Upload the social image
Choose the largest authorized source and select the intended destination crop.
Social image overlay
Add Text to a Social Media Image
Place a new announcement, caption or callout over an owned social graphic and compose it for square, portrait, story or landscape output.
Images stay in your browser. Translation sends only the active English text.
Three steps
How to add text to a social media image
Add a concise message
Create and style movable layers, keeping words clear of faces, products and likely interface overlays.
Preview and download
Inspect the design at small-screen size, then sign in to export PNG.
Workflow guide
Choose the right add text to a social media image workflow
Understand what the tool changes before you export the finished composition.
A social text-overlay editor
The tool adds new movable words above a feed, story or landscape image.
For creators and campaign teams
Use it for announcements, labels, short promotions and supporting context on owned content.
Compose for common aspect ratios
Choose 1:1, 4:5, 9:16, 16:9 or 1.91:1 and keep each layer in a relative canvas position.
Different from editing existing social text
This page creates new layers. Use the social editing page when old embedded copy must be replaced.
Replace social image text →Choose the destination first
Upload above, set the target crop and then position one short message for that layout.
Practical design checks
Respect interface safe areas
Keep important wording away from edges and regions commonly covered by platform controls.
Preview at phone size
A message that works on a large canvas may be too small or dense in a feed.
Verify promotional copy
Review dates, offers, claims and calls to action before publishing the exported image.
Related text tools
Edit Social Image Text
Replace a caption or CTA embedded in existing artwork.
Add a Caption
Follow a focused caption-placement workflow.
Add Text to Thumbnail
Build a creator cover headline instead of a general social post.
FAQ
Questions about add text to a social media image
Start with your image
Upload it, create and position the new text layer, then review the preview before export.
Open the text editor