How to Add Text on Top of an Image in WordPress

How to Add Text on Top of an Image in WordPress

Adding text on top of an image allows you to overlay text directly on top of visuals. This feature can enhance the appeal of your posts and pages by combining texts and images to convey messages in easily digestible ways.

There are numerous use cases where you can use this feature. For example, travel photographs, banners, call-to-actions, portfolios, captions to particular locations, etc. In this post, we’ll show you how to add text on top of an image in WordPress.

How to Add Text on Top of an Image in WordPress

Ajouter le Bloc d'images to the editor. This is a default block you will find in the block library.

Add the Image Block to the editor

This will allow you to add an image to the editor. You can do it from your local drive or from the media library.

Add an image to the editor from your local drive or from the media library

Go to the toolbar and cliquer les Add text over image feature.

Select the add text over an image feature

You’ll get the option write your desired text on the image. Write as you want.

Add text on top of an image in WordPress

Once the text is added, you can change its alignment and stylization. Hope you can do the rest yourself.

Set text alignment on an image in WordPress

Explore this post on how to align text in WordPress.

Closing Up!

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. But before we end, there are several points we want to remind you of. Prioritize readability when adding text over the image. Ensure the color of the text and image contrast each other so the text becomes readable.

Next, place the text in a suitable position over the image so it doesn’t obscure any important elements of the image. Finally, keep the text short and concise. Excessive text may overwhelm the readers.



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