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Add Text to Image

Put styled text anywhere on a photo.

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Drop an image here, or click to choose one

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Quick Tool Overview

Add Text to Image leads with the controls that actually decide whether text on a photograph works: an outline, a drop shadow and a semi-transparent plate, any of which keeps white text readable over a light sky. Font, size as a percentage, colour, alignment, line spacing and free drag positioning follow.

What it does
Draws styled text onto an image
You give it
An image and some words
You get back
The image with the text baked in
Best for
Captions, headers, labels and social posts
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About the Add Text to Image

Text on a photograph fails for one reason more than any other: it is placed over a busy area and becomes unreadable. Everything else is a detail.

The controls that fix that are the ones this leads with — an outline, a drop shadow and a semi-transparent plate behind the text, any of which will make white text hold up over a light sky. Beyond that there is font, weight, size as a percentage of the image, colour, alignment, line spacing and free positioning by drag. Multiple lines are supported, and everything previews live so the readability problem is visible before you download.

Key features of the Add Text to Image

Readability first

Outline, shadow and plate are the primary controls, because unreadable text is the failure mode this tool exists to avoid.

Size as a percentage

Text scales with the image, so the same setting looks right on a thumbnail and a full-resolution photo.

Multiple lines

Line breaks are respected and line spacing is adjustable, so a block of text sits the way you want it.

Drag to position

Place the text by eye anywhere on the image rather than choosing from nine fixed positions.

System fonts only

No font files are downloaded, which keeps the page fast and means it still works offline.

How to use the Add Text to Image

  1. 1

    Load the image

    Any photo or graphic.

  2. 2

    Type your text

    Multiple lines are fine. Size is a percentage, so it scales with the image.

  3. 3

    Make it readable

    Add an outline, a shadow or a plate behind the text if it sits over a busy area.

  4. 4

    Drag it into place

    Position it by eye, then download.

Frequently asked questions

Use an outline or a drop shadow, or put a semi-transparent plate behind it. White text with a thin dark outline is readable over almost anything.

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