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Protect Your Photos with a Text Watermark

A visible watermark tells people who took a photo and discourages reuse without credit. Photographers, sellers and creators add a small © line in a corner for portfolios, or a tiled diagonal pattern for proofs and previews. PDFWix Watermark Image stamps your text onto JPG, PNG and WebP photos in your browser, with control over position, size, opacity and light or dark text, and applies it to a whole batch in one go.

Protect Your Photos with a Text Watermark

A visible watermark tells people who took a photo and discourages reuse without credit. Photographers, sellers and creators add a small © line in a corner for portfolios, or a tiled diagonal pattern for proofs and previews. PDFWix Watermark Image stamps your text onto JPG, PNG and WebP photos in your browser, with control over position, size, opacity and light or dark text, and applies it to a whole batch in one go.

Why watermark photos with PDFWix

• Consistent across sizes: The watermark scales with each photo, so a batch of mixed resolutions looks uniform.
• Readable anywhere: A subtle outline keeps the text legible on bright skies and dark shadows alike.
• Batch in one click: Brand an entire shoot or product catalogue at once.
• Private: Unreleased photos are marked on your device and never uploaded.
• Free: No subscription and no PDFWix branding on your images.

When to watermark an image

• Adding a © credit to photography portfolios and Instagram posts
• Branding product photos for marketplaces and online shops
• Marking client proofs before payment with a tiled watermark
• Labelling property photos with an agency name
• Stamping "SAMPLE" on design previews before sending them for review

How to Add a Copyright Mark to Pictures

1. Add photos — Drop the images you want to protect.
2. Type your watermark — Enter your name, brand, website or a © notice.
3. Set position and style — Choose a corner, centre or tiled, then adjust opacity, text size and light or dark text.
4. Download — Click Add watermark. Every photo in the batch gets the same mark.

Tips for watermarking photos

• Keep it readable, not dominant — 30–50% opacity in a corner credits you without spoiling the photo.
• Use tiled for proofs — A repeated diagonal mark is far harder to crop or clone out.
• Crop before you mark — Crop first with [Crop Image](/crop-image) so the watermark isn't cut off afterwards.
• Keep clean originals — Store unmarked files separately — watermarks are permanent in the copy.

Watermark styles compared

How visible and protective each placement is.

Related tools

• Add Watermark
• Compress Image
• Crop Image
• Resize Image
• Remove EXIF Data

Quick answer

To watermark a photo free: open PDFWix Watermark Image, add your images, type your text (e.g. © Your Name), choose a position, size and opacity, then click Add watermark. All watermarked photos download straight away.

How PDFWix Watermark Image works

PDFWix Watermark Image draws text onto each photo with the canvas 2D API. Font size scales with the photo (a percentage of its shorter side), so the mark looks consistent across images of different resolutions. Opacity is applied with globalAlpha, and a thin contrasting outline keeps the text readable on both light and dark areas. The tiled mode repeats the text at −30° across the whole image. Photos are processed locally and never uploaded.

Choosing the right kind of watermark

A corner watermark at 30–50% opacity is the most common choice for portfolios, social media and product photos: it credits you without hiding the image. A centred watermark is harder to crop out and suits photos you share publicly before a sale. A tiled watermark repeats across the whole picture and is the strongest deterrent — ideal for client proofs, real-estate previews and stock samples, where the goal is to show the photo without making it usable. No watermark is impossible to remove, but a larger, tiled or centred mark makes removal far more work than simply asking for permission. Keep your unmarked originals safe and share only the watermarked copies.

At a glance

Positions: 4 corners · centre · tiled · Batch: Same mark on every photo · Processing: 100% in your browser

The bottom line

Watermarking a document instead? Use Watermark PDF. Shrink the marked photos for sharing with Compress Image.

Frequently asked questions

How do I add a watermark to a photo for free?

Open PDFWix Watermark Image, add the photo, type your text, choose position and opacity, and click Add watermark.

Can I watermark many photos at once?

Yes. Every image in the batch gets the same watermark, scaled to each photo's size.

Can I add a logo instead of text?

The image tool currently stamps text. For image watermarks on documents, use Watermark PDF.

Will the watermark reduce photo quality?

No. The photo is re-saved at 92% quality (PNG stays lossless) with only the text added.

Are my photos uploaded?

No. Watermarking happens entirely in your browser.

Is it free?

Yes, and PDFWix adds nothing of its own to your images.