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TikTok caption style Captions that feel native to the feed.

A TikTok caption style keeps lines short, moves with the voice and looks like it belongs in the feed. We picked three styles that do that: TikTok Glide, where a red box glides from word to word, Pill Glide, with a rounded purple pill running behind the words, and Two Words, which shows two words per beat with a dry pop. They are our own styles, made to read fast on a phone.

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Style specs

What makes a caption feel native to TikTok

Short lines and motion that follows the voice. TikTok Glide shows three words per line in Kanit Bold at 84 px, and a rounded red box slides to each word as it is spoken, with no outline needed.

Two Words goes further: Archivo Black at 110 px, one line, two words at a time, popping in over 180 ms. Every change of words acts like a small visual cut that holds attention.

TikTok Glide
SettingValue
FontKanit Bold (700)
Size84 px on a 1080 × 1920 video
Words per line3, up to 2 lines
OutlineNone
All capsNo

TikTok Glide · Pill Glide · Two Words

TikTok Glide Kanit Bold with a red box that glides from word to word as they are spoken.
Pill Glide Poppins Black in caps with a rounded purple pill sliding behind the spoken word.
Two Words Archivo Black, two words per beat, a dry pop and the spoken word in yellow.

How to add TikTok style captions

  1. 01

    Upload your video or paste a link

    A file or a YouTube link, including lives. We transcribe every word with its timing.

  2. 02

    Choose the clip

    Take one of the clips we suggest or mark the section yourself in the transcript.

  3. 03

    Pick a style

    TikTok Glide and Two Words are in the Viral category, Pill Glide in Karaoke. The preview is what goes out in the video.

  4. 04

    Place it and download

    Drag the caption above the TikTok buttons and caption text, then download the vertical 9:16 clip.

Which one to pick

TikTok Glide and Pill Glide work for talking clips of any pace, because the moving box keeps the eye on the current word while the full line stays readable.

Two Words is for fast clips, humor and hooks. With longer explanations it can feel choppy, so switch to one of the glide styles.

  • TikTok Glide: tips, storytimes, everyday talking clips
  • Pill Glide: punchier delivery, product demos, promos
  • Two Words: hooks, humor and fast cuts
  • Keep captions above the bottom bar and right-side buttons
  • The same styles work on Reels and Shorts
  • Reels and TikTok safe zone →
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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the TikTok caption style?

People usually mean short captions that move with the voice: a few words at a time, a highlight that follows the spoken word and strong contrast. TikTok Glide, Pill Glide and Two Words are our styles built around that idea.

Are these the official TikTok captions?

No. They are FilmScribe styles designed to feel at home in the feed. FilmScribe is not affiliated with TikTok. The captions are burned into your clip, so they look the same wherever you post.

Where should captions go on a TikTok video?

In the middle to lower part of the frame, above the caption text and username at the bottom and away from the buttons on the right. Our free safe zone tool shows exactly what TikTok covers.

Can I make these styles in CapCut instead?

We don't export CapCut templates. You get the caption burned into the clip, ready to post, or an SRT file with the text and timing to import into your editor, without the animation.

Do these styles work on Reels and YouTube Shorts?

Yes. All three formats are vertical 9:16, so the styles work the same. Check each app's safe zone, since the buttons sit in slightly different places.

Captions that feel at home on TikTok. Timed to every word.

Upload a video or paste a YouTube link. We transcribe it, suggest clips and you pick the style.

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