
If you have yet to add this feature to your videos, consider that many people who browse the Web are hearing-impaired / challenged, or speak another language. Even people with normal hearing can benefit from closed captioning if the audio is difficult to make out.Ĭaptions and subtitles help make videos more accessible to a wider audience. Subtitles help deaf or hard-of-hearing persons understand the contents of a video.

These are known as subtitles or captions. When watching videos on YouTube, you may sometimes see words on the screen that correspond to what is being said.

Adding subtitles will get your videos shown to a wider audience.

If you are the owner of a YouTube channel, you may want to consider showing subtitles in various different languages.
