shorts master |
| Channel profile picture | 800x800 | 1:1 | Displayed as a circle across YouTube. | Resize to this — 800 by 800 pixels, Channel profile picture |
Knowing the number is the easy half. If you have a folder of images that all need to become 1080x1920, BulkImagePro will do the whole set in one pass — in your browser, without uploading anything to a server.
Working from the shape rather than the platform? The aspect ratio cheat sheet lists every ratio with its exact pixel sizes, including the cinema ones.
9:16 vertical at 1080x1920. YouTube treats any video that is square or taller and under 60 seconds as a Short, so the shape is what puts you in the Shorts feed — there is no separate setting.
1080x1920 is the baseline and 2160x3840 (4K vertical) is better if your source supports it. YouTube allocates encoding bitrate partly on resolution, so a 4K vertical upload holds up better after compression even when viewers watch at 1080.
Yes. All three read 9:16 at 1080x1920, so one export covers all of them. Just check your safe areas — each app puts its UI in slightly different places, so keep text well inside the middle of the frame.
You can set one, but it gets cropped toward square in feeds and search where most discovery happens. Design for the centre of the frame and treat the full 9:16 version as a bonus rather than the main event.
It will not be treated as a Short — YouTube classifies by shape, and 16:9 is a regular video. To get into the Shorts feed you need a square or taller frame under 60 seconds.