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• Steps
• Advice
• Warning

This article will guide you on how to change the language of the text displayed on YouTube pages. Changing the language setting on a YouTube site won't change the language the user uses to enter data, such as when writing comments or describing a video. You cannot make this change from an app on your phone.

Steps

1. 

   Open YouTube. You will visit the website https://www.youtube.com/ from a browser on your computer. This will open the home page of the YouTube channel you're signed in to.
   • If you are not logged in, click on the word Sign in (Login) in the top right corner of the homepage, then enter your email address and password.

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   Click on the profile page icon. This icon is in the upper right corner of the YouTube channel home page. A drop-down menu will appear.

3. 

   Click Settings (Setting). This option is in the middle of the drop-down menu.
   • If you have an older version of YouTube, click the gear icon below your username.

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   Click Language (Language) in the drop-down box. This box is in the lower left corner of the YouTube page. A list of available languages ​​is displayed.

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   Choose a language. Click on the language you want to display on your YouTube site, this will refresh and convert all the displayed text to the language of your choice. advertisement

Advice

• If you're using the new desktop version of YouTube, you'll click an option Language (Language) (instead Settings (Settings)) at the bottom of the drop-down menu when clicking the profile icon and selecting a language.
• The YouTube mobile app uses the default language on your phone.

Warning

• You will not be able to change the language used for text input.