TikTok Photo Carousel Size in 2026: A Clean Slide-by-Slide Guide

For a vertical TikTok design, 1080 × 1920 px is a practical starting canvas, not a stated minimum upload requirement. Keep text inside a generous central area.

Interface buttons, captions, and account details occupy the edges. Give your message room.

A six-slide structure that fits

Slide 1 — the search-friendly hook
Slide 2 — the reason to keep swiping
Slide 3 — first useful step
Slide 4 — example or proof
Slide 5 — the part people usually miss
Slide 6 — a checklist, template, or next move

Use short lines. A person should understand a slide before their thumb gets impatient.

Cover formulas

How to [RESULT] without wasting [TIME / MONEY]
[NUMBER] things I wish I knew before [MOMENT]
The [TOPIC] checklist I keep in my notes
Search this before you buy [THING]
I tested [METHOD] for [TIME]. Here is the useful part.

Include the main search phrase naturally on the cover and in the caption. Keep the wording human; the query should sound like something a real person would type.

Export check

• one 9:16 size across the full deck;
• large type with strong contrast;
• no text under the right-side action buttons;
• first slide works as a thumbnail;
• final slide gives a reason to save.

Use the TikTok Carousel Maker to build the story, then preview the exported deck in TikTok before publishing.

Preview with the real interface

The caption, account label, and action buttons can cover different parts of the image depending on the device and app view. There is no universal pixel-safe area in this guide. Check the first slide and a text-heavy body slide in the actual composer, then move anything covered by the interface.

TikTok’s photo API reference allows up to 35 photos. That is a platform capacity, not a recommended length; keep only the slides needed for the answer.