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Tella automatically generates subtitles from your transcript. In the editor, you can enable or disable them, choose a visual style, and control how they appear in shared and exported videos.

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Open subtitle styles

  1. Open your video in the Tella editor.
  2. Click Subs in the toolbar.
  3. Use the toggle beside Subtitles to enable them.
  4. Open the Style tab.
Choose a preset to apply it immediately. Open the settings icon on the selected preset to customize it.

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Change size and position

In Edit style, choose Small, Medium, or Large. Under Position, drag the horizontal guide in the preview to move subtitles vertically. For an exact position, enter a percentage from 0% at the top to 100% at the bottom.

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Customize colors

Each preset exposes the colors that apply to its design. Depending on the style, you can change options such as:
  • Text and background colors.
  • Primary, secondary, and highlight colors.
  • Text and shadow colors.
  • Text and outline colors.
Changes appear in the editor preview immediately.

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Control how words appear

The Backdrop style includes Word-by-word highlighting. When enabled, the full subtitle line remains visible while Tella emphasizes the current word. Turn it off to keep the full line at one consistent opacity. Single-word captions is available for every subtitle style. It shows only the word currently being spoken instead of a multi-word line. See Show one word at a time in captions for details.

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Edit the subtitle text

Open the Edit tab to correct the words and timestamps shown to viewers. This changes the subtitle text without cutting the spoken words from the video. See Edit with the transcript for more.
Subtitle styles apply when viewers watch your shared video and when you export with burned-in subtitles.