Add watermarks to images online

A tiled text watermark repeats a short line across the image instead of placing it in one corner. This makes the label visible over light, dark, and detailed areas. It works well for a client name, a draft notice, a usage restriction, a brand, or a simple copyright line. Keep the wording short enough to remain readable at the size you choose.

This homepage editor is specifically for one image and one text layer. If you need to add a logo watermark to an image, use the logo tool instead. To apply the same text to a group of files, open the batch watermark tool. Choosing the page that matches the task gives you the relevant controls without implying that every editor supports every watermark type.

Start by choosing a JPG, PNG, or WebP image from your device. Enter the wording you want to show, then adjust the font, color, size, opacity, and angle. Use the density controls to change the horizontal and vertical gaps between repeated lines, and switch the staggered arrangement on or off. The preview updates so you can judge contrast and coverage before creating a file.

Check both the watermark and the underlying photo at normal viewing size. A label that looks subtle in a small preview may be hard to read later, while a very opaque label can hide important detail. When the balance is right, generate the result and download it. The export keeps the original pixel dimensions, although browser re-encoding can change file size or image quality.

A visible watermark can identify the source of a product preview, mark a design as a draft, name the person allowed to use a copy, or show a copyright notice on a photo. It can also discourage casual reposting because removing a repeated label takes more work than cropping a small corner mark. For a photographer-specific notice with a year or filename, the photo copyright watermark tool offers controls designed for that task.

A watermark is a communication layer, not a technical lock. Someone can still edit, cover, crop, or recreate an image. It does not register copyright, prove ownership by itself, or guarantee that a file will not be reused. Keep an original copy and use the distribution, contractual, or reporting measures appropriate to your situation.

The editor accepts JPG or JPEG, PNG, and WebP files up to 25 MB. You can export as JPG, PNG, or WebP, or ask the tool to match the original format. Matching the format does not mean the file is copied byte for byte: the image is drawn to a browser canvas and encoded again. Exports therefore usually lose EXIF and other embedded metadata, and compression can affect quality or file size.

The selected image, the text you enter, the preview, and the generated image are handled in your browser and are not uploaded to our servers. That statement applies to watermark processing. Like most websites, the site may still process ordinary visit, analytics, consent, or advertising data as described in its privacy and cookie pages. No account is needed to use the public watermark tools.