Text on image
Top and bottom text, meme style.
Free tool · on your device
GUIDE · PHOTOS AND IMAGES
How to add text to a photo
Open the free Text on image tool, choose your photo and type the top and bottom text; set font, size, colour and outline and download the image. If you want decorative lettering, the Text effects App creates it with AI.
Open Text on imageFree with an account, no subscription or watermark. Your files never leave your device.
STEP BY STEP
5 steps
Choose a photo
A JPG, PNG or WebP.
Type and adjust
Top and bottom text, font, size, colour and outline. Long text wraps onto several lines by itself.
Download
Press “Add text” and download the image at the original size.
Text effects?
For fire, neon or gold lettering, the Text effects App generates it with AI (it uses credits).
TOOLS IN THIS GUIDE
What you will use
Text effects
A word made of flowers, fire, gold, balloons or neon.
App · uses credits to generate
TIPS
To get it right
Tip 1
White with a black outline reads on almost any photo.
Tip 2
Few words: a meme should land in a second.
Tip 3
Only use photos that are yours or that you may share.
Text on a photo: common questions
Can I make memes?
Yes. Top and bottom text with an outline is the classic meme style.
Does the photo lose quality?
It downloads at the same size as the original.
Which fonts are there?
Your device’s system fonts, so nothing is downloaded. For decorative lettering, use the Text effects App.
Is it free?
Yes. The free tools in this guide run in your browser and add no watermark. Tools that create files come with 30 welcome uses on a free account, then cost 1 credit per use; tools that show the result on screen have no usage cap. You can try them before signing up; to download the result or keep using them we ask for a free account, with no subscription. The AI Apps it mentions do use credits to generate, and Free includes no credits.