Guides for Roman Urdu captions and subtitles
Practical, step-by-step articles for creators who caption their videos in Roman Urdu, mixed Urdu-English, or both.
How to Add English Subtitles to an Urdu Video
Turn Urdu or Hindi speech into clean English subtitles and export SRT, VTT or a captioned video.
Read the guide →Writing guideHow to Write Roman Urdu Captions People Actually Read
A practical style guide to Roman Urdu spelling, tone and line length for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, with a table of common words and before/after examples.
Read the guide →How-toHow to Add Subtitles to Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts
Step-by-step: transcribe your voiceover, edit the lines, export SRT or VTT, and get subtitles onto each platform, including what each platform does and doesn't accept.
Read the guide →Best practicesSubtitle Readability: Line Length, Timing and Placement That Work on a Phone
The subtitle rules professionals use, 42 characters per line, two lines, reading speed and safe zones, adapted to vertical short-form video.
Read the guide →ReferenceSRT vs VTT: Which Subtitle Format Should You Use?
What the SRT and WebVTT formats look like, how they differ, which platforms accept which, how to convert between them, and how to avoid broken Urdu text.
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