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Use images as text textures

Instead of coloring your text with a solid color, fill it with an image and give it an interesting texture. How? Choose an image as your text texture, dynamically add a text overlay as explained in the Dynamic text overlay blog post, and set the flags parameter to cutter (fl_cutter in URLs).

Original image

Text texture

Fetch + texture

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URL:

https://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/l_text:Coustard_200_bold:Flowers,fl_cutter/yellow_tulip.png

Ruby:

cl_image_tag("yellow_tulip.png", :overlay=>{:font_family=>"Coustard", :font_size=>200, :font_weight=>"bold", :text=>"Flowers"}, :flags=>"cutter")

PHP:

cl_image_tag("yellow_tulip.png", array("overlay"=>array("font_family"=>"Coustard", "font_size"=>200, "font_weight"=>"bold", "text"=>"Flowers"), "flags"=>"cutter"))

Python:

CloudinaryImage("yellow_tulip.png").image(overlay={'font_family': "Coustard", 'font_size': 200, 'font_weight': "bold", 'text': "Flowers"}, flags="cutter")

Node.js:

cloudinary.image("yellow_tulip.png", {overlay: {font_family: "Coustard", font_size: 200, font_weight: "bold", text: "Flowers"}, flags: "cutter"})

Java:

cloudinary.url().transformation(new Transformation().overlay(new TextLayer().fontFamily("Coustard").fontSize(200).fontWeight("bold").text("Flowers")).flags("cutter")).imageTag("yellow_tulip.png");

JS:

cloudinary.imageTag('yellow_tulip.png', {overlay: new cloudinary.TextLayer().fontFamily("Coustard").fontSize(200).fontWeight("bold").text("Flowers"), flags: "cutter"}).toHtml();

jQuery:

$.cloudinary.image("yellow_tulip.png", {overlay: new cloudinary.TextLayer().fontFamily("Coustard").fontSize(200).fontWeight("bold").text("Flowers"), flags: "cutter"})

React:

<Image publicId="yellow_tulip.png" >
  <Transformation overlay={{fontFamily: "Coustard", fontSize: 200, fontWeight: "bold", text: "Flowers"}} flags="cutter" />
</Image>

Angular:

<cl-image public-id="yellow_tulip.png" >
  <cl-transformation overlay="text:Coustard_200_bold:Flowers" flags="cutter">
  </cl-transformation>
</cl-image>

.Net:

cloudinary.Api.UrlImgUp.Transform(new Transformation().Overlay(new TextLayer().FontFamily("Coustard").FontSize(200).FontWeight("bold").Text("Flowers")).Flags("cutter")).BuildImageTag("yellow_tulip.png")

Android:

MediaManager.get().url().transformation(new Transformation().overlay(new TextLayer().fontFamily("Coustard").fontSize(200).fontWeight("bold").text("Flowers")).flags("cutter")).generate("yellow_tulip.png");

iOS:

imageView.cldSetImage(cloudinary.createUrl().setTransformation(CLDTransformation().setOverlay("text:Coustard_200_bold:Flowers").setFlags("cutter")).generate("yellow_tulip.png")!, cloudinary: cloudinary)

by Itay Taragano Jun 11, 2014

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Generate a profile completeness meter

Generate a great looking profile completeness meter to notify your users of their progress. Whether it's for profile page details, survey progress, or just to show your users the percentage of the completion of any task. Use Cloudinary's powerful manipulation tools to generate just what you need.

Badge meter

User's thumbnail

Avatar meter

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URL:

https://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/e_trim/e_colorize,co_white/b_rgb:D0CDCD/l_avatar,e_trim,w_1.0,h_0.6,c_crop,g_south/fl_layer_apply,g_south/l_text:Playball_40:60%25,co_white,y_80/w_200,c_scale/avatar.jpg

Ruby:

cl_image_tag("avatar.jpg", :transformation=>[
  {:effect=>"trim"},
  {:effect=>"colorize", :color=>"white"},
  {:background=>"#D0CDCD"},
  {:overlay=>"avatar", :effect=>"trim", :width=>1.0, :height=>0.6, :gravity=>"south", :crop=>"crop"},
  {:flags=>"layer_apply", :gravity=>"south"},
  {:overlay=>{:font_family=>"Playball", :font_size=>40, :text=>"60%2525"}, :color=>"white", :y=>80},
  {:width=>200, :crop=>"scale"}
  ])

