All 5 variants, side by side
Each frame below is the preset’s real style block rendered as CSS — the same font, color, outline, card and animation Versely applies to your video. Nothing here is a screenshot.
What changes across the 5
Read straight off the preset definitions: the fields below that are fixed are what makes these one family, and the fields that vary are the whole of the choice between them. A variant page shows you one preset; this is the shape of the set.
Identical on all 5
Change any of these and it stops being Paper.
- Font
- Montserrat Bold
- Text color
- Black
| What varies | Value | Variants |
|---|---|---|
| Card color3 values | White | Paper, Paper Square, Paper Top |
| Card color | #FFFFFF at 88% opacity | Paper Sheer |
| Card color | #FFF3DC | Paper Cream |
| Card corners2 values | Rounded (14px) | Paper, Paper Sheer, Paper Cream, Paper Top |
| Card corners | Square (0px) | Paper Square |
| Position in frame2 values | Bottom of frame | Paper, Paper Square, Paper Sheer, Paper Cream |
| Position in frame | Top of frame | Paper Top |
Which variant holds up hardest
WCAG contrast ratio between each variant’s text and the thing it puts directly behind it — card. This measures the preset against its own backing, not against your footage: it tells you which of the 5 gives the text the most separation to work with, not whether it will survive a particular shot.
| Variant | Text on | Contrast |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | Card | 21.0:1 |
| Paper Square | Card | 21.0:1 |
| Paper Top | Card | 21.0:1 |
| Paper Cream | Card | 19.1:1 |
| Paper Sheer | Card | 16.6:1 |
Picking one
Paper is the default Versely applies when you choose Paper. Each of the others is that preset with exactly one thing moved:
- Paper
The default variant of this style.
Montserrat Bold · subtitle · bottom of frame
- Paper Square
Same Paper layout as Paper — the card corners are square instead of rounded.
Montserrat Bold · subtitle · bottom of frame
- Paper Sheer
Same Paper layout as Paper — the card color changes to #FFFFFFE0.
Montserrat Bold · subtitle · bottom of frame
- Paper Cream
Same Paper layout as Paper — the card color changes to #FFF3DC.
Montserrat Bold · subtitle · bottom of frame
- Paper Top
Same Paper layout as Paper — it's positioned at the top of the frame instead of the bottom.
Montserrat Bold · subtitle · top of frame
Where Paper fits
Best platforms
Best content
Frequently asked questions
What are the Paper caption styles?+
Paper is one of Versely's 9 caption style families, with 5 variants: Paper, Paper Square, Paper Sheer, Paper Cream, Paper Top. Paper is the default. All 5 Paper variants share the same font and text color; card color (3), card corners (2) and position in frame (2) are what change.
What is the difference between the Paper caption variants?+
Card color varies across 3 values (White, #FFFFFF at 88% opacity, #FFF3DC); Card corners varies across 2 values (Rounded (14px), Square (0px)); Position in frame varies across 2 values (Bottom of frame, Top of frame). Everything else — font Montserrat Bold, text color Black — is identical on all 5.
Which Paper caption style is the most readable?+
By WCAG contrast between the text and the card directly behind it, Paper scores highest at 21:1 and Paper Sheer lowest at 16.6:1. That is a measure of the preset against its own backing, not against your footage — on top of real video, a solid white card behind black text — the highest-contrast option, built for dense or fast-moving text that has to stay readable over any background.
Where on the video do Paper captions sit?+
bottom of frame on Paper and Paper Square and Paper Sheer and Paper Cream; top of frame on Paper Top. Position is one of the things this family gives you a variant for.
Are Paper captions animated word by word?+
No — Paper is a subtitle-style family: the full line appears and updates together, timed to your voiceover. Versely's word-timed families are Snap and Reveal.
How do I use Paper captions in Versely?+
Open your video in Versely's Caption Studio, generate auto-timed captions from the audio, then choose the Paper style group and one of its 5 variants. It works for tutorials, listicles, educational recaps, text-heavy captions, sized for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts.
The other 8 caption families
Each is its own set of variants around one look. See all 45 presets.
Classic
5 variants
Ink
5 variants
Halo
5 variants
Hype
5 variants
Signature
5 variants
Headline
5 variants
Snap
5 variants
Reveal
5 variants
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