How to Translate TikTok Comments and Captions
The short answer: TikTok only offers “See translation” on some comments and languages. To translate everything, install Swift Translate (free) and drag its floating bubble over any comment or caption — it translates right on the screen. Our users translate 1.4 million TikTok texts a month this way.
Step by step
- Install Swift Translate and turn the main switch on.
- Open TikTok and go to the comments.
- Drag the floating bubble over a comment. The translation appears in place.
Captions and on-screen video text work the same way. So do bios and search results.
Posting a comment in another language
- Tap the comment box.
- Drag the bubble onto it.
- Type in your language — your comment is posted in the other language.
This is how you join a comment section under a Spanish, Korean, or Arabic video instead of just reading it.
Why the comment section is worth translating
TikTok pushes videos across borders, so the comments under any popular video are a mix of languages. The context, the jokes, and the backstory usually live in those comments. Translating them turns half-understood videos into whole ones.
Tip: videos with foreign text on screen
Many videos put the story in on-screen text rather than the caption. Pause the video and drag the bubble over the text — it translates like any other text.
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