PHP:

cl_image_tag("avatar.jpg", array("transformation"=>array(
  array("effect"=>"trim"),
  array("effect"=>"colorize", "color"=>"white"),
  array("background"=>"#D0CDCD"),
  array("overlay"=>"avatar", "effect"=>"trim", "width"=>1.0, "height"=>0.6, "gravity"=>"south", "crop"=>"crop"),
  array("flags"=>"layer_apply", "gravity"=>"south"),
  array("overlay"=>array("font_family"=>"Playball", "font_size"=>40, "text"=>"60%2525"), "color"=>"white", "y"=>80),
  array("width"=>200, "crop"=>"scale")
  )))

Python:

CloudinaryImage("avatar.jpg").image(transformation=[
  {'effect': "trim"},
  {'effect': "colorize", 'color': "white"},
  {'background': "#D0CDCD"},
  {'overlay': "avatar", 'effect': "trim", 'width': 1.0, 'height': 0.6, 'gravity': "south", 'crop': "crop"},
  {'flags': "layer_apply", 'gravity': "south"},
  {'overlay': {'font_family': "Playball", 'font_size': 40, 'text': "60%2525"}, 'color': "white", 'y': 80},
  {'width': 200, 'crop': "scale"}
  ])

Node.js:

cloudinary.image("avatar.jpg", {transformation: [
  {effect: "trim"},
  {effect: "colorize", color: "white"},
  {background: "#D0CDCD"},
  {overlay: "avatar", effect: "trim", width: "1.0", height: "0.6", gravity: "south", crop: "crop"},
  {flags: "layer_apply", gravity: "south"},
  {overlay: {font_family: "Playball", font_size: 40, text: "60%2525"}, color: "white", y: 80},
  {width: 200, crop: "scale"}
  ]})

Java:

cloudinary.url().transformation(new Transformation()
  .effect("trim").chain()
  .effect("colorize").color("white").chain()
  .background("#D0CDCD").chain()
  .overlay(new Layer().publicId("avatar")).effect("trim").width(1.0).height(0.6).gravity("south").crop("crop").chain()
  .flags("layer_apply").gravity("south").chain()
  .overlay(new TextLayer().fontFamily("Playball").fontSize(40).text("60%2525")).color("white").y(80).chain()
  .width(200).crop("scale")).imageTag("avatar.jpg");

JS:

cloudinary.imageTag('avatar.jpg', {transformation: [
  {effect: "trim"},
  {effect: "colorize", color: "white"},
  {background: "#D0CDCD"},
  {overlay: new cloudinary.Layer().publicId("avatar"), effect: "trim", width: "1.0", height: "0.6", gravity: "south", crop: "crop"},
  {flags: "layer_apply", gravity: "south"},
  {overlay: new cloudinary.TextLayer().fontFamily("Playball").fontSize(40).text("60%2525"), color: "white", y: 80},
  {width: 200, crop: "scale"}
  ]}).toHtml();

jQuery:

$.cloudinary.image("avatar.jpg", {transformation: [
  {effect: "trim"},
  {effect: "colorize", color: "white"},
  {background: "#D0CDCD"},
  {overlay: new cloudinary.Layer().publicId("avatar"), effect: "trim", width: "1.0", height: "0.6", gravity: "south", crop: "crop"},
  {flags: "layer_apply", gravity: "south"},
  {overlay: new cloudinary.TextLayer().fontFamily("Playball").fontSize(40).text("60%2525"), color: "white", y: 80},
  {width: 200, crop: "scale"}
  ]})

React:

<Image publicId="avatar.jpg" >
  <Transformation effect="trim" />
  <Transformation effect="colorize" color="white" />
  <Transformation background="#D0CDCD" />
  <Transformation overlay="avatar" effect="trim" width="1.0" height="0.6" gravity="south" crop="crop" />
  <Transformation flags="layer_apply" gravity="south" />
  <Transformation overlay={{fontFamily: "Playball", fontSize: 40, text: "60%2525"}} color="white" y="80" />
  <Transformation width="200" crop="scale" />
</Image>

Angular:

<cl-image public-id="avatar.jpg" >
  <cl-transformation effect="trim">
  </cl-transformation>
  <cl-transformation effect="colorize" color="white">
  </cl-transformation>
  <cl-transformation background="#D0CDCD">
  </cl-transformation>
  <cl-transformation overlay="avatar" effect="trim" width="1.0" height="0.6" gravity="south" crop="crop">
  </cl-transformation>
  <cl-transformation flags="layer_apply" gravity="south">
  </cl-transformation>
  <cl-transformation overlay="text:Playball_40:60%2525" color="white" y="80">
  </cl-transformation>
  <cl-transformation width="200" crop="scale">
  </cl-transformation>
</cl-image>

