Stacked Text Generator
Create layered stacked text with adjustable sizes, alignment, spacing, opacity, and vertical offset. Perfect for captions, headers, and visual emphasis.
Tool Purpose & Audience
The Stacked Text Generator creates two-line text displays where a smaller top line sits above a larger bottom line — like a banner or title card rendered in plain text. You type separate content for each line, choose sizes and alignment, and the tool produces a preview you can screenshot or share as an image.
Content creators, social media managers, and designers use stacked text to mock up banner-style headings, quote cards, event announcements, and product label previews directly in the browser. It's useful wherever you need a quick two-tier typographic layout without opening design software.
Real-World Use Cases
- Social media quote cards: Stack an attribution (smaller, top) above a quote (larger, bottom) for a clean, shareable image-style card.
- Event announcements: Place a date or category label on top and the event name large below — instantly readable in a feed thumbnail.
- Product label prototyping: Designers draft simple two-line label compositions (brand name over product description) before moving to proper design tools.
- Slide and banner mockups: Communicate a layout concept quickly by showing a stacked heading structure as a browser preview before investing time in full design work.
Practical Input → Output Examples
1. Quote card layout
Top: "— Marcus Aurelius" (small) | Bottom: "THE IMPEDIMENT TO ACTION ADVANCES ACTION." (large)
Result: small attribution above a large bold quote
The classic quote-card layout: small source attribution set above the large, impactful quote text.
2. Event announcement
Top: "SATURDAY 21 JUNE 2025" | Bottom: "SUMMER LAUNCH PARTY"
Result: date label small above the event name large
Date or category information sits quietly above the main title — familiar from poster and event design.
3. Brand + tagline
Top: "ACME CORP" (medium) | Bottom: "TOOLS THAT WORK" (large)
Result: brand name above the larger tagline
Useful for brand identity mockups where the brand name acts as a qualifier above a bold tagline or product name.
Common Mistakes & Misunderstandings
Output is a visual preview, not copyable styled text: Stacked text renders as a canvas-style preview. To use it, screenshot or download the image — the stacked layout doesn't exist as copy-pasteable plain text.
Font size values are relative to the preview canvas: The size numbers (e.g., 18px for the top line, 36px for the bottom) refer to the preview canvas rendering, not actual font sizes in any other application.
Alignment applies independently to each line: You can align the top line differently from the bottom. Centre + centre gives a symmetric banner; left + centre or right + left can give an asymmetric, editorial feel.
Long text will overflow the preview: If either line is very long, it may extend beyond the preview bounds. Shorten the text or reduce the font size to keep both lines within the visible area.
How does stacked text work?
Two text layers are rendered together with separate sizing, alignment, spacing, and vertical offset controls so the top layer sits over the bottom layer in a readable design.
Can I change the opacity of the top layer?
Yes. Adjust Top Opacity to make the upper text subtler or bolder relative to the base layer.
What alignment options are available?
Left, center, and right alignment controls the horizontal placement of both layers together in the preview.
How is this different from Small Text or Cursed Text?
Small Text replaces glyphs with small‑cap or superscript/subscript. Cursed Text distorts characters using combining marks. Stacked Text focuses on layered layout and visual composition.