{"id":21478,"date":"2021-04-20T11:39:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T08:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=21478"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:08:51","slug":"text-over-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/text-over-image\/","title":{"rendered":"Add text over image in Elementor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Adding text over images with Elementor can be accomplished in several ways. In this document you will learn two of the most common methods to accomplish this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the image as a background<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use margins and Z-position&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use the image as a background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, we will create a Heading widget that uses an image as a background. This will make the text appear above the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To add text on top of an image:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add a Container element onto the canvas. For more details see, <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/add-elements-to-a-page\/\">Add elements to a page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the panel, set the container\u2019s <strong>Width <\/strong>and <strong>Min Height<\/strong> to a size suitable for the image.&nbsp;<br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"219\" class=\"wp-image-46167\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-79.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-79.png 1351w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-79-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-79-1024x330.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-79-768x248.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br>In this case, we\u2019re setting both to 300 px.&nbsp;<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"268\" class=\"wp-image-46168\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-80.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-80.png 945w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-80-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-80-768x303.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Style <\/strong>tab.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"266\" class=\"wp-image-46169\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-81.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-81.png 945w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-81-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-81-768x301.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Background Type<\/strong> section, click the classic logo <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"27\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/WvOHW9Ha2mJ2slxKt2oefdXAO5A9DcVjU_hniYv24iz5woUEUkaO59r8dnswSta486D92s33TqvqR4JqWVWpG6q0CpOD87LqwvKg9Zz9MIgUEI5qNxaubnwyTBf5-Et58q3oD2r0FAhvToRdw83fQw\">.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"545\" class=\"wp-image-46170\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-82.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-82.png 789w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-82-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-82-768x615.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the image section.<br>The Media Library appears.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"329\" class=\"wp-image-46171\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-83.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-83.png 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-83-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-83-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-83-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-83-1536x743.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the image you want to use as the background. For more details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/add-graphic-element\/\">Add images and icons<\/a>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"539\" class=\"wp-image-46172\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-84.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-84.png 847w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-84-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-84-768x608.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br>The image appears as the container background.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"993\" class=\"wp-image-46173\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-85.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-85.png 489w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-85-205x300.png 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the <strong>Position <\/strong>dropdown menu select <strong>Center Center<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"627\" class=\"wp-image-46174\" style=\"width: 380px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-86.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-86.png 426w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-86-182x300.png 182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the <strong>Repeat <\/strong>drop-down menu, select <strong>No Repeat<\/strong>.&nbsp;<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"518\" class=\"wp-image-46175\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-87.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-87.png 971w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-87-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-87-768x585.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the <strong>Display Size<\/strong> drop-down menu, select <strong>Contain<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"308\" class=\"wp-image-46176\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-88.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-88.png 943w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-88-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-88-768x348.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Editor top bar, click the + icon.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"496\" class=\"wp-image-46177\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-89.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-89.png 943w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-89-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-89-768x560.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br>All elements appear in the panel.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"378\" class=\"wp-image-46178\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-90.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-90.png 956w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-90-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-90-768x427.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a <strong>Heading <\/strong>widget to the container.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"273\" class=\"wp-image-46179\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-91.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-91.png 999w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-91-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-91-768x308.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the text you want to have appear above the image.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The text appears on top of the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use margins and Z-index<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, we will add a heading over an image by giving the Heading widget negative margins.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To add text on top of an image<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add an Image widget onto the canvas. For more details see, <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/add-elements-to-a-page\/\">Add elements to a page<\/a>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-46180\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-92.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-92.png 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-92-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-92-1024x511.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-92-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-92-1536x767.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br>This automatically creates a new container.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"142\" class=\"wp-image-46181\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-93.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-93.png 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-93-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-93-1024x213.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-93-768x160.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-93-1536x320.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add an image to the Image widget. For more details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/image-widget\/\">Image widget<\/a>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"507\" class=\"wp-image-46182\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-94.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-94.png 573w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-94-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the right corner of the top toolbar, click the + sign.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"496\" class=\"wp-image-46183\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-95.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-95.png 943w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-95-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-95-768x560.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br>All the elements appear in the panel.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"248\" class=\"wp-image-46184\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-96.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-96.png 1343w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-96-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-96-1024x374.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-96-768x280.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drag and drop a <strong>Heading <\/strong>widget above the image. For more details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/heading-widget\/\">Heading widget<\/a>.<br>The Heading widget options should be open in the panel. If they\u2019re not, click the Heading widget to open the options in the panel.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"237\" class=\"wp-image-46185\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-97.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-97.png 1341w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-97-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-97-1024x357.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-97-768x268.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the text you want to appear over the image.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"237\" class=\"wp-image-46186\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-98.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-98.png 1341w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-98-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-98-1024x357.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-98-768x268.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the panel, click the <strong>Style <\/strong>tab.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"306\" class=\"wp-image-46187\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-99.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-99.png 1103w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-99-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-99-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-99-768x346.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select center alignment.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"335\" class=\"wp-image-46188\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-100.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-100.png 962w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-100-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-100-768x378.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Advanced <\/strong>tab.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"465\" class=\"wp-image-46189\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-101.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-101.png 979w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-101-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-101-768x526.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the panel, enter <strong>1<\/strong> in the <strong>Z-index<\/strong> text box.<br>After entering the Z-index you won\u2019t see any change but it essentially raises the headline one level which will be important later. For more information on Z-index, see&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/how-to-use-z-index-in-elementor\/\">Use the Z-index<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the canvas, click the <strong>Image <\/strong>widget to select it.&nbsp;<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"370\" class=\"wp-image-46190\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-102.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-102.png 990w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-102-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-102-768x418.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the panel, click the <strong>Advanced <\/strong>tab.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"370\" class=\"wp-image-46192\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-103.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-103.png 990w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-103-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-103-768x418.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the panel, click the link icon to unlink the margins.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"253\" class=\"wp-image-46194\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-104.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-104.png 937w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-104-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-104-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a negative top margin to the <strong>Image <\/strong>widget, This will move the image up toward the top of the screen so that it overlaps the text.<br>Because the Heading widget has a Z-index of 1, when they overlap, the text will appear above the image.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Change font style size and color\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NK5KHJzdwyE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adding text over images with Elementor can be accomplished in several ways. 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