How to change the Appearance of Subtitles and Closed Captions

Last updated: September 1, 2021 by Nick

How to change the Appearance of Subtitles and Closed Captions

Netflix has dominated the streaming industry in 2020 alone with the addition of 37 million new active subscribers. Despite the fast growth of Netflix its users still face some issues like movies captions are closed and subtitles are too large.

While using Netflix app on any of your devices, you may notice captions are closed and subtitles are too large. So, you need to reset the appearance of subtitles and closed captions. This article will let you know how to fix this problem.


How to change the appearance of subtitles and closed captions

Here’s how you can change the appearance of subtitles and closed captions;

  1. Using your web browser, go to your Netflix Account
  2. Open your Profile and click to change subtitle Appearance.

change the appearance of subtitles

Please Note: The appearance option will not work with older versions of devices. Moreover, the caption option is not applicable in some countries with different languages like Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Thai and Romanian.

  1. Set your Subtitle Appearance.
  2. Hit Save Changes.
  3. Use the Netflix app to watch your favourite movie.

Please Note: if you are trying to change the appearance of subtitles on your TV. Open the Netflix app on your TV and click settings and set it according to your choice. Now reload to check the changes.


Changing captions and appearance of subtitles on Apple TV 2 & 3

Here is how you can adjust the caption appearance and subtitle on your Apple TV 2 & 3:

  1. Using the home screen, open Settings.
  2. Click General.
  3. Click Accessibility.
  4. Now enable Closed Captions plus.
  5. Choose Styleand Select subtitle of your choice and caption appearance.

Please Note: These settings are applicable only on software version 5.0 and later.


Adjusting closed captions on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

To set subtitle and caption appearance on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, follow the below steps.

  1. From the home screen, Go to Settings.
  2. Click Accessibility.
  3. Click Subtitles and Captioning.
  4. Now using the slider, enable Closed Captions and SDH.
  5. Enjoy watching your favourite Netflix Show with a closed caption.

Please Note: You can customize appearance subtitles and closed captions for the given style. However, if you want to create a new style you need to confirm that video overrides are not working for the font, colour and size options.


Wrapping Up

The article above guides you on how to change the appearance of subtitles and closed captions. You need to reset settings in both the Netflix app and your device to increase caption size and get subtitles. Also, learn Netflix hacks to improve your streaming experience. If you still have any questions, please drop your command below.

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