About the Text to Image Generator
A picture of text is useful when you want words to look the same everywhere: a quote for social media, a headline for a thumbnail, a sign for a printout, a banner for a presentation or a placeholder image. This generator draws your text onto a coloured background and gives you a PNG or JPG. Pick a size from square posts and stories to wide banners and link cards, or let the picture fit the text. Choose a font style, size, bold or italic, alignment and colours, or switch to a transparent background to place the text over another picture. Everything is drawn in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
Updated October 2026
How to use the Text to Image Generator
- 1Type or paste your text.
- 2Choose a picture size such as square, story, wide or link card.
- 3Pick the font, size, colours and alignment.
- 4Check the preview.
- 5Press Download PNG or Download JPG.
Tips for readable text images
- Use strong contrast between text and background.
- Keep to one or two short messages per picture.
- Leave a margin so text is not cut off in feeds.
- Use a large font, since it will be seen on a phone.
- Choose bold for headlines and regular for body text.
Choosing a size
Square pictures suit most feeds and chats. Vertical 1080 by 1920 fills a phone screen in stories and reels. Wide 1920 by 1080 matches video thumbnails and slides, and 1200 by 630 is the usual size for the preview card of a shared link. The auto option grows the picture to fit the text, which suits long quotes you plan to share as they are.
A good way to start is to pick a short sentence, choose the square size, a bold sans-serif font at around 72 pixels, white text and a deep blue or dark background. Then adjust the padding until the text sits comfortably in the frame, and try the centre and left alignments to see which feels better. For longer passages, use the auto height option, a smaller font and left alignment, which is easier to read than centred paragraphs.
Accessibility and copyright
Text in a picture cannot be read by screen readers, so add the same words as a caption or alt text when you post it. Quotes are often protected by copyright, so share your own words or quotes from sources that allow reuse, and credit the author. Use colours with enough contrast: dark text on a light background, or white on a deep colour, is easiest to read.
Related tools
The Add Text to Image tool puts words onto your own photo, the Meme Generator adds captions, the Fancy Text Generator makes stylised text to copy, and the Image Resizer sets exact sizes.
Features
- Presets for posts, stories and banners
- Four font styles
- Bold, italic and alignment
- Text and background colours
- Transparent PNG option
- Private: drawn on your device
Frequently asked questions
How do I turn text into an image?
Type your text, choose a size and colours, and press Download. The tool draws the text on a canvas and saves it as a picture.
What sizes are available?
Square 1080 by 1080 for feeds, 1080 by 1920 for stories and reels, 1920 by 1080 for wide banners, 1200 by 630 for link cards, and an auto height option that fits the text.
Can I get a transparent background?
Yes. Tick Transparent background and download the PNG. The text appears over a checkerboard in the preview, and the saved file has no background, so you can place it on other pictures. JPG does not support transparency.
Which fonts can I use?
Four styles built on fonts already on your device: a clean sans-serif, a serif, a monospace and a handwriting style. Exact letter shapes vary slightly between phones and computers.
Why does my text look smaller than expected?
The picture is large, such as 1080 pixels wide, so the preview is scaled down to fit your screen. Increase the font size, or choose a smaller picture size, to make the text fill more of the frame.
Is there a limit on the text length?
The picture can be up to 8,000 pixels tall. If the text is too long for the size and font you chose, the tool tells you to lower the font size or choose a taller shape.