Placeholder image generator

Create a placeholder image with your own dimensions, colors and label.

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Placeholder image generator processes your input in this browser. Inputs and results are excluded from analytics. Recent tools save tool names, visit counts and last-visit times. Saved tools store only their names. Draft saving is optional and stays on this device; delete saved text with the draft controls. Loading text from a URL is optional and contacts that server; its URL and your IP address are visible to the server. An optional “Use in” action keeps a handoff in this tab. The next tool removes it on arrival and ignores it if more than a minute has passed.

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Width (pixels)

Height (pixels)

Label and colors

Custom label (optional)

Background

Text

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Updated 2026-09-19

Using the placeholder image generator

A placeholder reserves image space while a page or layout is being designed. The label defaults to the exact output dimensions; your custom text replaces it. The generated PNG contains original text and a solid fill.

Next: Color picker from image

A worked example

With width 640 and height 360, the default image is labeled “640 × 360”.

Before you use the result

PNG, JPEG and WebP inputs are decoded by your browser. Animated files use their first frame. Color profiles can affect displayed colors; exports are rendered pixels, not the original metadata.

Next: Image resizer

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