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Captions, subtitles & timed text · Core

Forced narrative subtitle

Also called: forced subtitle, FN

ELI5

A subtitle shown automatically for selected dialogue or text that the audience otherwise would not understand.

Used in conversation

“The localisation team needs to check the forced narrative subtitle before delivery.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Forced narrative subtitle” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.

Connected terms

  • SubtitleA forced narrative subtitle appears automatically for selected foreign or inaccessible speech; a normal subtitle track is generally user-selectable or language-wide.
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Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.