Neon captions Glowing text that pops on dark footage.

Neon styles add a halo of light around the letters. Neon Tube builds the text out of light tubes like a sign, and Neon Script lights cursive lettering like a bar sign. Glow Word lights up only the spoken word, and Laser gives condensed outlined type a green laser edge. They look best over darker footage, night shots and stage lighting.

Use it on my video Best for: Night footage, music, nightlife, gaming and event recaps

7 styles · This preview was recorded with the same renderer that burns captions into your clip, so what you see is what you get.

Neon Tube A neon sign made of light tubes

Neon Script Script lettering lit like a bar neon

Retro Neon A warm core with a pink and purple halo

Glow Word Only the spoken word lights up

Aura A huge soft white halo, dreamy

Red Glow A pop with an orange glow on white text

Laser Condensed outlined type with a green laser edge

Specs of every style

Font, size, words per line, outline and entrance animation of every style in this category, read from the same style that burns the captions into your clip.

Style	Font	Size	Words per line	Outline	All caps	Entrance
Neon Tube	Monoton	92 px	2, up to 2 lines	None	Yes	None
Neon Script	Pacifico	90 px	3, up to 2 lines	None	No	None
Retro Neon	Poppins Black (900)	88 px	3, up to 2 lines	None	Yes	None
Glow Word	Montserrat Black (900)	86 px	3, up to 2 lines	None	Yes	None
Aura	Fredoka Bold (700)	88 px	3, up to 2 lines	None	No	blur-in, 360 ms
Red Glow	Montserrat Black (900)	88 px	3, up to 2 lines	None	Yes	pop, 240 ms
Laser	Barlow Condensed Black (900)	112 px	3, up to 2 lines	3 px	Yes	None

Step by step

How to apply a style to your clip

How to choose and save a caption style In the Download clip window, open Captions in the right menu. On the Styles tab, filter by category or search and click a style: the caption shows up in the preview. After adjusting the font and effects, Save caption style keeps everything under a name, and Use as default applies that style automatically to your next clips. See the steps → How to customize the clip captions With a style chosen in Captions, use the Font tab to change the font, size, weight, colors, outline, shadow and line breaks, and the Effects tab for position, caption backdrop, keywords and word styles. Drag the caption in the preview to move it. See the steps → How to use your brand's font in captions Inside a video, open Library in the menu, go to Fonts and click Add font to upload a TTF or OTF file. The font stays saved in your account and shows up in every caption font picker, in the Your Fonts group. Only use fonts you're licensed to use. See the steps →

Terms worth knowing

Animated captions Captions that light up, change color or appear word by word at the exact moment each word is spoken. Burned-in captions Captions rendered into the video image itself: they show in every player and the viewer cannot turn them off. Safe zone The part of a vertical video the app interface does not cover, where captions and text stay visible. Characters per second (CPS) A caption's reading speed: how many characters the viewer has to read for every second it stays on screen.

Frequently asked questions

Do neon captions work on bright videos?

The glow shows best on dark or mid-tone footage. On a bright background, raise the size or choose Glow Word, where only the spoken word glows and the rest stays solid white.

Can I change the neon color?

Yes. Text and highlight colors are editable in the clip editor, and the preview shows the new glow before you export.

Pick a style. We handle the timing. Every word synced to the speech.

Upload a video or paste a YouTube link. We transcribe every word with its timing, you choose the look, and the clip comes out captioned.

Try it on my video

See the result on your own recording before adding a card.