Meme Generator

Can I upload my own image as the template?

Yes. The upload accepts any JPEG, PNG, or WebP up to 20MB, and the text-layout controls work identically to the built-in templates. Custom uploads are common for in-group humor where a well-known screenshot or inside reference outperforms a generic meme template — a screenshot of your on-call dashboard with a 'WHEN THE GRAFANA ALERT FIRES' caption means nothing to the public but lands hard with your SRE team. The image stays in your browser for the whole session and is never uploaded to our servers or shared with any third party.

Why does the Impact font look slightly different on my Linux laptop?

Impact is a Microsoft font that ships with Windows and macOS by default but is not available on most Linux distributions or ChromeOS. We bundle a close substitute (Anton or a similar condensed sans-serif from Google Fonts) that matches the silhouette and stroke weight closely but is not bit-for-bit identical. For the classic meme aesthetic the difference is imperceptible; for design-critical work where you need exact Impact metrics, generate on a Windows or macOS browser where Impact is present in the system font list and will be picked up automatically.

How do I add more than top and bottom text?

The text blocks are freely draggable — you can add up to six labels per image and position each wherever you want. The classic top/bottom layout is just the default positions for two labels. For formats like Distracted Boyfriend (which needs three labels on specific characters) or Expanding Brain (which needs four stacked labels), use the Add Text button to insert additional blocks and drag each into place. Each block has its own font-size, stroke-width, and alignment control so you can tune them independently for readability.

Are the meme templates copyrighted?

Most well-known meme templates are photographs or stills whose copyright belongs to the original photographer or rights holder. Fair use covers most noncommercial social-media usage in most jurisdictions, but commercial use (putting the meme in a paid ad, a book cover, a product) typically requires licensing. The Drake Hotline Bling still, for example, is owned by Drake's management; Disaster Girl was a family photo that the subject later sold as an NFT. For commercial campaigns either license the source or use a custom upload of an image you own or have licensed.

Does the output preserve the original image quality?

Yes, at the full resolution of whatever you uploaded or the bundled template at its native size (typically 1200–2000 pixels on the longest side for our curated templates). Text rendering happens at export time on the full-resolution canvas, not the scaled-down preview, so the exported PNG or JPEG looks as sharp as the source input. For meme formats where pixelation is part of the aesthetic (the classic Low-Resolution-Reaction-Pic format), upload a deliberately small source image and we will preserve that size on export.