How to change language on YouTube video

Last Updated: 22nd April, 2020 10:45 IST

How to change language in Youtube? Here everything you need to know to change the language in Youtube app, website, mobile site and more. Read more to find out.

Youtube is one of the most used apps across the globe, which has tremendous content in all genres. People love this website for its simple and easy to use interface which allows them to learn new things, make their own videos and more. As the internet is growing, users are shifting to YouTube to use its incredible reach. However, many want to use it in their preferred language. Youtube website comes in more than 76 languages. If you want the mode of language changed as per your preference, here is how to change language in Youtube-

How to change language on Youtube on the web?

How to change youtube language when you are Signed In?

To change the language when you are signed in, follow these steps:

• Open YouTube in your browser.
• Click on the profile picture icon at the top-right corner. From the menu, select Language from the drop-down list.
• Select the language of your choice.

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How to change youtube language when you are Signed Out?

If you are not signed in to YouTube on your PC, follow these steps to change the language:

• Open the YouTube website.
• Tap on the three-dot icon at the top-right corner and select Language from the menu (the second option from the top).
• Then select the language that you want to use.

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How to change language in Youtube on the mobile site?

The Youtube mobile website will generally be available in English. However, sometimes when using the mobile website by clicking on social media links or external links, the language may differ. Use this method to change Youtube language as per your preference. 

• On the YouTube mobile website, tap the three-dot icon at the top-right corner. From the pop-up menu, select Settings.
• You will find two "Three Dot" icons in the YouTube mobile site. The top one is of the browser and the bottom one belongs to YouTube. Make sure to tap on the bottom one.
• On the next screen, tap on Language. Then choose the language.

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How to change the language in Youtube app?

To change the text language on YouTube mobile apps, a person needs to change the device language as there is no dedicated option for that on the mobile app. Many apps such as Youtube follow the language of the smartphone and the language depends on the device's language. If you want to change the language of your device, here is how to do it

Change Device Language in Android

• Open device Settings and go to System.
• Tap on Languages & input followed by Languages.
• Select the language of your choice and make sure to keep it at the top position.

Change Device Language on iPhone and iPad

• Open device Settings on your iPhone or iPad and tap on General.
• Tap on Language & region. Then select Device language.
• Finally, select the language of your choice and confirm the selection on the pop up that appears.

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This wikiHow teaches you how to change the language in which YouTube displays site text. Changing the YouTube language will not alter user-entered text, such as comments or video descriptions. You cannot change your YouTube language settings in the mobile app.

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   Open YouTube. Go to https://www.youtube.com/ in your preferred web browser. This will open your YouTube home page if you're already signed in.

   • If you aren't signed in, click Sign in in the top-right corner of the page, then enter your email address and password.

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   Click your profile icon. It's in the top-right corner of the YouTube home page. A drop-down menu will appear.

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   Click Settings. This option is about halfway down the drop-down menu.

   • If you're using classic YouTube, click instead the gear-shaped icon below your name.

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   Click the Language drop-down box. It's in the bottom-left side of the YouTube page. This will prompt a list of all available languages to appear.

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   Select a language. Click the language you want to use with YouTube. Doing so will refresh the page and apply your selected language to all site text.

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  I changed my language and it took me to a blank page. Nothing is happening. What happened?

  

  It may have just glitched out, try to refresh the page. If you can't, check your anti-virus software (if you don't have one, get one ASAP because this might be a symptom of a virus). It could be possible it's just lagging though, if refreshing doesn't help, close out the page (and any others you may have open) and start over.

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  How do I change my YouTube settings to English?

  

  Click Choose Your Language. Then you should refresh the page.

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  YouTube switched from English to Spanish, why?

  

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  You may have changed the language. Check to see if you did this first. If you didn't change the language earlier, try going on the support page.

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• If you're using the new version of YouTube on desktop, you can click Language (instead of Settings) at the bottom of the profile drop-down menu and then select a language from there.

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• The YouTube mobile app uses your mobile device's default language.

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• You can't change user-entered text's language.

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1. Go to https://www.youtube.com/
2. Click your profile icon.
3. Click Settings or the gear icon.
4. Click Language.
5. Click a new language.

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