Captioning in Zoom

(ツ)_/¯ Help us keep this space current! Please submit a HITS ticket if you notice out-of-date content, broken links, or to request new content to be added.

Captioning in Zoom

Use this guide to show, hide, customize, or turn off captions during a Zoom meeting.

Quick steps

  • Show captions: Click the Show Captions icon on the bottom menu bar.

    • If you do not see the captions option, click More on the bottom menu bar, then select Show Captions or Hide Captions.

  • Hide captions: Click Hide Captions on the bottom menu bar.

    • zoom in menu meeting bar with caption block open above it
  • Edit caption options: Click the up arrow next to the captions button.

    • zoom menu bar, caption menu selected
    • Select Pin to Toolbar to keep caption options visible on the bottom menu bar.

    • Select Caption Style to change how captions look.

    • Turn captions off as the host: Click the up arrow next to the captions button on the bottom menu bar, then select Host Tools for Captions.

      • Toggle Allow Closed Captions off. If captions are not available, you can also use this window to turn them on.

      • zoom captioning options for host