Manage caption settings

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.

Caption settings on YouTube

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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 Closed captions 👁 Image
to turn on Captions.
To turn off Captions, tap Closed captions 👁 Image
again.

Note: If you don’t see Closed captions 👁 Image
, then Closed Captions (CC) aren’t available for this video.

Change default size & style

Tap your profile picture 👁 Image
.
Tap Settings 👁 Image
.
Tap Captions.
Tap “Caption size and style” to change the default size and font.

Change default on or off setting

Tap your profile picture 👁 Image
.
Tap Settings 👁 Image
.
Tap Captions.
Tap Show captions to always serve captions when available.

Select a language

At the top right of the video player, click More 👁 Image
.
Click Captions.
Select a language.

If the language isn't listed when you click Subtitles/CC:

Click Auto-translate.
Select a language.

Turn show when muted on & off

Note: Show when muted is currently available on mobile and tablet.

Go to the watch page of any video.
Tap the video player once to show options, tap Settings 👁 Image
.
Tap Captions 👁 Image
for the captions menu.
Next to “Show when muted,” tap 👁 Image
to turn on this feature.

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