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YouTube: larger captions

Enlarges the on-video captions and gives them a clearer backdrop so they are easier to read.

Code to copy

/* Make on-video captions larger with a readable backdrop */
.ytp-caption-segment {
  font-size: 1.15em !important;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.78) !important;
  line-height: 1.4 !important;
}
.caption-window { bottom: 8% !important; }

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