Mark documents as yours, or as drafts
A watermark tells readers at a glance that a document is a draft, confidential, a sample or a copy, and it discourages people from passing off your work as their own. Use text, in any font, size and color, or upload a PNG or JPG logo. A PNG with a transparent background gives the cleanest look.
Place it once in the center of the page or tile it across the whole page, choose a diagonal, horizontal or vertical angle, and fade it with the opacity setting so the content underneath stays readable. A preview shows the first page with your settings before you save.
How to watermark a PDF
- 1
Open the PDF
Choose the file to watermark.
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Choose text or image
Type your text or upload a logo.
- 3
Set the look
Adjust opacity, angle, layout, size and color while watching the preview.
- 4
Download
Apply to all pages or a range, and save.
Features
Text or logo
Any wording, or a PNG or JPG image.
Centered or tiled
One large mark or a repeating pattern.
Full control
Opacity, angle, size, font and color.
Live preview
See the result on your own page before saving.
Watermark PDF: frequently asked questions
The watermark is drawn into the page content, so it can't simply be switched off. Determined people with editing software may still remove it. For stronger protection, flatten or protect the PDF as well.
Yes. Type the pages under Apply to, for example 2-10.
Lower the opacity to 15 to 30 percent and the text stays readable underneath.
No. The watermark is added in your browser.