With YouTube video language settings, there are a few options. You can either change the default YouTube website language, or you can change the language of your video uploads. To proceed, select the option you’re looking for below, and follow the steps to change the settings.
Change the YouTube website language
This section shows you how to change the default language of your YouTube channel.
Change the YouTube website language.
Change the YouTube video language in a video you’re uploading to YouTube.
Editing the language on a video you uploaded.
On the YouTube home screen, click your YouTube channel picture (A).
About halfway down, click Language (B).
Click your preferred language.
Change the YouTube video language in a video you’re uploading to YouTube
This section shows you how to change the language of your uploaded YouTube videos. For help with uploading a video, see: How to upload a video to YouTube.
By default, YouTube videos are displayed in the language of the user who uploaded them. You cannot change the language of the YouTube videos that others have uploaded.
On the YouTube home screen, click Create (A).
Click Upload video (B).
Select the video you want to upload from your computer.
Scroll down and click More options.
Scroll down, and under Language, subtitles, and closed captions(CC), click the down arrow next to Video language.
Click your preferred language.
Finish the other steps necessary for uploading the video, then click Next.
Once finished, click upload.
Editing the language on a video you uploaded
If you made a mistake when you first uploaded a video, you could also change the language by editing it.
On the YouTube home screen, click your channel picture (A).
Click Your channel (B).
Click Videos, then click the video you want to edit.
Pause the video if it starts playing. Under the video screen, click Edit video.
On the Video details screen, scroll down and click Show more.
Scroll down, and under Language, subtitles, and closed captions(CC), click the down arrow next to Video language.
Choose the language you prefer.
Once you’re satisfied with the changes, click Save at the top of the screen.
Related information
- How to create a YouTube account.
- How to start a YouTube channel.
- How to add music to a YouTube video.
- How to upload a video to YouTube.
- How to add or change a thumbnail on a YouTube video.
- How to delete a YouTube video.
- How to download or save a YouTube video to my computer.
- How to remove recommended videos and channels from YouTube.
- Why can’t I comment on YouTube videos?
- See the YouTube definition for further information and related links.
- YouTube help and support.
