How to enable subtitles in TikTok

Are you having trouble understanding TikTok videos properly? Then simply enable subtitles in TikTok.

If you want to watch TikTok videos without sound but still understand what’s being said, you can activate automatic subtitles in the app. You can also add subtitles to your own videos. We’ll show you how to do both in our step-by-step instructions.

To make it easier for you to understand the videos of other users on TikTok, you can activate subtitles at any time. These are automatically generated by TikTok and are therefore not always error-free – but they are generally sufficient for understanding.

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the quick guide .

TikTok: Turn on automatic subtitles

Step 1:

Open the TikTok app and hold your finger on the video that is playing until a menu appears. Then tap the ” Aa ” symbol.

Step 2:

You can then enable subtitles by toggling the switch next to the ” Show subtitles ” option.

Step 3:

Tap ” Translate to ” to further customize the subtitles. You can then select a desired language in which you want your subtitles to be displayed and translated.

Step 4:

Under ” Do not translate ” you can select all the languages ​​that you do not want to translate in the subtitles. So if you select German and English, for example, the subtitles will be shown in German or English, depending on which language is spoken in a video. However, all other languages ​​will then be translated into English if you selected this under ” Translate to “.

Step 5:

The subtitles will then be active for every video until you turn them off again using the slider.

Create subtitles for your own TikTok videos

When you publish a video on TikTok yourself, you can add automatically generated subtitles to make it easier for viewers to understand everything.

Follow our step-by-step guide or check out the quick guide.

TikTok: Create subtitles for your own video

Step 1:

Open TikTok on your smartphone and tap the plus icon at the bottom center to create a new video.

Step 2:

Then record your video or upload a video from your gallery.

Step 3:

Then, while editing your TikTok, tap the small arrow on the right edge of the screen to expand the menu bar.

Step 4:

Here, tap the ” Subtitles ” option.

Step 5:

Now wait until the subtitles have been generated. You can then tap the current language on the left to change it.

Step 6:

There are over 20 different languages ​​available.

Step 7:

You can further customize your subtitles using the various icons on the right. Tap the pencil icon to edit the text of the automatically generated subtitles and correct any errors.

Step 8:

With the ” A ” symbol you can change the appearance of your subtitles. In addition to the color and font, you can also choose the orientation and background of the text.

Step 9:

When you’re done with your subtitles, tap ” Save ” in the top right corner.

Step 10:

You can now move the subtitles on your video. To do this, press and hold the text to move it and use your second finger to make the text larger or smaller .

Step 11:

If you are satisfied, tap ” Next ” at the bottom right.

Step 12:

You can then ” Publish ” your TikTok video .

Quick guide: Enable automatic subtitles

1. Press and hold a TikTok until a menu appears.
2. Then tap the ” Aa ” icon to open the subtitle settings .
3. Then enable the ” Show subtitles ” option.
4. Translate to allows you to select a language in which your subtitles will be displayed and translated.
5. Do not translate allows you to add exceptions for languages ​​you do not want to translate. Subtitles will then be displayed in those languages, provided that a video also contains those languages.

Quick guide: Subtitles in your own videos

1. Upload a TikTok by tapping the plus icon at the bottom of the app .
2. Then tap the arrow on the right side of the screen to expand the menu and select ” Subtitles “.
3. The subtitles will then be generated. Tap the language on the left to adjust it if necessary.
4. You can use the pencil icon on the right to edit the subtitle text if it is incorrect.
5. Using the ” A ” symbol you can change the appearance of your subtitles, e.g. color and font.
6. When you’re done with your subtitles, tap ” Save ” in the top right corner.
7. Then move your subtitles to a desired location in your video by holding and dragging them .
8. Then tap ” Next ” at the bottom right and then tap ” Publish ” to post your video with generated subtitles.

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