Highlight captions

What Highlight captions look like

When to use Highlight captions

Outlined caps with the current word on a colour pill. Strong for hooks, tips and lists; set the pill to your brand colour.

How to add Highlight captions to a video

1. 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. 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. 3. Pick Highlight

   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. 4. Export

   You get an MP4 with the captions burned in, ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Free on videos up to 10 minutes.

Questions about Highlight captions

Similar caption styles

Or see all 31 caption styles playing on the same clip.

Subtitle

Classic subtitles on a dark box. Calm, and easy to read for long videos.

Comic

Black on a tilted yellow panel with a hard shadow.

Boxed

White words on a rounded black card. Reads on any background.

Terminal

Mono on a dark strip, typed on. Tech.

Guides

• Caption Styles That Fit Your Brand (Not Just MrBeast Clones)

  How to pick caption styles that match your brand instead of copying creator trends: typography, color, motion, and platform rules with real examples.

• Best caption styles for TikTok Reels Shorts

  Best caption styles for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts: timed hooks vs static reads, safe area, then burn before platform auto.

• Best caption styles for retention

  Best caption styles for retention in 2026: timed Snap/Reveal when the words are the hook; static Classic/Paper/Ink when speech just needs to be read.

• Video caption fonts for short-form

  Best video caption fonts for 9:16 mute feeds: weight, stroke, and safe faces from Versely's registry, then burn before upload.