How to Grab Text in Canva

I will show you how to use the feature in Canva called Grab Text. You can grab a piece of text from a picture and change the text or remove it. It is very useful if you want to change the text content within an image.

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Grab Text in Canva basics

I have a picture of a stop sign. I cannot change the text because it is part of the image. In the past we had to mask the text and replace it with a new one.

Thanks to AI, you can grab this text and modify it quickly.

Grab Text in Canva steps

Open your image in Canva. Click Edit image. Click Grab Text.

Canva will find text in the image. You may see multiple pieces of text. Pick the one you want to remove or change.

Click the region and click Grab. Canva removes the text and automatically masks the content. You also get the text itself as an editable object.

Double click the new text. Modify it as you like. It is very quick.

Stop sign with Grab Text in Canva

I pick the stop sign text. I change it to Don't so it looks like the original but is different.

It becomes a piece of text. You can edit it like normal.

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Final thoughts on Grab Text in Canva

That is how you can grab or modify text from a picture using Canva. It lets you remove text inside an image and replace it with editable text.

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