How to Add Text to a Photo (iPhone)

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How to Add Text to a Photo (iPhone)
How to Add Text to a Photo (iPhone)
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This wikiHow teaches you how to use an iPhone's Markup feature to add a caption to a photo.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Accessing the Markup Function

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 1

Step 1. Open iPhone Photos

The icon features a colored pinwheel inside a white box. It is located on the main screen.

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 2

Step 2. Open the photo you want to edit

You can open it from Albums, Moments, Memories, or iCloud Photo Sharing.

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 3

Step 3. Tap the "Edit" button

It depicts three indicators and is located in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 4

Step 4. Tap the "More" button

It features three dots inside a circle and is at the bottom right.

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 5

Step 5. Tap Markup

The icon looks like a toolbox and can be found in the pop-up menu. The photo will open within the Markup Editor.

If you don't see this feature, tap "More", then slide your finger on the Markup button to activate it - it should turn green

Part 2 of 2: Adding Text to a Photo

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 6

Step 1. Tap the text button

The icon looks like a T enclosed in a box and is located in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. When the button is touched, a box containing an example text will be added to the photo.

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 7

Step 2. Tap the text twice in a row

This will allow you to edit it and replace the sample text inside the box.

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 8

Step 3. Enter the text using the keyboard

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 9

Step 4. Tap the Done button above the keyboard

This button is different from the "Done" button which is located at the top right.

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 10

Step 5. Choose a color for the text

To select it, just tap a color from the palette at the bottom of the screen.

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 11

Step 6. Tap the AA button next to the color palette

This key allows you to change the font, size and alignment of the text.

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 12

Step 7. Select a character

You can choose from Helvetica, Georgia and Noteworthy.

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 13

Step 8. Change the text size

To make it bigger, slide your finger on the slider to the right or slide it to the left to make it smaller.

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 14

Step 9. Establish text alignment

Select the alignment you prefer by tapping the corresponding button in the pop-up menu. Text can be left, center, right, or justified.

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 15

Step 10. Tap the AA button again to close the pop-up window

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Add Text to a Photo on an iPhone Step 16

Step 11. Tap and drag the text

You can place it where you want within the image.

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