Force caption language on YouTube (2019)

If your viewer’s language preference is set to English, and you have uploaded your captions in English, then they will see your captions in English;

If you want to force your captions play in a certain language, you can embed the video on your website and add the code &hl=es&cc_lang_pref=es&cc_load_policy=1 after your video ID in the iframe embed. Change the language code to the language you want your video captions to play in.



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Hello there! My name is Vicki Kipp, and I am a closed caption maker. Making closed captions is time consuming and complicated, so this blog is a collection of all of the knowledge and experiences I have gained. I hope my collection of tips and tricks might help you with your closed caption work the way it has helped me!

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