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closed captions

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On-screen text of a video's speech and important sounds that viewers can turn on or off. They let deaf and hard-of-hearing people follow along, and help anyone watching with the sound off.

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  • the words at the bottom of a video you can switch on
  • subtitles that also describe sounds

Usage example

They added closed captions to the tutorial so viewers in a quiet office could watch without headphones.

Don't confuse with…

  • subtitleSubtitles assume you can hear and usually just translate dialogue; closed captions also describe non-speech sounds like music or a doorbell for viewers who can't hear.

Categories

  • Accessibility

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  • Relatedclosed captions related of audio description
  • Synonymclosed captions synonym of captions
  • Relatedclosed captions related of wcag
  • Relatedwcag related of accessible name
  • Relatedcaptions related of alt text
  • Relatedaudio description related of alt text
  • Relatedwcag related of alt text
  • Relatedaudio description related of closed captions
  • Synonymcaptions synonym of closed captions
  • Relatedwcag related of color contrast
  • Relatedwcag related of keyboard navigation
  • Relatedaudio description related of screen reader
  • Relatedcaptions related of screen reader

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