Easily put text on GIFs with Descript. Personalize your captions using custom fonts, colors, and styles. Whether you’re creating your own GIF from videos or images, pulling one from our stock library, or adding text to an existing GIF, Descript packs all the editing into just a few clicks.
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Upload your GIF
Open Descript, start a new project, and drop the GIF you want to modify into your project. Position it on the canvas and resize your GIF if necessary so it’s ready for editing.
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Add your text
After uploading, choose the Text tool in Descript’s toolbar. This lets you add static text or animated captions to your project. Place the text box on the GIF where you want it to appear. Type in whatever you’d like and then tweak the font, size, color, or style to match your desired look.
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Export your new GIF with text
When you’re satisfied with the text, check the playback to confirm your new GIF looks right. Once it’s good to go, click Publish > Export > GIF and pick the appropriate settings to finalize and download.
Customize the animation, font, color, and style of your text
Perfect for social posts or just for fun, Descript helps you bring your message to life by adding animated captions or text in any style you like. You can even upload custom fonts on the Pro plan.
Set up templates to brand your GIFs
Descript allows you to create templates you can apply with a single click to keep your GIFs consistent. Use them for branding, social media optimization, or quick watermarks that mark your GIF as yours.
Create GIFs with text from existing GIFs, images, or video clips
Adjust existing GIFs or build new ones from images or short video clips. Since Descript functions like a video editor, you can add audio or music to your GIFs along with text, then export as a video if needed.
Descript is an AI-powered audio and video editing tool that makes editing for social media channels (like Instagram) feel as easy as typing in a doc.
Captions & subtitles
Give your GIFs and videos a visual boost with captions and subtitles, so your message stays clear and accessible to viewers.
Templates
Set up reusable text overlays as templates for your branding or watermarks across all GIFs.
Stock media library
Descript’s built-in library has plenty of GIFs and GIF stickers to include in your project anytime.
Green screen
Remove the background from any GIF with a human subject in one click, then swap in a color, image, or video.
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How do I add text to a GIF?
It’s straightforward with Descript. Bring your GIF file into a new or existing Descript project, click the GIF to select it, then select the Text button. Place your text, type it in, and customize the font, size, or color as you’d like. That’s all there is to it.
Can you add text on GIPHY?
Yes, you can add text on GIPHY by uploading your GIF and using the Caption feature. Another option is to use Descript’s GIF maker for more advanced text editing, then upload your finished GIF to GIPHY afterward.
How do I add a text watermark to my GIFs?
To add text watermarks using Descript, upload your GIF and insert a text layer in your chosen font or style. Then, save that text layer as a template. You can apply that watermark template whenever you create new GIFs or videos going forward.
