Fact · Transcription
SRT timecodes use a comma, not a period, to separate the seconds from the milliseconds.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“The comma (,) is used for the decimal separator between seconds and milliseconds.”
SubRip (Wikipedia), Wikipedia, n.d., Format.
Open the original- What it measures
- An SRT timecode looks like 00:00:01,500, and the matching WebVTT timecode uses a period: 00:00:01.500.
- What it does not show
- A file with a period in an SRT timecode may fail in a strict parser, so check the separator when converting.