Check a social media post before you publish it
One button tells you whether a social media post is ready. Check for social media looks at the size, the shape and the content, and at what the Instagram profile grid would cut off - then says Compatible with social media, or lists what to fix.
- click to check a post
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- checks: size, shape, content, grid crop
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- platforms' rules: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok
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Social media checker, step by step
Make the post
Create a Social post in an image chat, or open one you made earlier from your chat history.
Press Check for social media
The check looks at the post's size and shape, at what is on it, and at what the Instagram grid would crop.
Fix and check again
If it lists problems, describe the fix in your next prompt - "move the price away from the edge" - and check the new version.
What it looks at
The check covers the things that are easy to miss when a design looks fine on a large screen. It is offered on every Social post result, one click away.
- The size and shape of the picture
- What is on it, against the platforms' rules
- Whether anything important would be cut off on the Instagram profile grid
Rules from the platforms' own pages
The platform rules it uses are summarised from Meta's and TikTok's official policy and ad-spec pages, covering Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. It is a check against those summaries, not an approval from the platforms: a platform can still decide differently, so read its current policy when a post touches a sensitive subject or will run as an ad.
A clear answer
When nothing needs changing, the result reads Compatible with social media. When something does, you get a list of what to fix, ready to turn into your next prompt.
Fewer problems to start with
Social posts are made to avoid the usual issues in the first place: always 1080 × 1350, never cropped, with key content 13% from the sides and 12% from the top and bottom. The check is the last look before you post.
Social media checker: the details
- Checks
- Size, shape, content and the Instagram grid crop
- Platforms covered
- Facebook, Instagram and TikTok
- Rules from
- Official Meta and TikTok policy and ad-spec pages
- Result
- Compatible with social media, or a list of what to fix
- Available on
- Every Social post result
Does passing the check mean the platform will approve my post?
No. The check compares your post with summaries of Meta's and TikTok's official rules, but each platform makes its own decisions. For ads or sensitive topics, read the platform's current policy too.
What does the grid crop check do?
It looks at whether anything important - a logo in a corner, a headline near the edge - would be cut off in the tile Instagram shows on your profile grid.
What happens when the check finds a problem?
It lists what to fix. Describe the change in your next prompt, which changes the latest result, and run the check again on the new version.
Works well with
- Social media Social media post generator Feed posts at 1080 × 1350, made inside the safe area.
- On-brand content On-brand AI images Your guidelines and your real logo on every picture.
- Social media Bulk image generation Up to 30 posts, stories and videos from one prompt.
- Social media AI captions A caption for every item, written with the plan.
People also ask
- Social media How can I check a post before publishing it? Check the size and shape, what will be cropped or covered, every word in the picture and the platform's content rules, then read the caption. In Melon Cut Design, Check for social media checks a post's size, shape and content and whether anything is cropped on the Instagram grid, then says it is compatible or lists what to fix.
- Social media What is a safe zone on social media? A safe zone is the area of a post, story or video where important content won't be cropped or hidden behind the app's buttons, names and captions. Keep text, logos and faces inside it. Melon Cut uses 13% from the sides and 12% from the top and bottom for 4:5 posts, 8% and 14% for stories, and 8%, 14% and 20% for vertical videos.
- Using AI content Do I need to label AI-generated content on social media? Sometimes. Platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and TikTok have their own rules for labelling AI-generated content, especially realistic images, video or audio that people could mistake for real people or events. The rules differ by platform and by country and change often, so check each platform's current policy and local law before you post. When in doubt, label it.
Try it on your next post
Size, shape, content and grid crop, checked in one click.