Manage subtitle settings

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.

Caption settings on YouTube

You can customize captions by changing their appearance and language.

Turn captions on or off

  1. Go to the watch page of any video.
  2. In the video player, tap  to turn on Captions.
  3. To turn off Captions, tap again.

If  doesn’t show in the video player:

  1. Tap your profile picture  .
  2. Tap Settings  .
  3. Tap Captions.
  4. Select captions on or off.

Change default size & style of captions

  1. Tap your profile picture  .
  2. Tap Settings  .
  3. Tap Captions.

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.

  1. Pause the video you’re playing.
  2. Tap Captions  .
  3. Select the language you want Captions in.
  4. Select Caption style.
  5. Select the settings 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.
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