.Net:

cloudinary.Api.UrlImgUp.Transform(new Transformation()
  .Effect("trim").Chain()
  .Effect("colorize").Color("white").Chain()
  .Background("#D0CDCD").Chain()
  .Overlay(new Layer().PublicId("avatar")).Effect("trim").Width(1.0).Height(0.6).Gravity("south").Crop("crop").Chain()
  .Flags("layer_apply").Gravity("south").Chain()
  .Overlay(new TextLayer().FontFamily("Playball").FontSize(40).Text("60%2525")).Color("white").Y(80).Chain()
  .Width(200).Crop("scale")).BuildImageTag("avatar.jpg")

Android:

MediaManager.get().url().transformation(new Transformation()
  .effect("trim").chain()
  .effect("colorize").color("white").chain()
  .background("#D0CDCD").chain()
  .overlay(new Layer().publicId("avatar")).effect("trim").width(1.0).height(0.6).gravity("south").crop("crop").chain()
  .flags("layer_apply").gravity("south").chain()
  .overlay(new TextLayer().fontFamily("Playball").fontSize(40).text("60%2525")).color("white").y(80).chain()
  .width(200).crop("scale")).generate("avatar.jpg");

iOS:

imageView.cldSetImage(cloudinary.createUrl().setTransformation(CLDTransformation()
  .setEffect("trim").chain()
  .setEffect("colorize").setColor("white").chain()
  .setBackground("#D0CDCD").chain()
  .setOverlay("avatar").setEffect("trim").setWidth(1.0).setHeight(0.6).setGravity("south").setCrop("crop").chain()
  .setFlags("layer_apply").setGravity("south").chain()
  .setOverlay("text:Playball_40:60%2525").setColor("white").setY(80).chain()
  .setWidth(200).setCrop("scale")).generate("avatar.jpg")!, cloudinary: cloudinary)

by Itay Taragano Jul 28, 2014

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Text overlays flowing together irrespective of text size

You can add text dynamically to the image by using overlays with syntax l_ in the URL. Here's an example of a URL with on-the-fly generated text transformation: Dynamic style

Dynamic style

sky

sky

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URL:

https://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/l_text:Arial_100:Weather/photo-1430609098125-581618d0482f_xvayby

Ruby:

cl_image_tag("photo-1430609098125-581618d0482f_xvayby", :overlay=>{:font_family=>"Arial", :font_size=>100, :text=>"Weather"})

PHP:

cl_image_tag("photo-1430609098125-581618d0482f_xvayby", array("overlay"=>array("font_family"=>"Arial", "font_size"=>100, "text"=>"Weather")))

Python:

CloudinaryImage("photo-1430609098125-581618d0482f_xvayby").image(overlay={'font_family': "Arial", 'font_size': 100, 'text': "Weather"})

Node.js:

cloudinary.image("photo-1430609098125-581618d0482f_xvayby", {overlay: {font_family: "Arial", font_size: 100, text: "Weather"}})

Java:

cloudinary.url().transformation(new Transformation().overlay(new TextLayer().fontFamily("Arial").fontSize(100).text("Weather"))).imageTag("photo-1430609098125-581618d0482f_xvayby");

JS:

cloudinary.imageTag('photo-1430609098125-581618d0482f_xvayby', {overlay: new cloudinary.TextLayer().fontFamily("Arial").fontSize(100).text("Weather")}).toHtml();

jQuery:

$.cloudinary.image("photo-1430609098125-581618d0482f_xvayby", {overlay: new cloudinary.TextLayer().fontFamily("Arial").fontSize(100).text("Weather")})

React:

<Image publicId="photo-1430609098125-581618d0482f_xvayby" >
  <Transformation overlay={{fontFamily: "Arial", fontSize: 100, text: "Weather"}} />
</Image>

Angular:

<cl-image public-id="photo-1430609098125-581618d0482f_xvayby" >
  <cl-transformation overlay="text:Arial_100:Weather">
  </cl-transformation>
</cl-image>

.Net:

cloudinary.Api.UrlImgUp.Transform(new Transformation().Overlay(new TextLayer().FontFamily("Arial").FontSize(100).Text("Weather"))).BuildImageTag("photo-1430609098125-581618d0482f_xvayby")

Android:

MediaManager.get().url().transformation(new Transformation().overlay(new TextLayer().fontFamily("Arial").fontSize(100).text("Weather"))).generate("photo-1430609098125-581618d0482f_xvayby");

iOS:

imageView.cldSetImage(cloudinary.createUrl().setTransformation(CLDTransformation().setOverlay("text:Arial_100:Weather")).generate("photo-1430609098125-581618d0482f_xvayby")!, cloudinary: cloudinary)

by Aditi Aug 03, 2018

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Animated GIF manipulation

Transform animated GIFs just like any other image. Use Cloudinary's powerful image transformation tools to manipulate your animated GIFs just like you do for other standard still images.

