iOS · iPhone & iPad

Add and Position Text Over Video in iMovie on iPhone or iPad

Source-checked About 10 minutes

Answer

Select a clip, choose Titles, edit the sample text, then move, resize, style and time it so it remains readable throughout the clip.

Guide steps5 steps
  1. Select the target clip
  2. Choose and edit a title
  3. Position and style it
  4. Control duration and contrast
  5. Verify the result
  6. If it still does not work

Select the target clip

Tap the video clip or photo in the timeline where the title should appear.

Choose and edit a title

Tap Titles, select a style, tap the sample text in the viewer, and enter the wording.

Position and style it

Drag the title, pinch to resize, and adjust font or color where the selected style permits.

Control duration and contrast

Split or trim the underlying clip to time the title and preview it over the brightest and darkest frames.

Verify the result

Preview every frame containing the title and exported draft, checking spelling, safe margins, contrast, timing, size, and readability on a phone.

Video walkthrough

If it does not work

  • If text clips or disappears, restore the title style, extend the underlying clip or split point, and keep the project copy rather than flattening text into source media.
Sources and verification

Checked against official documentation on . Scope: iPhone & iPad.

Reviewed against the linked first-party guidance; interface labels can vary by current app, service, or operating-system version.

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