How to use Add Text to Image
- Choose Photo and select an image, or choose Card and set its canvas size and background.
- Enter a caption, a date stamp or both, then choose their positions.
- Set the text sizes and colors, and add a caption panel when the background is busy.
- Select Add text, check the preview and download the copy.
Example: Add Text to Image
Add a white caption to the bottom center of a photo.
Options
- Position
- Nine anchors cover the corners, the edges and the center. The caption is centered on the anchor and held inside the margin, so the same setting works on a landscape and a portrait picture.
- Text size
- A share of the picture height, so one setting keeps its proportion on a small copy and a large one. A long caption shrinks below this value rather than running past the edge.
- Panel behind the text
- A dark or light see-through panel sits behind the whole caption. Pair a dark panel with light text and a light panel with dark text; the tool does not check the contrast for you.
- Margin
- The distance the caption keeps from the edge, measured against the shorter side. A small margin pushes the text toward the frame; a larger one gives the picture more room.
- Cards and entered dates
- Choose Card to create an image without a source photo, then choose its size and background. Date stamps use the date you enter and their own format, size, color and anchor. No capture date is read from metadata.
Supported inputs and limits
Where your input is processed
This tool processes your input in this browser. Your text and files are not uploaded to UseFreeTools. Check this tool's limits for anything it may save on your device.
Why the caption wraps instead of being cut off
The text is measured before it is drawn. Words are added to a line while the measured width stays inside the margin, then the next word starts a new line. If even the wrapped block is too wide, the whole font is scaled down once and the lines are rebuilt. That is why a short caption keeps the size you set while a paragraph of text shrinks to fit instead of disappearing past the edge.
What a caption costs the picture
The text covers whatever sits under it, so a bottom center caption on a portrait can hide a chin or a hand. A panel hides more, which is the trade for readability on a busy background. Checking the preview costs nothing, and moving the anchor is usually enough to keep the subject clear.
Questions about Add Text to Image
Can I move the caption after saving?
No. The text is drawn into the pixels, so the export is a flat picture with the caption baked in. Keep the original file and run the tool again with a different position if the first attempt does not sit well.
Why is the text smaller than the size I chose?
A line would have run past the margin, so the font was reduced until it fitted. A shorter caption or a smaller margin leaves more room for the chosen size.
Is the caption readable over any picture?
Not automatically. The tool draws the color and panel you choose but cannot judge the background. A dark see-through panel behind light text, or a light panel behind dark text, is the combination that travels best.
Can I add a caption to several pictures at once?
No, one picture per run, because the caption has to fit that picture's own height and margin. Run the next picture with the same settings; the form keeps them.
Does adding a caption change the picture size?
Photo mode keeps the source width and height. Card mode uses the canvas size you choose. Re-encoding can change the file size, which the result reports.