Original

Rotated

Adding text

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URL:

https://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/w_0.5/cloudinary_animation.gif

Ruby:

cl_image_tag("cloudinary_animation.gif", :width=>0.5, :crop=>"scale")

PHP:

cl_image_tag("cloudinary_animation.gif", array("width"=>0.5, "crop"=>"scale"))

Python:

CloudinaryImage("cloudinary_animation.gif").image(width=0.5, crop="scale")

Node.js:

cloudinary.image("cloudinary_animation.gif", {width: "0.5", crop: "scale"})

Java:

cloudinary.url().transformation(new Transformation().width(0.5).crop("scale")).imageTag("cloudinary_animation.gif");

JS:

cloudinary.imageTag('cloudinary_animation.gif', {width: "0.5", crop: "scale"}).toHtml();

jQuery:

$.cloudinary.image("cloudinary_animation.gif", {width: "0.5", crop: "scale"})

React:

<Image publicId="cloudinary_animation.gif" >
  <Transformation width="0.5" crop="scale" />
</Image>

Angular:

<cl-image public-id="cloudinary_animation.gif" >
  <cl-transformation width="0.5" crop="scale">
  </cl-transformation>
</cl-image>

.Net:

cloudinary.Api.UrlImgUp.Transform(new Transformation().Width(0.5).Crop("scale")).BuildImageTag("cloudinary_animation.gif")

Android:

MediaManager.get().url().transformation(new Transformation().width(0.5).crop("scale")).generate("cloudinary_animation.gif");

iOS:

imageView.cldSetImage(cloudinary.createUrl().setTransformation(CLDTransformation().setWidth(0.5).setCrop("scale")).generate("cloudinary_animation.gif")!, cloudinary: cloudinary)

by Itay Taragano Aug 05, 2014

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Text overlay positioning

Customize text overlay's position by setting the gravity (g in URLs) and the optional offset of the x and y. While the default text positioning ('gravity') is center, you can place your text in any other area of the image (tip: even outside the image's boundaries).

Default - center

South gravity

Custom position

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URL:

https://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/l_text:Arial_45_bold:Hello World,g_north_west,x_20,y_20/face_center.jpg

Ruby:

cl_image_tag("face_center.jpg", :overlay=>{:font_family=>"Arial", :font_size=>45, :font_weight=>"bold", :text=>"Hello%20World"}, :gravity=>"north_west", :x=>20, :y=>20)

PHP:

cl_image_tag("face_center.jpg", array("overlay"=>array("font_family"=>"Arial", "font_size"=>45, "font_weight"=>"bold", "text"=>"Hello%20World"), "gravity"=>"north_west", "x"=>20, "y"=>20))

Python:

CloudinaryImage("face_center.jpg").image(overlay={'font_family': "Arial", 'font_size': 45, 'font_weight': "bold", 'text': "Hello%20World"}, gravity="north_west", x=20, y=20)

Node.js:

cloudinary.image("face_center.jpg", {overlay: {font_family: "Arial", font_size: 45, font_weight: "bold", text: "Hello%20World"}, gravity: "north_west", x: 20, y: 20})

Java:

cloudinary.url().transformation(new Transformation().overlay(new TextLayer().fontFamily("Arial").fontSize(45).fontWeight("bold").text("Hello%20World")).gravity("north_west").x(20).y(20)).imageTag("face_center.jpg");

JS:

cloudinary.imageTag('face_center.jpg', {overlay: new cloudinary.TextLayer().fontFamily("Arial").fontSize(45).fontWeight("bold").text("Hello%20World"), gravity: "north_west", x: 20, y: 20}).toHtml();

jQuery:

$.cloudinary.image("face_center.jpg", {overlay: new cloudinary.TextLayer().fontFamily("Arial").fontSize(45).fontWeight("bold").text("Hello%20World"), gravity: "north_west", x: 20, y: 20})

