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Displaying closed captions, subtitles, and transcripts
Displaying closed captions or subtitles
Films with closed captions or subtitles have a closed captions icon
or subtitles icon
on the title details page.
To enable closed captions or subtitles while watching a film, select
in the bottom-right corner of the video player.
In Settings
, you can:
- Select Subtitles to choose a different subtitle track or turn subtitles off.
- On the Kanopy website, select Subtitles, then Subtitle Styles to customize the appearance of subtitles.
- On Samsung TV, select Subtitles then Caption Font to change the subtitle font.
Displaying transcripts (website only)
To enable transcripts while watching a film on the Kanopy website, select
in the bottom-right corner of the video player.
This will open the transcript window. As the film plays, the transcript will advance automatically; you can also manually scroll.
Updated: 11 March 2026 03:24 PM