# Margins, Alignment, and Positioning

It's not just about how each of the letters and lines look, but a major part of how subtitles can look good and be readable is how the subtitles are framed within the video. Specifically, the margins, alignment, and positioning of the subtitles.

<p class="callout info"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">For general and basic typesetting advice, we recommend lyger's </span>[Subtitling Guide](https://lyger.github.io/scripts/guides/subtitling.html).</p>

#### Margins

The Left and Right margin should at least be 60 (Standard is 150)

- It shouldn’t be anywhere near the edge of the screen.
- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It should always be </span>**near the center**.

Vertical margin should at least be 80 (Standard is 100).

<p class="callout danger"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The position of the subtitles should </span>**NOT**<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> be </span>**touching the YouTube player bar**.</p>

<p class="callout danger"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It shouldn’t be able to </span>**cover more than the chin of the talent**.</p>

#### Alignment

- `<span class="editor-theme-code">an2</span>`<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> for general subtitles.</span>
- `<span class="editor-theme-code">an5</span>`<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> for tag manipulation and animations.</span>
- an7 for drawings.

#### Positions

The positions are dependent on what you are subbing.

- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If the video is a </span>**Free Talk or Story Telling**, it should be centralized on either the center of the screen or where the talent is.
- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If the video is a </span>**game-play**, it should be centralized on the gameplay and avoiding GUIs and Menus.<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>
- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The consensus is it should be over </span>**where the audience will be looking**.

These are common examples of where subtitles should go.

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#### Collabs

**Define their positions**. If one goes on top of the other, that one should always be on top and vice versa.

If there is a line break, put the top’s position to the one below.

- If the top speaks earlier and has a line break but the bottom also speaks later on, keep the top’s original position.