Adding Text on Image using Python PIL (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 15 Sep, 2021

In Python to open an image, image editing, saving that image in different formats one additional library called Python Imaging Library (PIL). Using this PIL we can do so many operations on images like create a new Image, edit an existing image, rotate an image, etc. For adding text we have to follow the given approach.

Approach

Import module
Open targeted image
Add text property using image object
Show that edited Image
Save that image

Syntax: obj.text( (x,y), Text, font, fill)

Parameters:

(x, y): This X and Y denotes the starting position(in pixels)/coordinate of adding the text on an image.

Text: A Text or message that we want to add to the Image.

Font: specificfont type and font size that you want to give to the text.

Fill: Fill is for to give the Font color to your text.

Other than these we required some module from PIL to perform this task. We need ImageDraw that can add 2D graphics ( shapes, text) to an image. Also, we required the ImageFont module to add custom font style and font size. Given below is the Implementation of add text to an image.

Image Used:

Example 1: Add a simple text to an image. ( without custom Font style)

Python3 `

Importing the PIL library

from PIL import Image from PIL import ImageDraw

Open an Image

img = Image.open('car.png')

Call draw Method to add 2D graphics in an image

I1 = ImageDraw.Draw(img)

Add Text to an image

I1.text((28, 36), "nice Car", fill=(255, 0, 0))

Display edited image

img.show()

Save the edited image

img.save("car2.png")

Output:

Here You can see that we successfully add text to an image but it not properly visible so we can add the Font parameter to give a custom style.

Example 2: Add a simple text to an image. ( With custom Font style)