Instagram Story & Reels Cover Generator with AI (1080×1920)
AI-generate vertical 1080×1920 Instagram Story and Reels cover thumbnails. Upload a photo, describe the mood, export PNG, JPG or WebP for free.
Stories and Reels live and die by the first frame. This guide shows how to generate a 9:16 vertical cover with AI, keep your headline inside Instagram's safe zone, and export a clean 1080×1920 PNG that won't get cropped by the top and bottom UI overlays.
The 9:16 safe zone
Instagram reserves roughly the top 250 px (profile, timer) and the bottom 250 px (caption, actions) on Stories and Reels. Anything critical — the face, the headline, the CTA — should sit inside the middle 1080×1420 window. The Thumbnail Generator's guides make it easy to keep text in the safe zone.
Step-by-step
- Upload a portrait-orientation reference photo.
- Pick the Instagram Story preset (1080×1920).
- Prompt idea: ‘tall vertical composition, subject centered, soft gradient background, room for headline at top-center’.
- Generate, add a short vertical-friendly headline (3–5 words).
- Add a brand logo in the top-left inside the safe zone.
- Export PNG for the sharpest edges or WebP for smaller files.
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