Text effect generator
Five text effects on your own words — 3D block, neon, chrome, retro long shadow, outline echo — as a PNG, free.
Type your own words; the picture follows as you type.
Settings
opens this effect as a ready document in the editor, every step editable
Nothing is uploaded: the picture is made in this browser tab.
How to use the text effect generator
Type your words
One to six lines; the text is set as large as it fits. All the fonts have Latin and Cyrillic.
Pick an effect and a colour
3D block extrudes the letters; Neon makes them glow (best on a dark background); Chrome reflects a sky and a horizon; Retro casts a long shadow; Outline leaves hollow letters with echoes.
Download the PNG
Choose Transparent to put the words over your own picture. The PNG is 3200 × 1800 px.
Made in Paletoo with the same effect
Real designs from our Learn guides. Open a guide to see how each one was made.
A podcast post: the big 83% puffed into soft, rounded figures over the dark, blurred photo.
A coffee roaster’s post: the big 48 poured in liquid chrome on the dark brown ground above the coffee beans.
A festival farewell post: “See you on the floor.” cut out of the disco-ball photo with a light band of paper.
Questions
Can I use these text effects commercially?
Yes. The picture is yours, and every font offered here is under the SIL Open Font License, which allows commercial use of what you make with it.
How do I put the text over a photo?
Download with a transparent background and place the PNG on your photo in any app. Or open Paletoo: there the effect stays live on an editable text layer, so you can still fix a typo.
Why does the font change a moment after I pick it?
A font is fetched only when you pick it, so the page stays light. It takes a moment the first time; until then you see the text in Inter.
Is it free? Is there a watermark?
Yes, it is free, and the PNG has no watermark. You do not need an account either.
Does anything I type leave my browser?
No. The words are drawn by your browser on your device; nothing is sent anywhere.
Are there more effects?
In Paletoo, yes: clay 3D, liquid chrome, knockout, text on a path or a mesh, and every one of them can be combined and animated. Use «Open in Paletoo for more».
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