With Hulu, you can easily customize your subtitles however you like.
Hulu offers its subscribers closed captions for their titles that can be customized in many ways. You can easily edit many caption features, including font, text size, and opacity. Subscribers can also implement these settings through Hulu on a desktop computer, smart TV, or mobile streaming device.
How to turn subtitles on or off on Hulu (desktop)
To turn closed captioning on or off via the Hulu website on a desktop computer, follow these steps:
- navigate to hulu.com.
- Login to your account.
- Select a title and allow it to start playing.
- Select the Settings icon in the lower right corner.
- Click subtitles and audio.
- Choose an available language for that tile or select off based on your preferences.
- When you exit the menu, Hulu will automatically save your selection.
How to turn subtitles on or off on Hulu (mobile)
You can also enable closed captioning with the Hulu app for Android or iOS. To access the closed caption settings, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the Hulu app on your mobile.
- Login to your account.
- Play the title you want.
- Tap on the Settings icon.
- select Auto, Ineither Off in it subtitles and subtitles section.
- Tap on the X icon to save your selection and continue viewing the content.
If you want to add more descriptions to your viewing experience, try enabling audio subscriptions on Hulu.
How to turn subtitles on or off on Hulu (Smart TV)
Enjoying Hulu on a smart TV? Subtitles can be enabled or disabled directly on your TV by following these steps:
- Navigate to the Hulu app on your smart TV.
- Sign in to your account if necessary.
- Select the title you want to see.
- Press the up button on your remote or swipe down on your remote to open the play bar.
- Select the setup menu.
- select Titles and subtitles.
- select In either Off based on your preferences.
- When you exit the menu, Hulu will automatically save your selection.
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How to Format and Customize Subtitles on Hulu (Desktop)
Using subtitles is one thing. But Hulu allows you to change different elements of the subtitles’ appearance depending on the device you’re using. These formatting customizations include subheading font, style, color, and size that can enhance the user experience.
To set custom captions on a desktop, follow these steps:
- Go to Hulu.com.
- Select a title and allow it to start playing.
- Select the Settings icon.
- Click subtitles and audio icon.
- Select Settings.
- Adjust your subtitles to whatever you want and tap Done to save your selections.
Within the settings menu, you will be able to adjust any of these format settings:
- Font.
- Text colour.
- Text size.
- Opacity of the text.
- Shadow style.
- Background opacity.
- Background color.
- Transition.
How to Format and Customize Subtitles on Hulu (Mobile)
You can still change and format your subtitles using the Hulu app, but the steps will change depending on which operating system you use.
How to Format and Customize Hulu Subtitles on iOS
If you’re trying to set formatting preferences with an iOS device, you’ll need to go to your device’s settings and do the following:
- Open the Settings application on your mobile device.
- select Accessibility.
- Go to subtitles and subtitles.
- Faucet Style.
- Select a preset style or select create new style and adjust the following:
- Font.
- Text size.
- Text colour.
- Background opacity.
- Background color.
- Border style.
- Stand out.
- When you’re done, tap Save.
Once you’ve saved these subtitle preferences, they’ll automatically apply when you watch Hulu on your iOS device.
How to Format and Customize Hulu Subtitles on Android
If you are using any Android or Fire tablet device, you will only be able to edit the text size or subtitle style. To do so, follow these steps:
- select Bill on your mobile device.
- select Settings.
- Faucet subtitles and subtitles.
- Choose text size either caption style.
- Get out of the setup menu to save your selections.
How to Format and Customize Subtitles on Hulu (Smart TV)
To set custom subtitles on a Smart TV, follow the steps below:
- On the Hulu home page, select the Bill icon.
- select Settings.
- select subtitles and subtitles.
- Adjust the subtitles to fit your formatting preferences.
- Select the back button on the remote to save your preferences
Personalize your Hulu experience with subtitles
Hulu’s customizable subtitles allow for greater accessibility as well as the implementation of a personal preference within your streaming experience. While many streaming services allow you to turn subtitles on or off, Hulu goes a step further by allowing subscribers to customize many format settings for subtitles.