Add text to a photo

Sign in with Google, upload the photo and open it in Add text. Type the words, then say where they go in plain words, such as on the blank sign or behind the person, and describe a look if you have one in mind. Choose Standard or High quality, add the text, and compare the result with your original before you download it.

Yes. Say so in the place, for example behind the cat or behind the mountain, and the words are drawn in the background with the subject in front of them. This works best when the subject has a clear outline against a simple background, such as a sky, a wall or a studio backdrop. Check the edges around hair and fur before you use the result.

That is the aim. The words are drawn into the scene rather than pasted on top, so they follow the surface, its angle, its light and its texture: a sign looks printed, paint follows the bricks and neon glows. Results can vary, so check every letter before you download. Use it on photos and designs you have the right to change, never to fake what a photo shows.

Adding text is a normal edit: 1 credit for Standard or 2 credits for High quality at 1K. With a plan, a 2K edit uses 2 credits or 5 credits and a 4K edit 3 credits or 7 credits. Every account includes one free Standard edit with a watermark. Plans cost $9, $29 or $49 a month for 10, 35 or 60 credits, so you can choose how many images you edit each month.

Describe the look in your own words, such as white brush script, navy varsity letters or pink neon, and the text is drawn in that style. You cannot choose an exact font file. When you leave the look empty, a style that suits the place is chosen for you. High quality suits detailed lettering and busy scenes, where more of the picture has to match.

Upload a PNG, JPG or WebP image up to 14 MiB after signing in with Google; the result downloads as a PNG. Your images are private to your account. My images keeps each original together with its result, so you can come back to them, compare them or download them again later.