{"id":721,"date":"2021-11-20T18:54:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T18:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/knowledge-base\/kb\/how-to-enable-and-select-subtitles-for-videos-in-kodi\/"},"modified":"2021-11-21T12:55:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T12:55:31","password":"","slug":"how-to-enable-and-select-subtitles-for-videos-in-kodi","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/article\/how-to-enable-and-select-subtitles-for-videos-in-kodi\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable and select Subtitles for Videos in Kodi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-redactor=\"1\">Please open Kodi, and follow these steps:<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">System (click the menu entry please)&gt;Video&gt;Subtitles<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">On some skins you may need to click on Settings, or Power\/Exit\/Quit then Settings.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">Make sure subtitles are enabled, and also make sure &#8220;Languages to download subtitles for&#8221; only has English entered there. 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