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Hinglish captions for Reels and Shorts
Plenty of creators do not speak pure Hindi or pure English on camera. They switch in the middle of a sentence. Captik hears that mix as one line and writes it the way your viewers type it: in Roman letters, which is the default, or all in Devanagari.
Free to try, no card. Any video, any size.
Yeh trick aapka editing time half kar degi
“This trick will cut your editing time in half.”
Roman letters or Devanagari
Hinglish has no script of its own. In chats and comments it is usually typed in Roman letters, with English words spelled as English. Because nobody agrees on one spelling (nahi, nahin, nhi), a Hinglish caption is the one place where fixing a word by hand is normal, and where a correction you make once is worth keeping.
In the width table Captik fits every line with, measured in Chrome on the caption fonts, one Devanagari letter takes 0.79 em against 0.59 em for a Latin one. The sample line on this page comes out 1.02 times as wide as the same line in Roman letters.
Noto Sans Devanagari is the default. The Text tab also lists 21: Teko, Google Sans, Kalam, Baloo 2, Yatra One, Modak, Sarpanch, Tillana, Mukta, Hind, Rajdhani, Khula, Biryani, Palanquin Dark, Anek Devanagari, Rozha One, Eczar, Martel, Noto Serif Devanagari, Amita, Alkatra.
Three ways to write it
यह ट्रिक आपका एडिटिंग टाइम हाफ कर देगी
The whole line is written in Devanagari, English words included: “editing time” becomes “एडिटिंग टाइम”. Pick it when your viewers read Hindi and you want one script on screen.
Yeh trick aapka editing time half kar degi
Hindi words come out in Roman letters and English words stay in English, so the line reads the way people type it. This is what the Prepare step opens on.
This trick will cut your editing time in half
Captik translates what you said into English and times each sentence to your speech. Word timing is approximate here, because the translated words do not line up one for one with what you said.
Worth knowing for Hinglish
Choose Hindi, not English, as the spoken language
Even if half your words are English, Hindi is the right pick. Roman captions then keep the English words as English and spell only the Hindi ones. Naming the language yourself also takes the guesswork out of Detect automatically.
Settle your spellings once
Fix a single word and Captik remembers the fix on this device, for later videos in the same language and script. Correct “nhi” to “nahi” once and it stops coming back.
Keep product names in English
Roman captions already do this. In Devanagari a brand or app name is written the way it sounds, so read those lines before you export and retype any that look wrong.
Templates that hold Hinglish
We drew this page’s sample line through the real caption engine in each template and kept the ones where nothing was cut and the words stayed a readable size. Handwritten and serif templates are built around Latin letters, so they look most like themselves in Roman captions.
- Journal
Handwriting that arrives word by word, blurring into focus.
- Blockbuster
A red condensed capitals run, then the rest of the line in a white script.
- Interlock
The emphasised word becomes a large italic serif, with the line fitted around it.
- Aura
An editorial lockup: a large feature word, an italic serif and small words around it.
- Captik Glow
The key word lands in large glowing capitals under a small line of context.
- Aura
An editorial lockup: a large feature word, an italic serif and small words around it.
- Captik Glow
The key word lands in large glowing capitals under a small line of context.
- Highlighted Word
A plain white line with the spoken word picked out in a warm colour.
- Illusion
A big word between two small lines, with a glitch as it lands.
How to caption a Hinglish video
Upload and choose Hindi
Hinglish is Hindi with English mixed in, so Hindi is the option to pick. Any common video format and any size.
Keep Romanised (Latin)
It is already selected: Hindi words come out in Roman letters and English words stay English. Switch to Native Script for Devanagari.
Fix, place and export
Correct any word, pick a template, turn on Safe area and drag the caption clear of what the app covers, then export.
Cutting in Premiere Pro, After Effects or DaVinci Resolve? The plugin lists Hindi / Hinglish and puts the captions on your timeline. Check where the caption sits with the safe zone checker.
Hinglish captions, answered
Will English words stay in English?
In Roman captions, yes. English words you say inside a Hindi sentence stay as English words and only the Hindi words are transliterated. In Native Script captions Captik writes the whole line in Devanagari, English words included, so the caption stays in one script.
Should I choose Hindi or English as the spoken language?
Choose Hindi, even if half your words are English. With Romanised (Latin) selected, the Hindi words come out in Roman letters and the English words stay as they are.
Can I change how a word is spelled?
Yes. Tap any word and retype it, drag its timing, recolour it or make it the emphasised word. When you correct a single word, Captik remembers the fix on that device and applies it to your later videos in the same language and script.
Does Hinglish work in the Premiere Pro, After Effects and Resolve plugin?
Yes. The plugin panel lists Hindi / Hinglish and offers native script, Romanized (Hinglish) and English (translated), then adds the captions to your timeline.
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What it costs
Free has every feature, with 2 caption minutes and 10 export minutes every 30 days, and its exports carry a small watermark. When the single video option is on offer at checkout, one video can be made clean for ₹20. A week of Starter is ₹99: 7 days, 9 caption minutes and 13 export minutes, with no watermark.
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10 export minutes
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45 export minutes
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110 export minutes
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230 export minutes
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