Text behind your subject.
Drop a photo, type a word. The AI cuts the subject loose; the text drops in behind them. Magazine-cover, movie-poster, scroll-stopping. Nothing uploads — model and photo both stay in your browser. For real layouts, grab a proper app.
Put text behind the subject of a photo
Place words between a photo and the subject cut out of it, so the type reads as passing behind them.
What you can change
- Add text
- Words
- Typeface
- Weight
- Size
- Tilt
- Colour
- Layers
How it works
- 01Drop in a photo, or open one of the samples.
- 02Add a text layer and type the words, then set typeface, weight, size, tilt and colour — drag the text on the canvas to move it, and stack more layers if you need them.
- 03Download it at full resolution. Nothing is uploaded — the work happens in this browser tab.
Lining up the layers…
Put text behind the subject of a photo
Place words between a photo and the subject cut out of it, so the type reads as passing behind them.
What you can change
- Add text
- Words
- Typeface
- Weight
- Size
- Tilt
- Colour
- Layers
How it works
- 01Drop in a photo, or open one of the samples.
- 02Add a text layer and type the words, then set typeface, weight, size, tilt and colour — drag the text on the canvas to move it, and stack more layers if you need them.
- 03Download it at full resolution. Nothing is uploaded — the work happens in this browser tab.
Lining up the layers…
Six places to use it
- 01 for portraits
A name dropped behind your face
The cleanest way to make a portrait feel designed: drop your first name in a heavy weight, sized to fill the frame, sitting just behind your shoulders. The subject pops forward, the type falls back. Magazine cover energy without the magazine.
- 02 for posters
Movie-poster typography in two clicks
The movie poster look — bold title behind the protagonist — used to need Photoshop and a steady hand with the lasso tool. Now: upload, type the title, hit download. Same effect, no masking.
- 03 for instagram
A cover slide that stops the scroll
Carousel cover slides win when type fights with the photo. Subject in front, oversized word behind — the eye reads the word as backdrop, not headline, and the photo carries the click. Saves 3× more than text-on-top.
- 04 for thumbnails
YouTube thumbnails that read at 200px
Shrink your thumbnail to mobile-feed size and only the contrast survives. Text behind the subject keeps the type huge enough to read while the face still draws the eye. Two layers of hierarchy in one frame.
- 05 for events
A birthday card with the year behind them
Drop a portrait of the birthday kid, type the age in 600px Black, send it. The number sits behind their head like a backdrop. Way more personal than a stock confetti template, and you didn't pay $4.99 for the printable.
- 06 for pets
Their name, in their honor
A cat photo with their name behind them in chunky serif type reads as portrait, not pet meme. Print it, frame it, hang it next to the door. They will not appreciate it. You will.
Frequently asked
Does the photo upload anywhere? +
No. The subject cutout runs in your browser, in a background worker — on your graphics card through WebGPU where that exists, on WebAssembly where it does not. The model downloads once and your photo never leaves your device. We run no image pipeline on a server.
How does the text-behind effect work? +
We composite three layers: your original photo on the bottom, your text in the middle, and an AI-cut version of your subject on top. Because the subject sits in front of the text, the text appears to fall behind it.
What photos work best? +
Photos with one clear, well-lit subject: a portrait, a pet, a single product, a person at full height. Busy group shots, low-contrast subjects, or photos where hair blends into the background can produce a soft cutout edge.
Why is the first run slow? +
The first photo of the session downloads the segmentation model — about 105 MB, including the runtime it needs — and compiles it. After that each photo takes a couple of seconds, and your browser keeps the model for later visits. It all happens in a background worker, so you can keep scrolling while it works.
Can I add multiple text layers? +
Yes — add as many as you like. Each one carries its own words, typeface, weight, size, colour, and tilt, and they all sit behind the subject. Tap a word on the canvas to edit it; once there are two or more, a layer list appears in the side panel as well.
What’s the export format? +
PNG at your original photo's resolution, up to 3× the on-screen canvas. The editing canvas is scaled to fit your screen; the export is not, so a big phone photo comes back big. The text bakes into the pixels. Use it as-is for social, or bring it into a layout app for print.
My subject’s edge looks rough — can I clean it up? +
Not in this tool — it's intentionally minimal. For edge refinement, save the cutout from our Background Remover tool and bring both layers into a real editor, or accept the soft edge as part of the look (it usually reads as styling, not as a flaw).
now what?
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