How to add captions to TikTok videos

TikTok makes it quick and easy to automatically add captions to any video you want to upload. Here’s a guide on how to do it!

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Upload your video and select captions at the bottom. You can see it circled in this picture:

There has to be someone speaking in order for the app to populate the captions. It will listen to what the person says and transcribe it into subtitles quickly.

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This is what it looks like for the app to create the captions:

Next, you have the option to edit the TikTok captions by clicking the pencil icon:

This is great because it may not hear things perfectly, and you might also want to fix punctuation.

And there you go! It’s as simple as that:

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Captions are good to add to your TikTok content because they help hold your audience’s attention longer as some viewers may be watching without sound.

Go ahead and try it out. The feature is pretty easy and it doesn’t take much time. It will improve your videos and grow your views and audience on the platform.