Add subtitles and captions

Subtitles and captions allow y'all to share your videos with a larger audience, including deafened or difficult-of-hearing viewers and viewers who speak some other linguistic communication. Learn more about editing or removing existing captions.

Create subtitles and captions

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. From the left carte du jour, select Subtitles.
  3. Click the video that you lot'd like to edit.
  4. Click Add Language and select your linguistic communication.
  5. Nether subtitles, click Add together.

Note: Y'all can also add subtitles and captions during the upload procedure.

Upload a file

Subtitle and explanation files incorporate the text of what is said in the video. It likewise contains timestamps for when each line of text should be displayed. Some files also include position and style info, which is peculiarly useful for deaf or difficult-of-hearing viewers.

Before you start, make sure that your file blazon is supported on YouTube.

  1. Select Upload file.
  2. Choose between With timing or Without timing, so select Keep.
  3. Cull a file to upload.
  4. Select Relieve.

Motorcar-sync

Yous can create subtitles and captions past entering them in as you sentry the video. You'll need to set the timing to sync with your video with this option.

Note: Transcript text is automatically synchronized to your video. The transcript must be in a language supported by our oral communication recognition technology. The transcript must also exist in the same language that'southward spoken in the video. Transcripts are not recommended for videos that are over an hour long or accept poor sound quality.

  1. Select Auto-sync.
  2. Enter the words in the video or upload a transcript file.
  3. Select EDIT, then click Relieve AND Close.

Setting the timings can take a few minutes. While you wait, you'll exist brought back to the video tracklist. Once it's fix, your transcription volition automatically be published on your video.

Type manually

Yous can cull to blazon or paste a transcript of your captions and subtitles. With this option, your subtitle and caption timings will be set automatically.

  1. SelectTypemanually.
  2. Play the video and enter your captions or subtitles. Don't forget to add text like[applause] or[thunder], so that viewers know what's going on in the video. Yous can also pause while typing.
  3. SelectPUBLISH.

To speed up your work, you can also utilize these keyboard shortcuts:

  • Windows/command + left arrow: Seek back 1 second.
  • Windows/control + correct arrow: Seek forrad 1 2d.
  • Windows/command + space: Pause or play the video.
  • Windows/command + enter: Add a new line.
  • Windows/command + down pointer: Edit next subtitle.
  • Windows/command + upward pointer: Edit previous subtitle.
  • Enter: Add the subtitle.

Auto-translate

YouTube can utilise spoken language recognition technology to automatically create captions for your videos. If automatic captions are available, they'll automatically exist published on the video. Learn how to utilize automatic captions.

Sentry how to add subtitles and captions

Check out the following video from the YouTube Creators channel on how to add subtitles and captions.

How to Add Captions While Uploading & Editing Your Videos

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