React:

<Image publicId="face_center.jpg" >
  <Transformation overlay={{fontFamily: "Arial", fontSize: 45, fontWeight: "bold", text: "Hello%20World"}} gravity="north_west" x="20" y="20" />
</Image>

Angular:

<cl-image public-id="face_center.jpg" >
  <cl-transformation overlay="text:Arial_45_bold:Hello%20World" gravity="north_west" x="20" y="20">
  </cl-transformation>
</cl-image>

.Net:

cloudinary.Api.UrlImgUp.Transform(new Transformation().Overlay(new TextLayer().FontFamily("Arial").FontSize(45).FontWeight("bold").Text("Hello%20World")).Gravity("north_west").X(20).Y(20)).BuildImageTag("face_center.jpg")

Android:

MediaManager.get().url().transformation(new Transformation().overlay(new TextLayer().fontFamily("Arial").fontSize(45).fontWeight("bold").text("Hello%20World")).gravity("north_west").x(20).y(20)).generate("face_center.jpg");

iOS:

imageView.cldSetImage(cloudinary.createUrl().setTransformation(CLDTransformation().setOverlay("text:Arial_45_bold:Hello%20World").setGravity("north_west").setX(20).setY(20)).generate("face_center.jpg")!, cloudinary: cloudinary)

by Itay Taragano Jun 11, 2014

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Add a text to an image

Add dynamic text on top of any image, on-the-fly. You can use any one of the hundreds of fonts available by Google Fonts, or even use your own custom font. Embed the text by setting the overlay parameter (l in URLs) to text<text_params>.

Dynamic style

Colored text

Pre-defined style

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URL:

https://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/l_text:Arial_24_bold:Dynamic style/site_bg_bright_small.jpg

Ruby:

cl_image_tag("site_bg_bright_small.jpg", :overlay=>{:font_family=>"Arial", :font_size=>24, :font_weight=>"bold", :text=>"Dynamic%20style"})

PHP:

cl_image_tag("site_bg_bright_small.jpg", array("overlay"=>array("font_family"=>"Arial", "font_size"=>24, "font_weight"=>"bold", "text"=>"Dynamic%20style")))

Python:

CloudinaryImage("site_bg_bright_small.jpg").image(overlay={'font_family': "Arial", 'font_size': 24, 'font_weight': "bold", 'text': "Dynamic%20style"})

Node.js:

cloudinary.image("site_bg_bright_small.jpg", {overlay: {font_family: "Arial", font_size: 24, font_weight: "bold", text: "Dynamic%20style"}})

Java:

cloudinary.url().transformation(new Transformation().overlay(new TextLayer().fontFamily("Arial").fontSize(24).fontWeight("bold").text("Dynamic%20style"))).imageTag("site_bg_bright_small.jpg");

JS:

cloudinary.imageTag('site_bg_bright_small.jpg', {overlay: new cloudinary.TextLayer().fontFamily("Arial").fontSize(24).fontWeight("bold").text("Dynamic%20style")}).toHtml();

jQuery:

$.cloudinary.image("site_bg_bright_small.jpg", {overlay: new cloudinary.TextLayer().fontFamily("Arial").fontSize(24).fontWeight("bold").text("Dynamic%20style")})

React:

<Image publicId="site_bg_bright_small.jpg" >
  <Transformation overlay={{fontFamily: "Arial", fontSize: 24, fontWeight: "bold", text: "Dynamic%20style"}} />
</Image>

Angular:

<cl-image public-id="site_bg_bright_small.jpg" >
  <cl-transformation overlay="text:Arial_24_bold:Dynamic%20style">
  </cl-transformation>
</cl-image>

.Net:

cloudinary.Api.UrlImgUp.Transform(new Transformation().Overlay(new TextLayer().FontFamily("Arial").FontSize(24).FontWeight("bold").Text("Dynamic%20style"))).BuildImageTag("site_bg_bright_small.jpg")

Android:

MediaManager.get().url().transformation(new Transformation().overlay(new TextLayer().fontFamily("Arial").fontSize(24).fontWeight("bold").text("Dynamic%20style"))).generate("site_bg_bright_small.jpg");

iOS:

imageView.cldSetImage(cloudinary.createUrl().setTransformation(CLDTransformation().setOverlay("text:Arial_24_bold:Dynamic%20style")).generate("site_bg_bright_small.jpg")!, cloudinary: cloudinary)

by Itay Taragano Jun 15, 2014

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