How do I make MrBeast-style captions?

Upload your video to Valmera and type “add captions in the beast style.” You get huge all-caps impact type, and the word being spoken pops in an accent color. Change the accent with a sentence such as “make the highlight yellow.” Every word is timed to the audio from a word-level transcript.

How do I make Hormozi-style captions?

Ask for bold all-caps captions in Anton, two words at a time, centered in the middle of the frame, with key words highlighted and a pop animation. Valmera picks the key words from the ones you stress and from numbers, or you can name them: “highlight ‘money’ and ‘free’ every time.”

What is the best caption style for TikTok and Reels?

For most talking-head clips, two to three words at a time, bold, near the middle or lower third, with the spoken word highlighted. That means karaoke, beast or a Hormozi-style recipe. Keep captions clear of the face and of the platform's own buttons, and check the preview on a phone-sized frame.

Can I create my own caption style?

Yes. Start from any preset and change the font, size, colors, case, outline, box, animation, emphasis and position in plain English. The text and timing stay as they are when you change the look.

Are these captions timed to the speech?

Yes. Valmera builds captions from word-level timestamps, so each word appears or lights up when it's spoken. If one is early or late, tell the agent the moment, such as “the highlight at 0:05 is early,” and it checks the timing against the audio.

Can I export the styled captions as an SRT file?

No. Styled captions are burned into the video, and Valmera doesn't import or export SRT or VTT. Subtitle files can't carry these looks on social platforms anyway.

Is Valmera affiliated with MrBeast or Alex Hormozi?

No. Their names are used only to describe caption looks that many viewers recognize. Valmera isn't affiliated with or endorsed by either of them.

Caption Styles for Viral Videos: MrBeast-Style, Hormozi-Style, Karaoke and More

You don't need a template marketplace to get the caption looks you see on viral videos. In Valmera you describe the look you want, and the AI agent builds captions from your word-level transcript, styles them and keeps them clear of your face. Every word is timed to the audio. Below is each popular style, what it looks like, and the exact sentence to type.

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Upload a video, name a caption style, review the preview. Creating an account and uploading are free; editing requires a subscription.

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10 caption styles and how to ask for them

MrBeast-style

Huge all-caps impact type. The word being spoken pops in a bright accent color. Best for: High-energy YouTube and Shorts.

Add captions in the beast style: all caps, the spoken word in yellow.

Under the hood: preset: beast

Hormozi-style

Bold all-caps words, two or three at a time, centered, with key words highlighted and popping in. Best for: Business, education and talking-head clips.

Add bold all-caps captions in Anton, two words at a time, centered in the middle of the frame, key words highlighted in green, with a pop animation.

Under the hood: preset: reels · font: Anton · uppercase · position: middle · highlight_color · animation: pop · max_words_per_caption: 2

Karaoke

A short group of words stays on screen while an accent box follows each spoken word. Best for: Shorts, music, energetic clips.

Add karaoke captions: white text with a yellow box on the spoken word.

Under the hood: preset: karaoke

One word at a time

A single glowing word in the middle of the frame, replaced as each new word is spoken. Best for: Hype edits, fast talkers, trailers.

Show captions one glowing word at a time, centered.

Under the hood: preset: spotlight

Podcast captions

Bold words land as they're spoken. Key words light up and numbers render big. Best for: Podcast clips and interviews.

Add podcast-style captions and make the numbers big.

Under the hood: preset: podcast

TikTok-style subtitle box

Plain white text on a dark rounded box, like built-in auto captions. Best for: Readable captions over busy footage.

Add plain white captions on a dark box at 60% opacity, one line at a time.

Under the hood: preset: classic · background_color · background_opacity · single_line

Clean and minimal

White phrases with a size-led hierarchy and no boxes or color. Best for: Tutorials, explainers, brand videos.

Add clean, minimal captions in Inter, sentence case.

Under the hood: preset: clean

News and documentary

A left-aligned lower third or restrained subtitles on a translucent panel. Best for: Interviews, journalism, explainers.

Use broadcast-style captions as a left-aligned lower third.

Under the hood: preset: broadcast or documentary

Elegant and luxury

Calm serif or italic accents, small and refined. Best for: Premium brands, fashion, real estate.

Make the captions elegant: a serif accent on key words, small, at the bottom.

Under the hood: preset: elegant, editorial, fashion or luxe

Neon, chrome and retro

Composed one-to-two-word looks with glow, chrome or retro color effects. Best for: Music, gaming, stylized reels.

Give the captions a neon glow look, one or two words at a time.

Under the hood: preset: neon, chrome, iridescent, retro or stacked

MrBeast and Alex Hormozi are named only to describe caption looks many viewers recognize. Valmera isn't affiliated with or endorsed by either of them.

How to Add a Caption Style in Valmera

1
Upload your video
MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV or WebM, up to 14 GB and 3 hours. Valmera transcribes it with word-level timestamps.
2
Name the style
Type a style from this page, such as “Add captions in the beast style”, or describe your own look.
3
Review the preview
The agent renders a preview and checks that the captions don't cover faces or on-screen text.
4
Adjust in plain English
“Smaller”, “two words at a time”, “highlight in green”, “move them up”. The text and timing stay the same when you change the look.
5
Export
Export a full-quality MP4 with the captions burned in, ready for TikTok, Reels, Shorts or YouTube.

Everything you can change

Setting	Options	Say
Font	Inter Display (Black, ExtraBold, Bold), Anton, Bebas Neue, Archivo Black, Poppins Black, Syne ExtraBold, Playfair Display Black, Instrument Serif, DM Serif Display, Montserrat, Plus Jakarta Sans	“Use Bebas Neue.”
Size	s, m, l, xl, or a scale	“Make them extra large.”
Words on screen	Any group size from 1 to 16	“Two words at a time.”
Case	Sentence case or all caps	“All caps.”
Colors	Text, highlight, outline and box color, any hex value	“White text, green highlight, thin black outline.”
Animation	None, fade, pop, slide up, punch, blur in, whip, flash, rise, drop, elastic, bounce, swing, zoom blur	“Bounce each word in.”
Emphasis	Big, huge, accent, pop, box, serif, script, chrome, glow	“Make ‘free’ huge every time.”
Position	Bottom, middle or top, or a custom height	“Move them a little higher, clear of my face.”

Spelling fixes, such as “spell it ‘Valmera’”, keep their timing. You can also hide captions over a title or intro, and run a caption audit that checks timing and overlaps. See the captions docs for every option.

Which style should you use?

Fast, loud, entertainment: beast or one word at a time.
Talking-head education and business: the Hormozi-style recipe or podcast.
Interviews and podcasts: podcast, documentary or karaoke.
Tutorials and product videos: clean or the subtitle box.
Brands and premium content: elegant, editorial or luxe.

Whatever the style, keep two or three words on screen for vertical video, keep the text clear of the face and of the platform's own buttons, and watch the preview at phone size. To make a batch of shorts with one consistent style, use the AI clip maker. Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants can apply the same styles through the Valmera MCP server.

Limits

Captions are burned into the video. There's no SRT or VTT import or export and no custom font uploads, though 13 font families are bundled. English is the best-tested transcription language, so check names and specialist terms in the preview.

Frequently Asked Questions

Make Your Captions Look the Part

Name a style, get word-timed captions, export a full-quality MP4. Creating an account and uploading are free; editing requires a subscription.