Free Online Add Text to Image
Write captions, memes, and labels directly onto an image.
A thin dark stroke keeps light text readable on busy backgrounds.
Long paragraphs wrap automatically inside a small margin. Press Enter to force a line break. Text is drawn at the full image resolution, so it stays sharp when you download.
About the Add Text to Image Tool
This free tool puts readable text directly onto a photo. Use it to add a caption to a travel picture, label a product photo, create a simple quote image, or place a title on a presentation slide. Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP image, type your message, and choose a font, size, color, and outline. You can align the text to the left, center, or right and place it at the top, middle, or bottom of the image. Long text wraps automatically, and the Enter key creates a manual line break. The preview is rendered on a canvas at the original image resolution, so the downloaded file is sharp and matches what you see.
Making text readable
Light text on a light background is difficult to read, and dark text can disappear into shadows. The stroke setting draws an outline around every letter, which is the simplest way to keep text legible over a busy photo. A stroke of two to six pixels in a contrasting color works well for most images. Larger font sizes need a wider stroke to look balanced, while small captions look better with a thin or zero stroke. White text with a black outline is a reliable combination for almost any background.
Positioning and line breaks
The alignment control decides where each line starts, and the vertical position control decides where the text block sits within the image. Center alignment with the middle position produces a balanced title card, while left alignment at the top is better for captions that read like a document. Press Enter to split text into separate lines, or let the tool wrap a long sentence automatically. Empty lines are preserved, so you can add spacing between a heading and a subtitle.
Frequently asked questions
Can I move the text with the mouse?
Not in this version. Use the alignment and vertical position controls to place the text block, and adjust the font size or line breaks to fine-tune the layout.
Will the text stay sharp when printed?
Yes. The text is rendered at the image's native pixel dimensions rather than on the scaled preview. Printing quality then depends on the resolution of the original photo and the print size.
Does adding text change the image resolution?
No. The output canvas uses the same width and height as the source image. Only the pixels covered by the text are changed, and the chosen format controls the final file size.