Short-form content, also known as short-form video, is a short video, or short section of a video — often made from various sources such as movies (both professional and amateur), shows, or entertainment videos — that is uploaded to the Internet via video sharing platforms such as YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels, Vine, and Facebook Reels. They are popular among young people, especially those of Generation Z and Alpha, building a part of Internet culture.
Short-form content gained some popularity in the 2010s before becoming more popular in the 2020s, especially with the creation of several short-form media platforms. Most short-form content, and short-form videos, today are commonly found as video clips uploaded in the vertical format and are up to a few minutes long (e.g. three minutes maximum for YouTube Shorts content as of 2026). Such content can contain snippets of videos taken out of context and made as memes, and can also be used to attract the public to the uploader's other accounts or their long-form content.