2 Easiest Ways to Add Text to YouTube Video Quickly

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Last Updated: 2022. 06. 21

Adding text to youtube videos is a smart way to engage global viewers and help them closely follow the content of your video. According to a survey conducted by YouTube, videos with captions get 4 percent longer view time than those without.

Though you can use automatic captions offered by YouTube, the machine-generated captions may not always work due to fast speech tempo, accents, or noisy background. So, it's advisable to add text to YouTube videos manually for accuracy.

In this post, we will offer you the two easiest ways to add text to YouTube videos to be posted and those already uploaded to your YouTube channel with bonus tips. It’s all free and can be done easily online. Let’s find out together now!

Contents:

How to Add Text to YouTube Video Before Uploading with FlexClip

How to Add Text to YouTube Video After Uploading it in YouTube Studio

5 Bonus Tips for Adding Text to YouTube Video

How to Add Text to YouTube Video Before Uploading with FlexClip

Before uploading videos to YouTube, you might be overwhelmed by a variety of free editing software available to add simple text or subtitles to your video. So, the point is to choose one that can get the job done easily and quickly.

With FlexClip, a free and versatile YouTube video editor, you can add both basic text and animated text to your YouTube video online in minutes.

easily add compelling animated texts to youtube videos by Flexclip online before uploading

Easily add eye-catching animated texts to YouTube videos online by FlexClip before uploading.

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Select from hundreds of expertly-designed fonts; customize the size and color and text and add multiple text animations to your YouTube video and position the text to wherever you want.

Everything works flawlessly just by simple drag and drop. Or you can handpick the latest designer-made text animation video templates and customize them into your in clicks away.

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Please follow the 4 steps to add stunning texts to your YouTube video:

Step 1

Upload your YouTube video to FlexClip from your PC or phone. Click the plus button to add them to the timeline.

Upload YouTube videos from your PC or directly from your phone.

Step 2

Add texts to YouTube videos and customize the text styles: Go to the Text tab, select a text preset > double-click to type in your texts > customize the text fonts, color schemes, size, alignment, spacing, and layer. You may also upload your favorite fonts as well. Then, drag the text slider on the timeline to set the text duration in the video.

Add texts to YouTube videos and customize their styles, etc.

Step 3

Customize text animations: With a text selected, click Motion > and select a text animation such as fade, bounce, typewriter, glitter, blur, burst, etc. to your texts. The speed and duration of text animation are also customizable.

Customize the text animations with styles.

Bonus: Add strong call-to-action text animations

Again, click the Text tab > scroll down and you can find tons of trending call-to-action text animations for your Youtube videos, such as social media like and subscribe text animations, lower thirds, wedding, birthday, minimal titles, and social media profile text animations, etc. No need to waste time creating it yourself from scratch at PR or AE. While in the Music tab, you can find royalty-free music or pop up SFX for the text reveal.

Add call-to-action text animations and free music to YouTube videos.

Here is the resulting YouTube video with text animations from the example above:

Easily add texts to YouTube videos by FlexClip online before uploading.

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Step 4

Preview and share. Done with the editing. You can download the YouTube video to your local PC or directly share it on your YouTube channel. Or save it to Google Drive, or Dropbox, or use a clickable link and embed code for a private share or your blog.

How to Add Text to YouTube Video After Uploading it in YouTube Studio

After uploading your video to YouTube, you may also use YouTube Studio to add subtitles or captions to the video.

Follow the 6 steps adding text to YouTube video in YouTube Studio.

Step 1

Step 2

Enter the interface of ‘videos’, select the video you wanna add text or subtitles/caption.

Step 3

Go to Subtitles > Select language > Add > Create a New Subtitle or CC.

Add text to YouTube Video in YouTube Studio

Step 4

Tab ‘+’ to add text to YouTube video, type the text/subtitles you want. Then, trim the duration of the text and drag the red bar to change the starting and ending points.

Enter the text and adjust text duration in YouTube Studio

Step 5

Save all your changes

5 Bonus Tips for Adding Text to YouTube Video

Knowing where and how to add text to YouTube videos also matters a great deal. We sum up the 5 bonus tips as you add text to YouTube videos. Hopefully, you will find them useful and inspiring.

Big & Bolder. Your texts need to be bolder enough on the screen to draw viewers’ attention meanwhile evenly balance the different sizes of the text. So the key message can be conveyed easily.

The bigger text highlights the theme.

Don’t Overuse. Text on the video can make your viewers understand you better, but if you add too much text to YouTube videos will damage the viewing experience, people will feel annoyed and click away.

Use Animated Text. Add animated text to YouTube video; the effects of animation may make viewers stay longer and follow your YouTube account.

Position it in the Right Place. The lower areas of the video frame are the classic place for the subtitles/captions of the videos. While the central areas are recommended to highlight the theme or leave call-to-action words in the intro or outro of the Youtube video.

Don't Forget the Text Logo. You may use FlexClip YouTube video editor to upload your logo icon to the video, which is helpful to build brand awareness.

Use logo overlay to add your logo icon to the YouTube video by FlexClip.

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Now, It's Your Move

Texts in YouTube videos will positively boost viewers’ engagement. With FlexClip YouTube video editor, the animated text and multiple video editing tools can distinguish your YouTube videos from others and help you gain more followers on your YouTube channel.

Hopefully, you will find our 2 ways to add text to YouTube videos useful. So, start adding text to your YouTube video now.

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Passionate about photography, video-making and travel, Frank is a seasoned copywriter and a beloved father of 2-year-old daughter at FlexClip. He is always keen to share his latest discovery about video marketing and tricks to relive your memories through videos and images.