{"id":5898,"date":"2024-02-01T17:17:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T17:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/?p=5898"},"modified":"2024-02-16T16:19:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T16:19:59","slug":"how-to-add-captions-to-reels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/how-to-add-captions-to-reels\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add Captions to Reels to Hook your audience!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all know how everyone is hooked to Instagram Reels nowadays.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, we have heard the \u201c<\/span>Instagram is used by 2.4 billion monthly users worldwide<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u201d <\/span><\/i>stat and the \u201c<\/span>Reels receive more engagement than other IG posts<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u201d stat more than James Bond says\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n

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Many renowned brands and content creators utilize Instagram Reels like “business cards” and leverage its popularity.<\/span><\/p>\n

To ensure that they achieve maximized engagement and increase their chances of becoming viral through reels, they use different techniques. And one of the simplest techniques they use is adding captions to their reel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wondering how captions increase a Reel\u2019s engagement?<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Reels are short-form videos that keep playing in a loop. People watching may tend to get confused by the dialogues, background audio, etc. Captions will help <\/span>hold the viewers\u2019 attention<\/b> and help them <\/span>understand the content better<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Many users watch Reels on mute. If you share important information in your video, you wouldn\u2019t want this \u201cgroup-on-mute\u201d to miss out, right? So, adding those captions is beneficial!<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Reels are meant to be enjoyed by all, irrespective of their challenges. Subtitles are a huge help to those with auditory challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now that you know why even the Instagram biggies believe in subtitles, I am sure you would want to try out the same strategy in your videos and see the difference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    So, here are two easy ways by which you can add captions to your Instagram Reels.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. How to add captions to reels through IG\u2019s in-built automatic captioning feature<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
    2. How to add captions to reels using a Free online Subtitle Generator app<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      If you are someone who is out of time and will just be happy with limited customization, then you can create your captions using the captioning feature available with Instagram itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

      But if you are someone who wants elaborate customization and wants to make their captioned videos look uniquely cool, then you can use the Free subtitle generator app we have recommended.<\/span><\/p>\n

      For the purpose of this article, I will use a popular reel video from our IG feed to teach you how to add captions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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