How to add text to an image
- Select Choose file and open your photo.
- Type your words in the Text box. The preview updates as you type.
- Drag the text to the right place, or focus the preview and use the arrow keys.
- Pick a font, size, text colour and outline. The outline keeps text readable on busy pictures.
- Select Add text if you need another caption, then select Create image and Download.
Memes, captions and labels
The default style is white text with a black outline in the Impact font, the classic meme look. Switch to a serif font for a quote, a monospace font for a code-style label, or remove the outline for clean text on a plain background. Each piece of text has its own font, size and colour, so you can combine a large title with a small credit line.
How the preview matches the result
The preview and the saved file use the same drawing code, with positions stored in the pixels of your original photo. What you see is what you get, and a large photo is not shrunk when you save it. JPG, PNG and WebP photos keep their format. Other inputs, such as AVIF, are saved as PNG.
Keyboard use
The preview can be focused with the Tab key. The arrow keys move the selected text one step, and Shift with an arrow moves it ten steps. All text settings are normal form fields, so the whole tool works without a mouse.
Tips
- Use a larger size on big photos. The size is in pixels of the original image.
- Put a signature or a website in the corner with add watermark.
- Crop first with the crop tool so the text lands where you want it.
- Build a social post by placing the result in a collage.
- Make a round avatar with circle crop.
Everything happens on your device. Your photos and your text are never uploaded.