Boxed captions: free caption style for TikTok and Reels

Sample clip, made with AI. Captions drawn live by Versely's caption engine. Press another style to compare.

What Boxed captions look like

Font

Montserrat

Case

Sentence case

Background

On a box

Words at a time

Up to three

How the words move

The spoken word grows a little and turns yellow.

Highlight colour #FFE135, which you can change.

When to use Boxed captions

White words on a rounded black card, so bright or busy footage never swallows the text. Use it on product demos, outdoor shots and anything filmed against a white wall.

Busy footageProduct demosBright shots

How to add Boxed captions to a video

1. Open Captions
On Versely Web or in the iPhone app, open Captions and upload a video of up to 200 MB, or press Add captions on anything you made in Versely.
2. Check the words
Versely writes down what is said and times every word. Fix a name or a misheard word before anything renders.
3. Pick Boxed
It is in the On a box group. It plays over your own video; put it at the bottom, middle or top and change the highlight colour if you like.
4. Export
You get an MP4 with the captions burned in, ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Free on videos up to 10 minutes.

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Questions about Boxed captions

Are Boxed captions free?+

Yes. Boxed is one of the 31 free styles in Versely's Caption Studio: no credits on videos up to 10 minutes, for up to 30 videos a day.

What font do Boxed captions use?+

Boxed is set in Montserrat, in sentence case. The font comes with Versely's caption engine, so your export looks like the preview.

Can I change the colour or position of Boxed captions?+

Yes. Boxed starts with #FFE135 as its highlight colour, and you can pick any other in Caption Studio. You can also put the captions at the bottom, middle or top of the frame.