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Punjabi captions in Gurmukhi or Roman letters
Captik transcribes Punjabi speech and times each word to your voice. Show it in Gurmukhi, in Roman letters, or as an English translation, then style it and export.
Free to try, no card. Any video, any size.
ਅੱਜ ਅਸੀਂ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਸੈਰ ਕਰਾਂਗੇ
“Today we’ll walk around the village.”
How Gurmukhi looks on screen
Punjabi in India is written in Gurmukhi. Like Devanagari, its letters hang from a headline, but the letter shapes and vowel signs are its own, so a Hindi font cannot draw them. The small addak mark (ੱ) doubles the next consonant, and it is easy to lose at caption size on a thin font.
In the width table Captik fits every line with, measured in Chrome on the caption fonts, one Punjabi letter takes 0.80 em against 0.59 em for a Latin one. The sample line on this page comes out at 0.88 of the width as the same line in Roman letters.
Noto Sans Gurmukhi is the default. The Text tab also lists 9: Google Sans, Baloo Paaji 2, Langar, BhuTuka Expanded One, Braah One, Mukta Mahee, Anek Gurmukhi, Noto Serif Gurmukhi, Tiro Gurmukhi.
Three ways to write it
ਅੱਜ ਅਸੀਂ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਸੈਰ ਕਰਾਂਗੇ
Gurmukhi. English words you say are written in Gurmukhi too, so the caption reads in one script.
Ajj asin pind di sair karange
Punjabi in Roman letters, the way many fans type it, with English words kept in English.
Today we’ll walk around the village
An English translation of each sentence, timed to your speech.
Worth knowing for Punjabi
Reach viewers abroad with Roman letters
Plenty of Punjabi speakers abroad do not read Gurmukhi. Roman captions, or a second export with the English translation, let the same video work for them.
Check the addak on heavy templates
A heavy outline can fill in the small marks above a letter. If ਅੱਜ reads like ਅਜ, pick a template without a thick stroke or raise the size.
Templates that hold Punjabi
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.
- Captik Glow
The key word lands in large glowing capitals under a small line of context.
- Deep Glow
Heavy capitals with a magenta neon glow.
- Highlighted Word
A plain white line with the spoken word picked out in a warm colour.
- Captik Word
One clean row that builds as you speak, the current word brightest.
- Tabahi
Heavy capitals with a thick outline, for loud punchy lines.
- Blockbuster
A red condensed capitals run, then the rest of the line in a white script.
- Aura
An editorial lockup: a large feature word, an italic serif and small words around it.
- Journal
Handwriting that arrives word by word, blurring into focus.
How to caption a Punjabi video
Upload and choose Punjabi
Any common video format and any size. Captik times each word to your voice, usually in under a minute.
Choose how to write it
Native Script gives you Gurmukhi. Romanised (Latin) spells it in Roman letters, and English Translation translates each sentence.
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. The render happens on our servers, so it works from a phone.
Cutting in Premiere Pro, After Effects or DaVinci Resolve? The plugin lists Punjabi and puts the captions on your timeline. Check where the caption sits with the safe zone checker.
Punjabi captions, answered
Does Captik write Punjabi in Shahmukhi?
No. Native Punjabi captions are written in Gurmukhi. For viewers who do not read Gurmukhi, choose Romanised (Latin) or English Translation.
Can I export Gurmukhi captions from my phone?
Yes. Gurmukhi captions render on Captik’s servers, which load Noto Sans Gurmukhi, so the file comes out the same from a phone or a computer.
Are English words written in Gurmukhi?
With Native Script selected, yes. Choose Romanised (Latin) to keep English words in English letters.
Does Punjabi work in the Premiere Pro, After Effects and Resolve plugin?
Yes. Punjabi is on the plugin panel’s language list, with native, Roman and English options.
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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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2 caption minutes
10 export minutes
for 30 days₹349
30 caption minutes
45 export minutes
for 30 days₹699
60 caption minutes
110 export minutes
for 30 days₹1,499
150 caption minutes
230 export minutes
for 30 days