Title safe template
Free transparent 1920 × 1080 and 4K overlays of the action safe and title safe areas, from EBU R 95, the European Broadcasting Union's recommendation for 16:9. Lay one over your edit, or check a frame below.
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- Your file stays on your device
- From EBU R 95
Free title safe overlay
A transparent PNG for the top track of your timeline. Hide it before you export.
- Title safe: 5% in, 1,728 × 972
- Action safe: 3.5% in, 1,786 × 1,004
- 1920 × 1080 and 3840 × 2160
4K: 3840 × 2160 PNG · Vertical video? Safe zones for Shorts, Reels and TikTok
Check a frame from your edit: drop a still or the video and the safe areas are drawn on top, worked out for its size.
Drop a 16:9 frame or video
Or paste an image with Ctrl+V or ⌘V. PNG, JPG, WebP, MP4, MOV or WebM. Your file stays on your device.
No file yet? Download the 1920 × 1080 template or the 3840 × 2160 one (transparent PNG).
Example: a frame from the Logitech Mevo Core unboxing Mark Studios edited. This is the 1280-pixel poster from our site, so the margins are worked out for 1280 × 720.
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Both PNGs are drawn in your browser at your file's size. Overlay only is a transparent guide you can drop on an editing timeline.
Title safe and action safe in pixels
EBU R 95, the European Broadcasting Union's recommendation on safe areas for 16:9 television production, asks programme makers to keep all essential action inside an action safe area, frame all graphics inside a graphics safe area, and keep the centre of the image where it is through every stage of production. Version 1.1 defines the action safe area as 3.5% in from the top, bottom and sides and the graphics safe area as 5%, and gives the exact lines and pixels for each HD and UHD format. Editors usually call the graphics safe area title safe, and that is the blue box on the template.
| Frame | Action safe margins | Action safe area | Title safe margins | Title safe area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1280 × 720 | 45 / 25 | 1,190 × 670 | 64 / 36 | 1,152 × 648 |
| 1920 × 1080 | 67 / 38 | 1,786 × 1,004 | 96 / 54 | 1,728 × 972 |
| 3840 × 2160 | 134 / 76 | 3,572 × 2,008 | 192 / 108 | 3,456 × 1,944 |
The checker applies the same percentages to whatever frame you drop, rounding to whole pixels the way R 95's own figures do, so a 2560 × 1440 export gets its own numbers. It also draws R 95's 4:3 caption-safe area when you turn it on: the centre 1,296 pixels of a 1920-pixel-wide frame, for 16:9 pictures that may also be shown cut to 4:3.
Where it applies
R 95 is written for television. For online video it is a framing convention rather than a rule: it keeps titles and logos clear of the edge of the frame. Vertical apps are a different problem, because TikTok, Reels and Shorts lay buttons and captions over the picture; for those use the safe zone checker or the per-app templates such as the YouTube Shorts safe zone template.
How to use the template
- Premiere Pro: drag the PNG to the top video track and stretch it over the sequence (right-click it and choose Set to Frame Size if your sequence isn't 1920 × 1080). Turn off that track's eye icon before you export.
- DaVinci Resolve: drop it on a track above your footage; on a 1920 × 1080 timeline it already fits. Disable the track before you render.
- Final Cut Pro: connect it above the primary storyline, then select it and press V to disable it before you share.
- CapCut and Canva: add the PNG as an overlay or upload it to a 1920 × 1080 design, stretch it to fill the frame, and delete it before you export or download.
Working at another size? Drop a frame in the checker and press Overlay only: it draws a transparent template at exactly your frame's size.
Source: EBU R 95: Safe areas for 16:9 television production (v1.1, 2017), read on November 10, 2026.
Embed this template
Teachers, bloggers and course creators can put this title safe template on their own page for free. Paste the code below into your page's HTML. It loads from markstudios.com, so it stays current when we update the numbers.
Questions, answered.
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What is the title safe area for 1920 × 1080?
EBU R 95 puts the graphics (title) safe area 5% in from every edge: 96 pixels from the left and right and 54 from the top and bottom of a 1920 × 1080 frame, which leaves a 1,728 × 972 pixel box for titles, captions and logos.
What is the difference between title safe and action safe?
Action safe is the larger box, 3.5% in from each edge (1,786 × 1,004 pixels at 1920 × 1080): EBU R 95 asks for all essential action inside it. Title safe, which R 95 calls graphics safe, is 5% in (1,728 × 972): all graphics go inside that one.
What is title safe in 4K?
The same percentages: on a 3840 × 2160 frame, EBU R 95 gives 192 pixels at the sides and 108 at the top and bottom for graphics (a 3,456 × 1,944 box), and 134 and 76 pixels for action (3,572 × 2,008).
What is the 4:3 caption safe area?
For 16:9 pictures that may also be shown as a 4:3 centre cut, EBU R 95 marks a 4:3 caption-safe area 16.25% in from each side: the centre 1,296 pixels of a 1920-pixel-wide frame. Turn on 4:3 caption safe in the checker to see it.
Is my video uploaded when I check a frame?
No. The checker opens your image or video in your browser and draws the overlay on top. Nothing leaves your device.
Rather have the video edited for you?
Mark Studios edits YouTube videos, ads and brand videos with titles and lower thirds placed inside the safe areas, and you work directly with Mark.
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