A lower third is the strip at the bottom of a news video: a red Breaking News label, the headline, and sometimes a small ticker underneath. It tells the viewer what the story is in one glance, even with the sound off. That is exactly how most people watch Facebook and TikTok.
With the Breaking News Lower Third Maker you can build one in under a minute, in Urdu or English, and download it as a transparent PNG that lines up perfectly with a full HD video.
What you can change
- Label – BREAKING NEWS, LIVE, URGENT, or anything you like.
- Headline – Urdu is detected automatically. The whole strip flips to right-to-left and uses a Nastaliq font.
- Bottom ticker – an optional thin line for your channel name or a second fact.
- Five styles – classic red and white, blue, Motion Mistry cyan, yellow and black, and dark glass.
- Two canvas sizes – 1920×1080 for YouTube and 1080×1920 for Reels, TikTok and Shorts.
- LIVE badge – switch it on or off.
How to make your lower third
- Open the Lower Third Maker.
- Type the label and the headline. Keep the headline under about 60 characters so the text stays large.
- Pick a style that matches your channel colours.
- Choose 1920×1080 for a landscape video or 1080×1920 for vertical.
- Click Download PNG.
Adding it to your video
Put the PNG on the top track above your footage. Because the canvas is exactly the size of your video and the rest of the image is transparent, the strip lands in the right place without any moving or scaling.
To make it feel like TV, animate it in:
- Premiere Pro / CapCut: add a short slide-up or wipe transition at the start.
- After Effects: animate Position from below the frame with Easy Ease, or apply a Linear Wipe from left to right over 10–12 frames.
Want a ready-made animated version? Our HTML & CSS news animations include a sliding lower third and a scrolling ticker you can record or use in OBS.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Putting the lower third over faces or the subject’s mouth. Keep important action in the top two-thirds of the frame.
- Leaving it on screen for the whole video. Show it for 5–8 seconds when a new story or speaker begins.
- Using too many colours. One strong accent colour reads better than three.
Pair your lower third with a leader cut-out from our World Leaders PNG collection and a flag from the Flag PNG library for a complete news frame.