Place text behind the subject of an image using AI segmentation. Free online tool for the trending text-behind-subject effect — no signup, no watermarks.
Place text behind the subject of your image using AI background removal. Drag the text to position it.
Drop your image here
Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF · 50MB max
Center · or drag on image
AI extracts the subject on upload for live preview. Adjust text, font, size, color, and position — then download the final result. First use may be slower as the model loads.
Create the trending 'text behind subject' effect — large display text that appears to sit behind the person, animal, or object in your photo. The tool uses on-device AI to separate the subject from the background, lets you type custom text and choose font, size, color, opacity, and position, then layers the result so the subject covers part of the text exactly where it overlaps. The whole pipeline runs in your browser; the photo is never uploaded. Useful for social-media posts, podcast cover art, magazine-style title graphics, YouTube thumbnails, event invites, and anywhere a strong visual headline needs to feel embedded in the photo rather than pasted on top of it.
Use the text-behind effect when you want a dramatic, magazine-style headline integrated into a photo — concert posters, podcast episode art, social media reveal posts, portfolio hero shots. The effect works best when the subject is clearly defined against a less-busy background and the photo has open space around the subject for the text to live. It works less well on group shots, busy backgrounds, or photos where the subject takes up the entire frame — in those cases there's no room for text to make a visual statement.
Upload your photo
Drop a single photo with a clear subject. Portraits, product shots, and pet photos with some background space all work well.
Wait for AI segmentation
The same on-device model used for background removal isolates your subject. Processing takes a few seconds on a laptop, longer on a phone.
Add and style your text
Type your text, pick a font, set size, color, opacity, and position. Heavy display fonts (Anton, Bebas, Oswald) read best for this style. Place the text so it overlaps the subject in 30-50% of its area for the effect to feel intentional.
Export the composite
Download as PNG (preserves any transparent areas) or JPEG (for direct social-media upload). The original is untouched.
Your images are processed entirely in your browser. They are never uploaded to any server. Once you close the tab, all data is gone. No tracking, no storage, no cookies for your files.
The tool uses AI segmentation to separate the foreground subject from the background. Text is rendered on the background layer, the subject is composited on top, and the result looks like the text is sitting behind the subject in 3D space.
No. The AI segmentation runs in your browser via WebAssembly. Photos never leave your device.
The tool offers a curated set of display-friendly fonts. Bold, condensed sans-serifs (Anton, Bebas Neue, Oswald) are pre-loaded because they produce the most impactful results.
This happens when the AI segmentation misses small areas of the subject — usually edges of hair or fine details. Use the Remove Background tool with manual refinement first, then composite text behind the cleaned cutout for a perfect result.
Yes. The segmentation model handles people, animals, vehicles, products, and most clearly-defined objects. It struggles with abstract or low-contrast subjects.
PNG preserves any transparent areas and produces lossless quality. JPEG is fine for direct social media upload at quality 90 or higher and is roughly half the file size.