Where is the best place to put a watermark?

A corner watermark is unobtrusive but easy to crop out. A large, tilted, semi-transparent watermark across the centre is much harder to remove, which is why proof and preview images use it.

Can a watermark be removed?

A determined editor can remove almost any watermark, especially small corner ones. The goal is deterrence — making casual reuse inconvenient and making the original owner obvious.

Image Watermark

Protect your photos by stamping your name, brand or copyright notice across them. Control the position, size, colour, transparency and angle, then download the watermarked image.

Drop an image hereor click to browse — JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, TIFF or AVIF, up to 25MB

Your file is processed on our server and deleted the moment your download is ready — never stored, and cleared within the hour at the very latest.

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Why use this tool

Nine anchor positions plus an optional diagonal tilt
Size scales with the image, so one setting works for thumbnails and full-resolution photos
Adjustable opacity from a subtle 5% to fully opaque
We never add a watermark of our own

How it works

1Upload the image you want to protect.
2Type your watermark text and pick a position.
3Adjust size, colour and opacity until the preview looks right.
4Press Apply and download.

Image Watermark — frequently asked questions

Most photographers use a copyright symbol with their name or their website domain — for example '© Jane Doe' or 'janedoe.com'. A domain doubles as free advertising when the image is shared.

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