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Word-by-word captions for talking-head videos

In solo talking-head videos, explainers and vlogs, your face carries the trust and the captions carry the retention. Cuecaps places dynamic word-by-word captions cleanly below your chin inside the vertical safe zone, lets you emphasize hook words and numbers with a single keystroke, and saves your channel's exact look as a one-click preset.

Updated 27 October 2026

Chin-level placement inside the vertical safe zone

Captions that cross your mouth or gestures feel amateurish, while captions dropped to the very bottom get covered by TikTok, Reels and Shorts interface text. Drag your captions on the studio preview to sit just below chest/chin level (~58–65% down the frame) and toggle the safe-area guide to verify clearance.

Bold Montserrat in capitals with a black outline, up to three words at a time. The spoken word turns yellow and each caption pops in.
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Karaoke Poppins, up to five words on two lines. A purple box sits behind the word being spoken.
Use Karaoke on your video
Rounded Nunito in capitals with a dark outline and a solid drop shadow. A green box marks the spoken word.
Use Rounded on your video

Some previews use a frame from Sprite Fright by Blender Studio, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Make hook words, numbers and prices pop with E

Every strong talking-head script hinges on specific claims, numbers and contrast words. Click any key word in your transcript and press E to emphasize it in a secondary accent colour and scale—or click Auto-pick to highlight numbers, prices and long words automatically with balanced spacing.

Bold flashes the spoken word in yellow and pops emphasised words in bright green; Rounded places a green pill behind the spoken word with a crisp drop shadow; Karaoke tracks across two-line phrases with a purple highlight box.

Save your channel's preset once, reuse it in one click

  1. Drop your trimmed vertical video into Cuecaps (9:16 is selected automatically).
  2. Click Find words to transcribe on-device (free, unlimited) or in the cloud.
  3. Click Auto-pick or press E on your hook words, and nudge any jump-cut word timings on the audio waveform.
  4. Dial in your font (or upload your custom TTF/OTF/WOFF brand font on Creator/Pro), save as a Preset, and export your MP4 or transparent overlay.

On your next upload, applying your saved channel look takes one click. The Free plan includes unlimited on-device transcription, 10 cloud minutes a month and 1080p MP4 exports with a small “Made with cuecaps.com” mark.

Questions

Where is the best vertical position for talking-head captions?

Place them between 58% and 65% down a 9:16 frame—right below your chin/collarbone and above the bottom interface text on Reels, TikTok and Shorts.

Can I save my custom font, colours and position for future videos?

Yes. Save your setup as a custom preset in the studio and apply it with one click on every future video. On Creator and Pro, your saved presets sync automatically across all your computers.

Can I fine-tune word timing around tight jump cuts?

Yes. Every word sits as an adjustable block on the audio waveform. Drag a word's start or end edge with your mouse or nudge it in 10 ms increments from the keyboard so captions snap cleanly to every jump cut.

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