Captions for TikTok

Captions for TikTok.

Captuno burns animated captions into your TikTok, each word lighting up the moment it's said, placed where TikTok's buttons and caption won't cover them.

bold captions on a sample clip, rendered by Captuno.

Where captions go on TikTok

TikTok stacks the profile picture and the like, comment, bookmark and share buttons on the right, and the username, caption and sound along the bottom.

In a 1080 × 1920 video, Captuno keeps every caption line left of x = 880 px, where the buttons begin, and sets the bottom of the captions around y = 1340 px, well above the bottom of the screen. If there is already text in the shot there, the captions move up out of its way.

Why burn the captions in

Captions burned into the video are part of the picture: everyone sees them, in your style, wherever the video ends up, saved, shared or posted to another app.

How to caption a TikTok

  1. Export the video as an MP4 or MOV, up to 15 minutes and 2 GB.
  2. Open the uploader, drop the video in and pick a style. Each style is drawn on a moment from your own video before you choose. No account or credit card needed, just an email address.
  3. Captuno writes down what's said, times every word and renders the captions, then emails you a link. Watching the preview is free; the full-quality video and its .srt file cost $1.99 for every 3 minutes of video, or less with a pack of seconds.
  4. Upload the captioned video to TikTok.

Styles that suit TikTok

  • bold: Condensed capitals, the spoken word in green.
  • neon: Glowing words, one at a time.
  • bounce: Capitals drop in one by one and bounce into place.
  • poster: Punch's giant keyword, always behind you; the spoken word gold.

Caption a video