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Change Text in Image — new words, same font and layout

Fix a typo on a poster, update a price on a menu, swap the name on a sign or translate a banner — without redrawing anything. Type the old words and the new ones; the AI rewrites only those, in the same font, colour and position.

A woman in a white linen dress walking on a beach, with a small wooden sign in the sand that reads OPEN 9–5 in hand-painted letters, added by an AI edit
  • Same font, size and colour
  • Up to 5 word swaps per run
  • Translate into 20 languages
  • No watermark

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Quick answer

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How do you change the text in an image?

To change text in an image, open it in Kenerate's Edit Studio, choose Edit Text in Image → Replace, type the old words exactly as they appear and the new words beside them (up to five pairs), and run it. The default model, GPT Image 2, rewrites only those words and keeps the font, size, colour and position. Translate mode switches every word into one of 20 languages; Remove clears the text instead.

Key facts

Tool
Edit Studio → Edit Text in Image
Modes
Replace · Translate · Remove
Replace
Up to 5 old → new pairs, 120 characters each
Translate
20 languages, layout kept
Default model
GPT Image 2 (+4 to choose from)
Takes per run
1, 2 or 4

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Three ways to change text in a picture

Kenerate from its code; Canva and Photoshop from their help pages, checked 20 October 2026.

Three ways to change text in a picture — checked 20 Oct 2026
Kenerate Edit Text in ImageCanva Grab TextPhotoshop by hand
How it worksType old → new words; the AI redraws them in placeTurns text in the image into editable text boxesRemove the old text, retype it with the Type tool
FontKept by the model — same style, weight, colourRe-set in an available font; bold, italic, underline not yet supportedType > Match Font suggests installed or Adobe Fonts matches
TranslateYes — 20 languages, layout keptEdit the words yourselfRetype yourself
Curved or angled textHandled by the model; check the resultWorks best on straight textWarp and perspective by hand
EffortOne run, 1–4 takesA few clicks per text blockMinutes to hours
CostFree to start; credits per runOn eligible Canva plansPhotoshop subscription

Sources: Canva Help — Using Grab Text · Adobe Help — Match fonts in an image (Photoshop)

Gallery

GPT Image 2 writing words into a photo

A real GPT Image 2 edit, one try: it added a sign with the exact words asked for and left the rest of the photo alone. Replace mode uses the same model to swap words that are already there.

Same prompt

Before and after

The original beach photo and the edit. The letters came out spelled exactly as typed, and the woman, dress, sea and light didn't change. This is an add-text edit, shown because it uses the tool's default model.

PromptAdd a small wooden sign on the beach in the sand that reads 'OPEN 9–5' in hand-painted letters. Keep everything else the same.

  • Original: Add a small wooden sign on the beach in the sand that reads 'OPEN 9–5' in hand-painted letters. Keep everything else the same.OriginalPhoto
  • With new words: Add a small wooden sign on the beach in the sand that reads 'OPEN 9–5' in hand-painted letters. Keep everything else the same.With new wordsGPT Image 2 edit

How to

How to use the change text in image

Time needed
Steps
4 steps

  1. Step 1

    Open the image in Edit Studio

    Upload your photo, poster or screenshot at /app/edit (up to 50 MB). Sign in free for starter credits.

  2. Step 2

    Choose Edit Text in Image → Replace

    Type the old text exactly as it appears and the new text beside it. Add up to five pairs.

  3. Step 3

    Pick the model and the takes

    GPT Image 2 is the default; Nano Banana 2, Qwen Image 3.0, Qwen Image 2.0 Pro and Seedream 5.0 Lite are in the picker.

  4. Step 4

    Check and download

    Compare with the original, read every letter, then download without a watermark.

1Describe your image2Pick an image model3Set the aspect ratio and size4Click Create5Open and download your image
Kenerate AI Image Studio with a text prompt typed into the prompt box

Open Image Studio and type what you want to see — subject, style, lighting and mood.

1 / 5 · Describe your image

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Chapters

Tips

Get clean, matching text

What the tool needs from you, and what to check.

