Captions (subtitles) are available on videos where the owner has added them, and on some videos where YouTube automatically adds them. You can change the default settings for captions on your computer or mobile device.
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You can customize captions by changing their appearance and language.
Turn captions on or off
- Go to the watch page of any video.
- Tap the video player once to show options, tap
to turn on Captions.
- To turn off Captions, tap
Note: If you don’t see , then Closed Captions (CC) aren’t available for this video.
, then Closed Captions (CC) aren’t available for this video.Change default size & style of captions
- Open your iPhone or iPad Settings app.
- Go to Accessibility.
- Under the “Hearing” section, tap Subtitles & Captioning.
- Tap Style to change the size and style for the display and font.
- Tap Create New Style for more font styles, sizes, and colors.
Change default on or off setting
- Open your iPhone or iPad Settings app.
- Go to Accessibility.
- Under the “Hearing” section, tap Subtitles & Captioning.
- Tap Closed Captions + SDH to always serve captions when available.
Select caption language
To choose a different caption language:
- At the top right of the video player, click More
.
- Click Captions.
- Select a language.
.If the language isn't listed when you click Subtitles/CC:
- Click Auto-translate.
- Select a language.
View captions transcript
For videos with captions, you can view the full captions transcript, and jump to specific parts of the video.
- Go to the video description, and tap Show transcript. As you watch the video, the transcript will scroll to show you the current caption text.
- Tap any line of caption text to jump to that part of the video.
Note: Some videos will allow you to search by typing specific keywords in the search bar at the top of the transcript.
Caption settings on TV & game consoles
You can select or change your caption settings on any TV, game console, or media device that supports YouTube.
- Pause the video that you’re playing.
- Tap Captions
- Select the language you that want Captions in.
- Select Caption style.
- Select the settings that you want to customize. You can change the font and its appearance. You can also change the background and window that the captions are displayed in.
Note: If the video doesn't offer captions, might show but won't be selectable. If doesn’t show, captions aren’t available for that video.
might show but won't be selectable. If doesn’t show, captions aren’t available for that video.