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Subtitles

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

/ˈsʌbtaɪtlz/nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, subtitles means: Written text at the bottom of a video that shows what people are saying, either in the same language or translated.

In Turkish: altyazı

How it is used

Many people watch videos without sound, so creators add subtitles or auto-captions. In US English 'captions' is more common for same-language text, while 'subtitles' often suggests a translation. You add, burn in or turn on subtitles.

Example sentences

  1. Add English subtitles so we can reach viewers outside Turkey.

  2. The auto-generated subtitles spelled the brand name wrong.

Common collocations

  • add subtitles
  • auto-generated subtitles
  • burn in subtitles
  • English subtitles
  • closed captions
  • captionThe text written with a post, which can explain the image, tell a story, ask a question or include hashtags.
  • alt textA short written description of an image that screen readers read aloud, so that people who cannot see the picture know what it shows.
  • editTo cut, arrange and improve video clips or photos, for example by adding music, text, transitions or color changes, to create the final version.
  • voiceoverA recorded voice that explains or comments on what a video shows, while the speaker is usually not seen on screen.

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