தமிழ்
Tamil captions for Reels and Shorts
Captik transcribes Tamil speech and times every word to your voice. Keep it in Tamil script, write it in Roman letters as Tanglish, or show an English translation.
Free to try, no card. Any video, any size.
இந்த வழி நேரத்தை சேமிக்கும்
“This way saves you time.”
How Tamil script looks on screen
Tamil script has no headline and a compact set of letters. A dot above a letter, the pulli, marks a consonant with no vowel after it, and vowel signs can sit before or after the consonant as full width glyphs. That is why Tamil runs far wider than the letter count suggests: a tool that treats its vowel signs as small marks underestimates a Tamil line and lets it clip.
In the width table Captik fits every line with, measured in Chrome on the caption fonts, one Tamil letter takes 1.30 em against 0.59 em for a Latin one. The sample line on this page comes out 1.50 times as wide as the same line in Roman letters.
Noto Sans Tamil is the default. The Text tab also lists 14: Google Sans, Baloo Thambi 2, Anek Tamil, Coiny, Oi, Arima, Catamaran, Mukta Malar, Hind Madurai, Meera Inimai, Pavanam, Noto Serif Tamil, Tiro Tamil, Kavivanar.
Three ways to write it
இந்த வழி நேரத்தை சேமிக்கும்
Tamil script. English words you say are written in Tamil script too, so the caption stays in one script.
Indha vazhi nerathai semikkum
Tanglish: Tamil spelled in Roman letters, with the English words you say kept in English.
This way saves you time
An English translation of each sentence, timed to your speech, for viewers outside Tamil Nadu.
Worth knowing for Tamil
Pick a font that really has Tamil letters
Most display fonts stop at Latin. Choose one and your Tamil words stay in Noto Sans Tamil while only the English changes, which looks like the font picker is broken. The Text tab’s தமிழ் chip lists the ones that draw Tamil.
Keep lines to three or four words
Tamil’s width means a sentence that fits one row in Hindi can take two here. Short lines keep the size up and read faster at reel speed.
Tanglish for mixed audiences
Roman Tamil suits viewers who speak the language and read English better, and it lets the handwritten and serif templates show their real letterforms.
Templates that hold Tamil
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.
- Aura
An editorial lockup: a large feature word, an italic serif and small words around it.
- Illusion
A big word between two small lines, with a glitch as it lands.
- Highlighted Word
A plain white line with the spoken word picked out in a warm colour.
- 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.
- Tabahi
Heavy capitals with a thick outline, for loud punchy lines.
How to caption a Tamil video
Upload and choose Tamil
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 Tamil script. 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 Tamil and puts the captions on your timeline. Check where the caption sits with the safe zone checker.
Tamil captions, answered
Can I write Tamil captions in English letters (Tanglish)?
Yes. Choose Tamil as the spoken language and Romanised (Latin) as the writing system. Tamil words are spelled in Roman letters and the English words you say stay in English.
Why doesn’t the font I picked change my Tamil words?
Because that font has no Tamil letters, so the words stay in Noto Sans Tamil. Open the Text tab and pick from the தமிழ் chip, or upload your own Tamil font.
Are English words written in Tamil script?
With Native Script selected, yes, so the caption reads in one script. Choose Romanised (Latin) to keep English words as English.
Does Tamil work in the Premiere Pro, After Effects and Resolve plugin?
Yes. Tamil 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