✳ FREE SPEC CHEAT SHEET
Threads video spec cheat sheet
Threads inherits Instagram’s account infrastructure but its own feed overlay is light - the format rewards a text-first hook since it still behaves more like a conversation feed than a video feed.
- Resolution
- 1080 x 1920px
- Aspect ratio
- 9:16 or 1:1
- Max length
- up to 5 minutes
- Max file size
- not publicly documented
- Caption limit
- 500 characters
- Safe zone
- Covered by the app interface: sources disagree (recorded top 5-6%, bottom 8-18%, left 0-4%, right 0-4%). Safe zone overlay
Frequently asked
What aspect ratio does Threads use?
Threads is built around 9:16 or 1:1. Threads inherits Instagram’s account infrastructure but its own feed overlay is light - the format rewards a text-first hook since it still behaves more like a conversation feed than a video feed.
What's the max video length on Threads?
up to 5 minutes (300 seconds).
What's the caption character limit on Threads?
Threads caps captions at 500 characters.