Meme generator

Put classic meme text on your own picture: bold white letters with a black outline at the top and bottom, plus as many extra text boxes as you like, which you can drag anywhere. Blank two and four panel layouts let you build comparison memes from your own images, and the result downloads as JPG or PNG without a watermark.

Your files never leave your device. Everything runs in your browser.

How it works

  1. Add a pictureDrop or choose your own image, paste one with Ctrl+V, or start with one of the blank panel layouts.
  2. Write the textType the top and bottom text, add more text boxes if you need them and drag them into place on the picture.
  3. DownloadPick JPG or PNG and press Download. The meme is saved at the size of your picture, ready to post.

The classic meme look

Most memes use the same lettering: a heavy, narrow typeface in white capitals with a thick black outline, so the words stay readable on light and dark parts of any photo. The generator uses Impact when your device has it, which is the case on Windows and macOS. On phones and other systems without Impact it falls back to the closest bold font installed, so letters can look slightly different there.

The top text grows downward from the top edge and the bottom text upward from the bottom edge. Long lines wrap automatically and the letters shrink if a caption would cover more than about a third of the picture. Uppercase is on by default; switch it off for sentence style captions. Text size, font, color and outline color apply to all captions at once, so the meme stays consistent; text in the white panels of a layout stays dark so it can be read.

Extra text boxes and panel layouts

Add text places another caption in the middle of the picture. Drag it to the right spot, pull the round corner handle to make it bigger or smaller, and use the handle above it to tilt it. Arrow keys nudge a selected box in small steps, which helps when you label objects in the photo.

For comparison memes choose a blank layout: Two rows and Four rows put an image on the left and a white text panel on the right of each row, Side by side shows two images next to each other, and Grid shows four images with a caption on each. Click Add image on a panel to fill it with your own picture; it is cropped from the center to fill the panel. We do not include famous meme pictures, because they belong to their creators. Use your own photos, screenshots or images you have the right to use.

Private by design

Your pictures stay on your device: the meme is drawn and saved by your browser, nothing is uploaded and there is no account. The download has no watermark and no added logo.

Frequently asked questions

Is my picture uploaded to make the meme?

No. The meme is drawn in your browser and saved straight to your device. Your pictures never reach our servers.

Does the meme get a watermark?

No. The downloaded image contains only your picture and your text.

Which font does the meme text use?

Impact by default, the classic meme font that comes with Windows and macOS. Devices without it, such as many Android phones, use the closest bold font they have. You can also pick other system fonts in the Font list.

Why are there no famous meme templates?

Well known meme pictures are photos and drawings owned by other people. Instead you get blank panel layouts you fill with your own images, which you are free to use and share.

What size is the finished meme?

With a single picture the meme keeps the size of your image, up to 3000 pixels on the longest side. Panel layouts are 1200 pixels wide.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Once the page has loaded you can make and save memes without an internet connection.