# Dense text stacked on a 6-10 second clip

A family and pets format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/family-and-pets/dense-text-stacked-on-a-6-10-second-clip

Fit a whole list of facts, phrases or riddles on screen over a short, looping B-roll clip. It worked for 4 accounts, with a median of 9x their usual reach. Type: Editing trick. Seen as: Video, Talking head.

## Why it works

The text can't be read in one pass, so viewers pause, loop or save, which boosts replays.

## How to make it

1. Pick a 6-10 second looping clip
2. Stack the whole list in text on screen
3. Keep the title short and on top

## Hook formula

[Number] [phrases/facts/questions] to [outcome for your kids]

## Examples

- @motherhood.and.montessori (766K followers, Instagram video): 30x their usual views. Hook: “10 SILLY QUESTIONS TO STUMP YOUR KIDS” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Desq_BGRml8/)
- @the.presentdad (4K followers, TikTok talking head): 31x their usual views. Hook: “POV It’s 2:36 AM. My son has been awake for an hour.” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@the.presentdad/video/7702355959791832334)
- @readysetparent (875K followers, Instagram video): 9.0x their usual views. Hook: “8 Shocking Facts To Remember When Raising Boys” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Des2NkXIU6k/)
- @nikkaloola (40K followers, TikTok video): 7.2x their usual views. Hook: “Being a parent is feeling morally superior for chopping fresh veggies for dinner, followed by immediate guilt for wasting $10 of fresh...” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@nikkaloola/video/7696796377791106311)

More family and pets formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/family-and-pets.md

## Get the full library

The full library has every post, format and hook in family and pets, plus long-running Meta ads, and your AI agent can search it over MCP. The library comes with Volume Core and Pro, from $29.99 a month, and every plan starts with a 3-day free trial. Start a free trial: https://tryvolume.app/library

Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Family and pets")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Family and pets")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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