Different Ways to Make Transparent Text - PhotoShop & Online

Need to add text to an image or a video, but there's no good place to put it? Try adding it as transparent text!

Transparent text is a creative way to make your text stand out from the image or video, and it also offers great effects for your project to make it modern or elegant and beautiful. Let’s jump into how to make transparent text!

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Part 1 How to Make Transparent Text on Images in PhotoShop

The easiest way to make transparent text is using the stroke effect, which outlines your text while the center remains transparent. Below is how to do it:

Step 1

Start by opening the image where you want to add some transparent text in PhotoShop.

Step 2

Select the Type tool in the Toolbar, and set the font, size, and color of your text at the top of your screen, then click anywhere on the image and type out the words you want to add as the transparent text.

Step 3

With your text added, double click on the text layer to open the Layer Style Panel.

Step 4

Once the Layer Style Panel appears, go to the "Blending Options" tab under "Advanced Blending" to set the Fill Opacity to 0%.

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Step 5

Next, select the Stroke tab to adjust the stroke setting. Here, you need to set the size of your stroke, the Position to "Inside", Blend Mode to "Normal", and Opacity to 100%, and remember to set the Fill Type to color and pick any color you desire for your stroke.

How to Make Transparent Text in PhotoShop

Step 6

Once you're happy with the stroke settings, click OK to save your changes, and now you should get your text in a colored outline with a transparent center.

Part 2 How to Make Transparent Text in Video Online with FlexClip

Photoshop allows you to make the transparent text on an image quickly. While how can you create transparent text in a video or slideshow? Of course, you can try some professional video editing software, like Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Although those professional software can create fancy transparent text effects in a video, the complicated steps often overwhelm the beginners and take tons of time to create transparent text. So, we share a quick and easy way to create professional transparent text - using FlexClip online video maker.

With FlexClip, you can create beautiful transparent text in your video and slideshow with clicks away. No software download and experience are needed. Just follow the simple steps below to start making transparent text now:

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Step 1

Drag and drop your footage to FlexClip video editor, or you can upload it from your phone.

Upload Video Footage

Step 2

Apply the footage to the Timeline, and go to the Text on the sidebar, and pick your desired text effect.

Add Text

Step 3

Enter your words, and pick the text style as Hollow to make the text transparent with an outline, and you can change the color and width of the text outline.

Make Text Transparent

Step 4

Edit your text in font, size, and more to enhance your transparent text, and then remember to adjust the text duration.

Edit the Transparent Text

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