Viral caption styles Big, loud and built for the first three seconds.

Viral caption styles use big uppercase type, a thick outline and only a few words on screen at a time, so a viewer scrolling with the sound off reads the line instantly. This category includes Hormozi, with the power word in color, Beast Mode in cartoon caps, Two Words with a dry pop on every beat, and One Word, a single giant word slamming in.

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

Hormozi Heavy caps, thick outline, the power word in colour

Hormozi 2.0 Anton with a yellow outline, rises in and gets an emoji

Beast Mode Cartoon caps, black outline, highlight colour rotates each phrase

Beast Glow Beast with the spoken word lit in neon green

Iman Clean lowercase, the spoken word turns bold

Ali Understated: words light up as they are spoken

Devin Caps with a fluorescent halo, floating

One Word One giant word at a time, slamming in

Two Words Two words per beat, dry pop

Supersize The spoken word huge in the centre, the phrase small below

Power Word The power word on its own line, huge and coloured

Hormozi Box The spoken word in a box that changes colour every phrase

Quake A constantly shaking line, spoken word in yellow

TikTok Glide A box that glides from word to word

Fire Word The keyword catches fire with a gradient and glow

Think Condensed italic, first line white and second yellow

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
Hormozi	Montserrat Black (900)	92 px	3, up to 2 lines	9 px	Yes	pop, 200 ms
Hormozi 2.0	Anton Bold (700)	100 px	3, up to 2 lines	5 px	Yes	slide-up, 240 ms
Beast Mode	Luckiest Guy	96 px	2, up to 2 lines	11 px	Yes	pop, 220 ms
Beast Glow	Luckiest Guy	94 px	2, up to 2 lines	10 px	Yes	pop, 200 ms
Iman	Montserrat	80 px	4, up to 2 lines	None	No	None
Ali	Inter Bold (700)	78 px	4, up to 2 lines	None	No	None
Devin	Montserrat Black (900)	88 px	3, up to 2 lines	None	Yes	fade, 160 ms
One Word	Anton Bold (700)	150 px	1, up to 1 lines	8 px	Yes	stomp, 220 ms
Two Words	Archivo Black	110 px	2, up to 1 lines	8 px	Yes	pop, 180 ms
Supersize	Montserrat Bold (700)	58 px	4, up to 2 lines	5 px	No	None
Power Word	Montserrat Black (900)	70 px	4, up to 2 lines	6 px	Yes	fade, 140 ms
Hormozi Box	Montserrat Black (900)	88 px	3, up to 2 lines	7 px	Yes	None
Quake	Montserrat Black (900)	88 px	3, up to 2 lines	8 px	Yes	None
TikTok Glide	Kanit Bold (700)	84 px	3, up to 2 lines	None	No	None
Fire Word	Montserrat Black (900)	88 px	3, up to 2 lines	7 px	Yes	None
Think	Oswald Bold (700)	96 px	3, up to 2 lines	None	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

What makes a caption style look viral?

Three things: large uppercase type with a heavy outline, two or three words at a time, and one word per phrase in a different color or size. That combination reads in under a second on a phone, which is why it shows up in so many Reels, TikToks and Shorts.

Will these captions cover the app buttons?

Not if you place them well. Drag the caption anywhere in the clip editor and keep it above the bottom area where the caption text, profile name and buttons sit. Our free safe zone tool shows exactly what Reels and TikTok cover.

Can I pick which word gets highlighted?

Yes. We highlight a keyword in each phrase automatically, and you can override it: click any word in the transcript and give it a color, a box or an effect.

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.

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