Add text to video

Adding text to your videos online is easy with Vimeo. Customize the font type, size, color, branding, transparency, and timing of the text in your clips.

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Control text timing and appearance

Convey your message with precision by controlling the timing and appearance of the text in your videos.

Meet video accessibility requirements

Adding text to video can help ensure compliance with accessibility standards and allow content to be inclusive for diverse audiences.

Customize text for your brand

Based on your brand guidelines, change your text, font, size, style, and more. For video ads, go ahead and add a call to action (CTA).

Overlay text from your browser

Streamline the editing process by overlaying text directly in your Mac, Windows, or in the Vimeo iPhone and Android apps.

Add text to videos for your online marketing campaigns

Reach viewers on mute

Ensure your message gets across, even with muted audio, by incorporating text into your videos. You'll maintain engagement and deliver information effectively to viewers who watch without sound.

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Create dynamic social media videos

Elevate your marketing efforts by seamlessly adding compelling text to your videos, providing an impactful way to capture your audience's attention across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and more.

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Add effects and audio to your videos

Boost the impact of your video campaigns by adding filters, logos, music, voiceovers, and more. Vimeo supports WMV, M4V, MOV, FLV, AVI, and MP4 video file formats so you can start editing right now.

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Add text to videos