Placeholder Image Generator
Create a sized placeholder image with your own text and colours in seconds.
Generate a placeholder
Canvas: 600 x 400 px
How to use the Placeholder Image Generator
- Enter the width and height you need in pixels.
- Type your own label or let the tool show the dimensions.
- Pick your colours and click Download PNG to save it.
Features
- Any size from 16 to 4000 pixels
- Custom text, font size and colours
- Plain, diagonal cross or grid styles
- Instant PNG download, no sign-up
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the free online placeholder image generator.
A placeholder image is a temporary graphic that stands in for final artwork, showing the size
and position a real image will occupy.
Set the pixel width and height, type the label you want, choose your colours, then click
Download PNG to save the file to your device.
Yes. The use size as text option writes the current dimensions onto the graphic and updates
automatically whenever you change them.
You can choose a plain flat fill, a diagonal cross through the middle, or a grid of guide
lines to suggest an image frame.
Yes. Every placeholder you generate is free for personal and commercial projects with no
attribution and no watermark.
The generator exports a lossless PNG file, which keeps text edges crisp and supports flat
colours without compression artefacts.
Yes. Untick use size as text and type any label, such as a project name, a heading or an
aspect ratio note.
No. The placeholder is drawn on a canvas inside your browser, so nothing is transmitted and
no image is stored anywhere.
Yes. The generator is fully responsive and works in any modern browser on phones, tablets and
desktops.
Last updated: October 10, 2026