How to View Subtitles on YouTube

Subtitles on YouTube videos are incredibly helpful for various reasons. You might be in a quiet environment and wish not to disturb those around you, or simply want to understand what the content is saying.

This article guides you on an easy way to toggle subtitles on and off. It also allows you to customize the font style according to your preference and view the transcript whenever you desire. Let's explore how to achieve all these.

Enable YouTube Subtitles on PC

YouTube on PC provides you with the most options to customize subtitles on videos. To make captions appear and change their appearance, follow these steps:

1. Access YouTube, open the video you want to watch.
2. At the bottom right corner of the video, click on the gear icon (Settings).

1. Choose Subtitles.

1. In the list, select the Subtitle you wish to view.

1. Subtitles will appear below the video.

You can also modify the subtitle style on YouTube videos. Go back to Settings >> Subtitles, choose Options.

Customize subtitles according to your preference with factors like:

• Font
• Font color
• Font size
• Background color
• Background opacity
• Window color
• Window opacity

Turn on subtitles on YouTube for Android.

Using subtitles on your mobile device can be helpful when you want to watch videos in either a too quiet or too noisy environment. To set up subtitles on your Android device, follow these steps:

1. Open the YouTube app for Android.
2. Select the video you want to watch.

1. Tap on the video to display the functional buttons, then tap on the three dots in the top right corner.

1. Select Subtitles.

1. Choose the language of the subtitles you want to view.

1. Subtitles will appear below the video you are watching.

The limitation is that you cannot customize any font or color on mobile devices.

Open the YouTube app and the video you want to watch.

1. Choose the language you want to see, and subtitles will appear below the video.

1. Choose Subtitles from the menu.

1. Select the language you want to view, and subtitles will appear below the video.

Here is a simple way to turn on and customize subtitles on YouTube across different devices. Wish you moments of joyful entertainment!