TikTok video guide
TikTok video size, aspect ratio and cover
Make TikTok videos 9:16 vertical; 1080 × 1920 is the common size. TikTok publishes no size for ordinary posts: its ad guide asks for 9:16 at least 540 × 960 px, and its developer guide accepts 360 to 4096 px a side. When you post, tap Select cover to pick the frame people see on your profile. AwaCut cuts you out for a clean cover, offline.
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Cut yourself out with AwaCut
Drop the photo, or a whole folder, into AwaCut. Choose Alpha for a transparent PNG, or Custom and type a colour such as #1E40AF to get it on a plain background straight away. About 4 seconds a photo on a Mac Studio (M4 Max), at full size.
Make a 1080 × 1920 cover
Two short lines at the top, you below them. Keep the face in the middle third: the profile grid shows a cropped preview.
Set the cover
When posting, the app lets you choose the cover frame (Select cover). Put your cover image at the start of the video so you can pick it.
The finished cover
1080 × 1920, the AwaCut cutout of the full figure on deep blue, two lines of text at the top.
Check it small
On your profile, covers are small tiles in a grid. A plain colour and big words read there.
TikTok video size in 2026
Ratio
- What TikTok says
- 9:16 vertical (ad guide)
- What to do
- Make every video 9:16.
Size
- What TikTok says
- At least 540 × 960 (ads); 360 to 4096 px a side (developer guide)
- What to do
- 1080 × 1920 is the common size.
Ordinary posts
- What TikTok says
- No size published
- What to do
- Use 1080 × 1920.
Cover
- What TikTok says
- Select cover when posting
- What to do
- Pick a frame that reads small.
Your cutout (AwaCut)
- What TikTok says
- Keeps the photo's own size
- What to do
- A 12 MP upright photo is about 3000 × 4000.
| What | What TikTok says | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Ratio | 9:16 vertical (ad guide) | Make every video 9:16. |
| Size | At least 540 × 960 (ads); 360 to 4096 px a side (developer guide) | 1080 × 1920 is the common size. |
| Ordinary posts | No size published | Use 1080 × 1920. |
| Cover | Select cover when posting | Pick a frame that reads small. |
| Your cutout (AwaCut) | Keeps the photo's own size | A 12 MP upright photo is about 3000 × 4000. |
Source: TikTok Ads Help (in-feed ad specs) and TikTok for Developers (content posting guide), read on 25 October 2026.
Three mistakes on TikTok videos
Filming sideways
A horizontal video plays as a strip with bars. Shoot 9:16.
A random cover frame
Mid-motion frames are blurry. Choose the cover on purpose.
Small words on the cover
The grid tile is small. Two or three big words.
Covers that make your profile a catalogue
A profile whose covers share one colour and one cutout style reads like a series. AwaCut cuts out a whole folder at once, so a week of posts is one drop, not one upload per photo. It runs on your computer, with no credits: as many photos as you want, all year.
Try it on your own photos: the first 10 are free, no account.
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Frequently asked questions
What size is a TikTok video?
9:16 vertical. 1080 × 1920 is the common size; TikTok's ad guide asks for at least 540 × 960, and its developer guide accepts 360 to 4096 px a side.
What is the TikTok aspect ratio?
9:16, vertical.
How do I change a TikTok cover?
When posting, tap Select cover, choose the frame, and Save.
How do I cut out a person or a product for a social media image?
Drop the photo into AwaCut and choose Alpha for a transparent PNG to place on your design, or Custom to put it straight on a colour. It runs offline on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Cut out every photo for your next posts
The first 10 photos are free on each computer, with no account and no card. Then one yearly licence for as many photos as you want.
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