  • Type the old text exactly as it appears — same spelling, capitals and punctuation.

  • Keep the new words close in length; much longer text has to shrink or wrap.

  • Zoom in on the result and read every letter before you use it.

  • Run 2 or 4 takes on tricky fonts and keep the best match.

  • One small word on a busy background? Paint over it with Change Region and type the new word.

Models

Models for changing text

What each model is good at. Open any one straight in the generator.

  • GPT Image 2 title card — elegant gold-foil lettering pressed into thick black letterpress card

    OpenAI

    GPT Image 2

    Reference images
    Up to 16
    Output
    Up to 4K

    Best for

    Default for Edit Text in Image

    Open GPT Image 2
  • Nano Banana 2 title card — many reference images

    Google

    Nano Banana 2

    Reference images
    Up to 14
    Output
    1K

    Best for

    Also in the Edit Text picker

    Open Nano Banana 2
  • Qwen Image 3.0 title card — neatly written on a café blackboard menu board in a sunlit café
    Free plan

    Alibaba

    Qwen Image 3.0

    Reference images
    Up to 3
    Output
    1K · 2K

    Best for

    Free plan

    Open Qwen Image 3.0

FAQ

Change Text in Image questions

How do I change text in an image?

Open the image in Kenerate's Edit Studio, choose Edit Text in Image and stay in Replace mode. Type the old words exactly as they appear and the new words beside them — up to five pairs — and run it. The AI rewrites only those words in the same font, size, colour and position.

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Can I change text in an image for free?

Free to start: new accounts get starter credits, and Qwen Image 3.0 — one of the tool's models — is on the free plan. GPT Image 2, the default, uses credits from one-time packs that never expire. Downloads have no watermark. For adding new text yourself, the Text tool in Edit Studio is free.

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Will it keep the same font?

It is told to keep exactly the same font, size, weight, colour, effects, alignment and position, and to change nothing else. Clear, printed lettering gives the model the most to copy; handwriting, very small text and unusual display fonts are harder, so zoom in and run another take if a letter looks off.

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Can I translate the text in an image?

Yes. Switch Edit Text in Image to Translate and pick one of 20 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Arabic, Japanese, Korean and Chinese (Simplified). Every visible word is re-lettered in that language with the same style and layout — useful for menus, posters and banners.

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How is this different from removing text?

Replace and Translate keep text in the picture with new words; Remove clears it and rebuilds the background. If you only want the words gone, use the remove text from image guide — it is the same tool in Remove mode.

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How do I change text in an image in Canva or Photoshop?

In Canva, Grab Text (Magic Studio, on eligible plans) turns the text in a photo into editable text boxes; it works best on straight text. In Photoshop you remove the old letters and retype them with the Type tool, using Type › Match Font to find a similar font. Kenerate does it in one step and keeps the original lettering style.

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What text can't it change well?

Very small print, long paragraphs, text that wraps around objects, and words partly hidden behind something. Much longer replacement text also has to squeeze into the same space. For one tricky word, paint over it with Change Region and describe the new word instead.

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Can I edit text on documents, receipts or screenshots?

Only on images you own or have the right to change, and never to mislead. Don't alter IDs, certificates, receipts, invoices, official documents or other people's messages to pass them off as real — that can be fraud. Editing your own posters, menus, signs, slides and mock-ups is what the tool is for.

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In depth

Change Text in Image, explained

What works, what to avoid, and how to pick a model.

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Why changing text in a photo used to be hard

Words in a photo are just pixels: there is no text layer to click. Changing them by hand meant three jobs — erase the old letters without leaving a smudge, find a font that matches, then fit the new word to the same perspective, lighting and texture.

Image-editing models do all three at once. You say which words to change and what to keep, and the model repaints that patch with lettering that follows the original's style. That's also why you should read the result: the letters are drawn, not typed.

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We build and run the Kenerate generator. Every example is a real output of the model named under it; models and presets were checked against the app's code.

Sources: Kenerate Edit Studio · Canva Help — Using Grab Text · Adobe Help — Match fonts in an image (Photoshop)

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