# Muliple Same Language Subtitles

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/muliple-same-language-subtitles/148207>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [June 16, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/muliple-same-language-subtitles/148207 "2016-06-16T02:38:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![rrun4life66\_85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@rrun4life66\_85](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rrun4life66_85)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/muliple-same-language-subtitles/148207/1 "2016-06-16T02:38:31Z")

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Some of my video files I can have 3 English subtitles files, 1 labeled English (non-hearing impaired) + 1 labeled forced + 1 labeled SDH (hearing impaired). So I’m familiar the naming protocol of the files to match the video file.  
Ex:  
Movie File: movie.mkv  
Subtitle English #1: movie.eng.srt  
Subtitle English #2: movie.eng.forced.srt

My question is there a naming protocol for the file that plex will recognize a 3rd same language file for the hearing impaired.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/muliple-same-language-subtitles/148207/2 "2016-06-16T10:40:54Z")

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No, this is unfortunately not possible with “sidecar” subtitles.  
You can ‘mux in’ more subtitles if you use a flexible container format like MKV. Although Plex still cannot distinguish several same-language subtitles, so picking the [closed captions] version instead of the [full] version is still a challenge.

I make do by muxing them in in a standardized order.  
here is an old post with more detail [https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/comment/832981/#Comment\_832981](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/comment/832981/#Comment_832981)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/muliple-same-language-subtitles/148207/3 "2020-01-07T21:29:32Z")

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