Add a watermark to an image
Stamp text onto the image with the position, size, colour and opacity under your control. Photographers use it for attribution; everyone else uses it to mark a proof or a draft.
How to add a watermark to an image
- 1Drop in the image and type your textThe preview updates as you type.
- 2Position and style itChoose a corner or the centre, then set size, colour and opacity. Lower opacity is less intrusive and easier to crop away.
- 3DownloadThe text is drawn into the pixels of the exported image.
Questions
Is my image uploaded anywhere?
No. The image is read by your browser and processed on a canvas in the page. It never reaches a server, so nothing is uploaded and no copy is kept anywhere.
Can someone remove the watermark?
A corner mark can be cropped off and a faint one can be painted out by anyone patient. A watermark deters casual reuse and identifies the source; it is not copy protection.
Can I use my logo instead of text?
This tool draws text only. For a logo, composite it in an image editor.
Where should I put it?
A corner is unobtrusive and easy to crop out. Across the middle at low opacity is hard to remove and hard to ignore. Which you want depends on whether the image is a proof or a portfolio piece.