Keep text and logos at least 269 px from the top, 672 px from the bottom, 65 px from the left and 65 px from the right of a 1080×1920 Instagram Stories video. Checked 23 October 2026.
Stories put the progress bars and profile row at the top and the reply bar at the bottom. Meta publishes the ad zone; organic Stories use it as a proxy.
px at 1080×1920
Organic
Community measurementConfidence low. Measured from screenshots by third parties. The platform publishes nothing for this placement.
Checked 23 October 2026. We re-check every quarter.
Pixels to keep clear, Organic
Canvas
Top
Bottom
Left
Right
1080×1920
269
672
65
65
2160×3840
538
1344
130
130
720×1280
179
448
43
43
No official organic Stories zone. Common community value: top 14% (~270 px) / bottom 20% (~380 px).
OfficialConfidence medium. Published by the platform itself.
Checked 23 October 2026. We re-check every quarter.
Pixels to keep clear, Ads
Canvas
Top
Bottom
Left
Right
1080×1920
269
672
65
65
2160×3840
538
1344
130
130
720×1280
179
448
43
43
Sources disagree on the bottom band: 35% (Reels-unified, Meta ads) vs 20% (older Stories guidance, AdKit video 384 px). Most conservative = 0.35. If a project targets Stories only, 0.20 is the less conservative value.
Older Stories guidance asked for 20% clear at the bottom (384 px); Meta’s current unified guidance for Stories and Reels ads asks for 35%. We use 35% for both placements. 20% is the lighter alternative if you know the Story has no link sticker or call-to-action.
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