(You can also hit 'T' as the keyboard shortcut to select this tool.) Type the phrase you want to overlay into the box. Now, we're going to click the “A” icon in our toolbox to select the text tool. If you want to follow along with the same image I used, you can access the original background image here. I don't know what the shortcuts are on macOS, but I do know that on all platforms you can also do Windows → New Toolbox to open a toolbox and Windows → Dockable Dialogs → Layers to open the layers panel. (You do have to decide this first, otherwise you'll go nowhere.) You're going to be using a few window panels, so hit Ctrl+B to open the toolbox and Ctrl+L to open the layers panel. Open GIMP, and then open the image on which you want to overlay your meme-style text. But without further ado, let's get to it.
#Impact font meme generator how to#
This isn't a huge problem and I'll show you how to do both. Classic memes use entirely uppercase Impact Condensed, and here I've used ordinary text with Open Sans Semibold. Note that this might not look like a classic meme because of the typography. What do I mean by a meme-style image? I'm specifically referring to the typical white-text-black-border captions overlayed on images. If you're on macOS, you're going to have to use the menu options I describe, or figure out the shortcuts yourself. Note: I reference keyboard shortcuts throughout the tutorial and these are for Linux or Windows.
If you're on Linux then I recommend just installing it from your package manager. You can get the latest version of GIMP for Windows or macOS from its website at. It's both free in that you don't have to pay for it, and it's free in that it's Free Software. GIMP is a free image editor available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. This is an extremely thorough tutorial on how to create high-quality meme-style images in GIMP, which is the GNU Image Manipulation Program.
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