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Instagram Profile Photo Safe Zone

A free 1080×1080 transparent PNG overlay showing where Instagram's own on-screen UI covers a profile photo, based on current publicly documented creator guides (platform UIs shift over time, so treat this as a strong reference and preview before posting).
Instagram Profile Photo safe zone template
Drop this PNG onto the top track of your timeline in Premiere, After Effects, DaVinci, CapCut, or any editor that supports overlays. Keep your captions, faces, and key graphics inside the dashed green area, then hide or delete the overlay layer before exporting.
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This template is free forever. If you also need auto-generated, styled captions burned right into your video, that's what the rest of Vidcap does.