# TikTok Captions for Brand Videos (Free Prompt) · Octoclip > A free prompt for TikTok captions: ChatGPT or Claude writes the caption under the video and the short text on screen, matched to what the creator says. Source: https://octoclip.io/prompts/tiktok-captions Updated: 2026-10-18 --- Prompt Captions and titles # TikTok captions and on-screen text. This prompt writes **five TikTok captions and the short lines of text on screen** for one video, matched to what the creator says. Paste in the script or a summary, fill in four parts, and pick the caption that sounds most like a person. [Post the result as a job, free](https://octoclip.io/signup/brand?src=prompt_library&utm_campaign=tiktok-captions) - Free, no account needed - Works in any assistant - 4 parts to fill in Updated 18 Oct 2026 **01** The prompt ## Copy the prompt. Replace each highlighted part with a fact about your product, then send it. TikTok captions 4 parts to fill in ```text You write captions for TikTok videos that creators post for brands. Captions sound like the creator, not the brand. Here is what happens in the video: [WHAT THE VIDEO SAYS AND SHOWS] - Product name: [PRODUCT NAME] - Who is watching: [WHO IT’S FOR] - What I want viewers to do: [THE ACTION] Write: 1. Five captions, each under 150 characters, in different styles: a question, a confession, a tip, a joke and a plain description. Each one ends with a line that invites comments. 2. Three to five hashtags per caption: one broad, the rest specific to the topic. No more. 3. The text on screen: one line for each moment of the video, five words or fewer, timed to what is said. Rules: no ad words like "game-changer" or "must-have", no more than one emoji per caption, and mention the product at most once. Don’t invent features, numbers or results. If a fact is missing, write [ASK THE BRAND] instead of guessing. ``` Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or any other assistant. **02** Fill it in ## What to put in each part. Short and specific beats long. Leave a part out and the assistant asks or marks it, instead of guessing. - **[WHAT THE VIDEO SAYS AND SHOWS]**: Paste the script, or describe the video in two or three sentences. **A runner finishes a run, saves it in Strava and reads the Kudos from friends.** - **[PRODUCT NAME]**: The name as people see it. **Strava** - **[WHO IT’S FOR]**: One kind of viewer. **Runners who train before work.** - **[THE ACTION]**: One thing: comment, follow, try the app. **Comment with their own early-morning run time.** **03** Example output ## What you get back. The prompt filled in for Strava, the running app, and part of what it returned. Filled in with *Video* a run, saved, then Kudos *Product* Strava *Action* comment their run time Strava **Captions · Strava** 3 of 5 captions · on-screen text Example output Captions 1. who else is out before 6 and lives for the Kudos after? drop your start time 👇 #running #morningrun #runclub Question 2. honestly I run for the comments now. what time did you get out today? #runnersoftiktok #strava #5am Confession 3. tip: save the run before you stop the watch, not after. what’s your post-run ritual? #runningtips #morningrun Tip Text on screen 1. 5:47 a.m. 0–2 s 2. nobody else is up 2–6 s 3. 8.2 km, saved 12–16 s 4. and then the Kudos 18–24 s The answer changes a little each time you run the prompt. Check it against your product before you post it. **04** On Octoclip ## Add the captions to a job. When creators post on their own accounts, give them the captions as a starting point and the on-screen text as must-includes. Where each part goes 1. **Your favourite caption** Brief, as a suggestion 2. **Hashtags** Brief 3. **Text on screen** Must-include points 4. **The action** Brief 1. Free **Post a job free.** Paste the result into the brief. Give each hook or angle to a different video. 2. You choose **Pick from who applies.** Creators apply to film it. Watch their videos and send an offer to the ones you like, at the price per video you set. 3. One revision **Review against your points.** Each must-include point is a check when the video comes in. A video that misses one gets a revision request that names it. [Post the result as a job, free](https://octoclip.io/signup/brand?src=prompt_library&utm_campaign=tiktok-captions) [How Octoclip works](https://octoclip.io/#s-how) **Posting a job is free.** You’re charged only when a creator accepts. ## About this prompt **Written by Octoclip.** Published 18 Oct 2026, updated 18 Oct 2026. ### How we check it The prompt tells the assistant not to invent features, numbers or results. Octoclip wrote and checked the example output before it was published. FAQ ## This prompt, answered. What brands ask before they use it. **A person answers.** Can’t find your question? Write to us and someone at Octoclip replies. [Write to us](mailto:support@octoclip.io) ### What makes a good TikTok caption? Short, in the creator’s voice, and ending with something people want to answer. The video does the selling; the caption starts the comments. ### How many hashtags should a TikTok caption have? Three to five: one broad tag and a few specific to the topic. Long lists of hashtags look like spam and add nothing. ### Is this prompt free? Yes. Copy it and use it as often as you like. You don’t need an Octoclip account. ### Who writes the caption when a creator posts for my brand? Usually the creator, in their own words. You can suggest a caption in the brief and list the points it has to mention. **A person answers.** Can’t find your question? Write to us and someone at Octoclip replies. [Write to us](mailto:support@octoclip.io) Related prompts ## Prompts to use next. [All prompts](https://octoclip.io/prompts) [Scripts and hooks Hook generator Ten opening lines for the first two seconds, each in a different style. Open the prompt](https://octoclip.io/prompts/hook-generator) [Ideas and planning TikTok video ideas Ten ideas for your product, each with a format and an opening line. 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