You can turn captions (subtitles) on or off for videos that have them. You can also change the default caption settings, like font style or language, on your computer or mobile device.
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Turn captions on or off
- Go to the watch page of any video.
- Tap the video player once to show options, then, 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
- Tap your profile picture
.
- Tap Settings
.
- Tap Captions.
- Tap “Caption size and style” to change the default size and font.
.
.Change default on or off setting
- Tap your profile picture
- Tap Settings
- Tap Captions.
- Tap Show captions to always serve captions when available.
Select a 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.