How To Make Good Captions On Capcut (2026 Guide), by Quick Solve on YouTube. 1 min 39 s.
- Video length
- 1 min 39 s
- Time to do it
- 10 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Open CapCut and start a new project, then select the video clip you want to caption and add it to the timeline.
Tap Text in the bottom toolbar and choose Add text to place a text box on the preview. Or tap Captions, then Auto captions, pick the spoken language and generate them.
Type your caption and keep each line short, around three to six words, so viewers can read it in one glance.
Pick a font, then set the size, colour and outline or shadow so the words stay readable over busy footage.
Drag the text box on the preview to position it, and keep it clear of the bottom edge where app buttons cover the screen.
Drag the ends of the text clip in the timeline so the caption appears and disappears in time with the speech.
Open Animation, choose a short fade or pop for In and Out, and keep each one under half a second.
Play the whole clip once to check timing and line breaks, fix any captions that run too fast, then export at your chosen resolution.
Tips and common mistakes
Check auto captions word by word, since names and slang are often wrong.
Use a solid outline or a semi transparent background box when captions sit over bright or moving footage.
Keep one caption style across the whole video so it looks consistent.
Do not fill more than two lines at a time, or the text gets hard to follow.
Questions
Why do my captions disappear too fast?
The text clip on the timeline is shorter than the spoken line. Drag its end handle to the right so it stays on screen until the sentence ends.
Can CapCut write the captions for me?
Yes. Use Captions, then Auto captions, choose the language and generate. Most versions need an internet connection for this, and you should still correct the text by hand.
Which font size works best?
Start around the middle of the size slider and check on a phone screen. If you have to squint, make it bigger or shorten the line.
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