# Adding Real-Time Text Overlays in Video SDK for React Native

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/adding-real-time-text-overlays-in-video-sdk-for-react-native/116664>\
**Category:** Video SDK\
**Tags:** video-sdk\
**Created:** [August 30, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/adding-real-time-text-overlays-in-video-sdk-for-react-native/116664 "2024-08-30T11:31:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![alfonsoalejandro023](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/alfonsoalejandro023/32/62918_2.png) [@alfonsoalejandro023](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/alfonsoalejandro023)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/adding-real-time-text-overlays-in-video-sdk-for-react-native/116664/1 "2024-08-30T11:31:05Z")

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I’m trying out the Video SDK for React Native to see if it works for what I need. I’m specifically looking to add text overlays to videos. My idea is to translate sign language into text and then show that text as subtitles in real-time.

Does the SDK support this? If it does, any tips on how to get started would be really helpful.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ekaansh.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/ekaansh.zoom/32/55004_2.png) [@ekaansh.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/ekaansh.zoom)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/adding-real-time-text-overlays-in-video-sdk-for-react-native/116664/2 "2024-09-03T15:00:30Z")

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Hi @alfonsoalejandro023

You can overlay text over the VideoView like so:

```auto
        <View>
          <ZoomView
            style={{ width: '100%', position: 'relative', alignSelf: 'center', height: '100%', flex: 1, justifyContent: 'center' }}
            userId={user.userId}
            fullScreen
            videoAspect={VideoAspect.PanAndScan}
          />
          <Text style={{ zIndex: 100, position: 'absolute', bottom: 0, left: 0, color: 'white', fontSize: 20 }}>YOUR TEXT HERE</Text>
        </View>

```

Building the actual feature detection pipeline from video data will be a much more involved process.