Overlay cleanup

Remove a Text Overlay from an Image

Clear headlines and graphic overlays from flattened posters, social visuals and marketing images.

Headlines
Poster and campaign copy
Callouts
Dates, prices and promotional text
Flat files
JPG, PNG and WebP graphics
Travel image after the headline and date overlays were removed
Travel poster with a large destination headline and date overlay
OriginalText removed
Quick answer

Upload the flattened image, identify the headline, date or callout to remove and preserve any text that should remain. The remover generates new pixels across the overlay area. Large overlays need careful review because they may cover architecture, people or several background textures.

Step by step

A clean result starts with a clear target

  1. 01

    Upload the flattened visual

    If the source design still has layers, delete the text layer there. Otherwise upload the final image.

  2. 02

    List the overlays to remove

    Separate headline, date, logo and decorative text so the instruction preserves what should stay.

  3. 03

    Check the rebuilt composition

    Review skyline, architecture, people and any strong perspective line behind the former overlay.

Try it on your image

Upload, remove and review

Upload JPG, PNG or WebP files. Add a short instruction when only selected text should be removed.

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Overlay text is not always a separate layer

On a final poster export, headline type and the photograph are merged. Deleting a text box is no longer possible, so the hidden part of the image has to be inferred.

The best source is the original layered design. When that is unavailable, AI removal can create a reusable clean base for new campaign text or a different crop.

Large overlay removal needs more context

A headline can cover a wide span of sky, buildings and foreground detail. Keep the whole image around the target so the repair can follow perspective and lighting.

Work in separate passes if a poster contains a main headline, date and small footer copy. This makes it easier to preserve a logo or line that should remain.

FAQ

Questions about this workflow

Can I remove a headline from a poster image?+

Yes. A flattened poster headline can be removed and the visible design beneath it can be reconstructed.

Can I keep the logo while removing the campaign copy?+

Yes. State that the logo must stay and identify the removable headline and date by position.

Will the original hidden photograph be recovered exactly?+

No. Those pixels are absent from a flattened file. The result is a generated visual reconstruction.

Should I remove several overlays at once?+

You can, but separate passes offer more control when some text or branding must remain.

AI image cleanup

Clean the words from your own image

Upload a supported image, target all text or selected words and review the reconstructed background.

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