1080×1920 · 9:16 · Resolution, Bitrate, Frame Rate & Length — 2026 Guide
Getting the dimensions right is the difference between a crisp, full-screen TikTok and a blurry, bar-framed one. This is the complete specification — resolution, aspect ratio, bitrate, frame rate, length and format — with the exact numbers to target before you upload, and a free tool to hit them.
Convert any video to the exact TikTok specification — 1080×1920, 9:16 — in your browser, no upload.
Open the TikTok Video Converter →| Spec | Recommended value |
|---|---|
| Aspect ratio | 9:16 (vertical) |
| Resolution | 1080 × 1920 px (Full HD) |
| Frame rate | 30 fps (60 fps for smooth motion) |
| Video bitrate | 6–10 Mbps before upload |
| File format | MP4 (H.264) preferred, WebM accepted |
| Length | 15 s – 10 min depending on account |
| Max file size | Up to ~500 MB – 2 GB by platform |
TikTok's player is a vertical 9:16 rectangle, and the resolution it shows at its best is 1080 × 1920. Upload anything wider or squarer and the app pillarboxes or pads it, shrinking your content inside the feed. Upload taller than 9:16 and the top and bottom get cropped by the interface overlays. 1080 × 1920 is the sweet spot: full-screen, sharp, and untouched by automatic padding.
30 fps is the default and looks right for talking, dancing and most lifestyle content. 60 fps is worth it for fast motion — sports, gaming, action — because it stays smooth when the feed plays it back. Match your source frame rate when in doubt; converting 24 fps film up to 60 fps gains nothing.
TikTok re-encodes every upload, so there is no point sending a 50 Mbps monster. But send too little and compression artifacts are baked in before TikTok even touches it. A video bitrate of 6–10 Mbps at 1080 × 1920 is the practical range: clean enough to survive re-encoding, small enough to upload fast. MP4 with H.264 is the most compatible container; WebM also works because TikTok transcodes it anyway.
Account features allow anywhere from 15 seconds to 10 minutes, but watch-through rate — a key ranking signal — favors shorter clips that get fully watched. That is why creators slice long recordings into 30–90 second pieces: each short clip is more likely to be completed, which the algorithm reads as quality. The converter linked above hits all of these specs at once and can split a long source into spec-correct clips in a single pass.
1080 × 1920 pixels at a 9:16 aspect ratio — Full HD in portrait, filling the whole phone screen.
30 fps is standard, 60 fps for fast motion. A video bitrate of 6–10 Mbps at 1080 × 1920 keeps the upload sharp before TikTok re-encodes it.
MP4 with H.264 is safest. WebM also uploads. TikTok re-encodes both, so either is fine for delivery.
Not really. TikTok displays at 1080 × 1920, so sending a larger frame just increases upload size without visible benefit.