How do I turn off captions permanently?

Captions (subtitles) are available on videos where the owner has added them, and on some videos where YouTube automatically adds them. You can change the default settings for captions on your computer or mobile device.

Caption settings on YouTube

You can customize captions by changing their appearance and language.

Turn captions on or off

Turn default setting to on or off

Change default size & style of captions

1. At the bottom right of the video player, click Settings
   
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2. Click Subtitles/CC.
3. Click Options.

​You can customize:

• Font, color, opacity, and size.
• Background color and opacity.
• Window color and opacity.
• Character edge style.

Note: These settings will be your default captions format settings until you change them again or click Reset to go back to the default captions format.

View captions transcript

For most videos with captions, you can view the full captions transcript, and jump to specific parts of the video.

1. Go to the video description, and click More

   
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2. Click Show transcript. As you watch the video, the transcript will scroll to show you the current caption text.

3. Click any line of caption text to jump to that part of the video.

Note: Some videos will allow you to search by typing specific keywords in the search bar at the top of the transcript.

Caption settings on TV & game consoles

You can select or change your caption settings on any TV, game console, or media device that supports YouTube.

1. Pause the video you’re playing.
2. Tap Captions  .
3. Select the language you want Captions in.
4. Select Caption style.
5. Select the settings you want to customize. You can change the font and its appearance. You can also change the background and window that the captions are displayed in.

Note: If the video doesn't offer captions,  might show but won't be selectable. If   doesn’t show, captions aren’t available for that video.

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Captions (subtitles) are available on videos where the owner has added them, and on some videos where YouTube automatically adds them. You can change the default settings for captions on your computer or mobile device.

Caption settings on YouTube

You can customize captions by changing their appearance and language.

Turn captions on or off

Change default size & style of captions

Change default on or off setting

Select caption language

To choose a different caption language:

1. At the top right of the video player, click More
   
   .
2. Click Captions.
3. Select a language.

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

1. Click Auto-translate.
2. Select a language.

View captions transcript

For videos with captions, you can view the full captions transcript, and jump to specific parts of the video.

1. Go to the video description, and tap Show transcript. As you watch the video, the transcript will scroll to show you the current caption text.

2. Tap any line of caption text to jump to that part of the video.

Note: Some videos will allow you to search by typing specific keywords in the search bar at the top of the transcript.

Caption settings on TV & game consoles

You can select or change your caption settings on any TV, game console, or media device that supports YouTube.

1. Pause the video you’re playing.
2. Tap Captions  .
3. Select the language you want Captions in.
4. Select Caption style.
5. Select the settings you want to customize. You can change the font and its appearance. You can also change the background and window that the captions are displayed in.

Note: If the video doesn't offer captions,  might show but won't be selectable. If   doesn’t show, captions aren’t available for that video.

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