WarpText warper · Wave
Wavy text generator
Multiple waves across the word with the ends pinned; the Waves slider sets how many.
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Gradient, outline, shadow
Effects are in the PNG, JPG and WebP files and the mockups. SVG, PDF and DXF stay single-color outlines, which is what a cutter cuts.
Your design on a shirt, a mug, a tumbler.Preview it on 12 products for free; Plus downloads the product image for a shop listing.
Code for a web page CSS or textPath
Batch personalise Pro
One name per line, up to 200. Each name replaces {name} in your text, or the first line when there is no placeholder. Everything renders in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
50 runs a day. Each design is exported at the scale of the design above, so the letters come out the same size, and on its export size's canvas if one is picked.
Mockup preview Plus
See the design on 12 products and download a 4,096 × 4,096 px product image for a shop listing (Plus), or every product or colour in one ZIP (Pro). Drawn in your browser from the design above; nothing is uploaded.
In short
Wave text, also called wavy text, rippling text or text on a wavy baseline, is a text effect in which several waves run across the word with its ends pinned; makers use it for beach, surf and summer designs, video thumbnails and stickers. To make wavy text online, type your text in the box above, keep the Wave style selected and drag the Bend slider until the shape reads at a glance. It is the same shape as Wave in Photoshop. Download it as a transparent PNG (up to 1,600 px on its longest side on the free plan) or as a cut-ready SVG that opens at its real size in Cricut Design Space and Silhouette Studio (Plus). It works with more than 1,900 Google Fonts. It is free to use, adds no watermark and does its work in your browser, so pictures, files and fonts never leave your device; the first 20 exports and share links need no sign-up, and a free account has no limit on them. The files a product is made from (cut-ready SVG and PDF, PNG past 1,600 px, designs of more than one line) come with Plus at $5 a month, after 3 trial files on a free account.
Using the Wave style
Wave works best on short, bold words. Start around a Bend of 0.5 and adjust until the shape reads at thumbnail size. The Horizontal and Vertical distortion sliders add a perspective taper on top, the same way Photoshop's Warp Text dialog does.
This style cannot be written as CSS or an SVG textPath, so it has no code export: use the PNG, or the cut-ready SVG on Plus.
Other warp styles
- Arc: curved text generator
- Arch: arched text generator
- Arc Lower: arc lower text
- Arc Upper: arc upper text
- Bulge: bulge text generator
- Shell Lower: shell lower text
- Shell Upper: shell upper text
- Flag: flag text effect
- Fish: fish text warp
- Rise: rise text warp
- Fisheye: fisheye text generator
- Inflate: inflate text effect
- Squeeze: squeeze text effect
- Twist: twist text generator
- Perspective: perspective text generator
- Skew: skew text generator
Guides that use Wave
- Curve text in Design Space: Cricut
- Warp not working: Cricut
- Curve text in Canva: other apps
- Curve text in Google Docs: other apps
- Curve text in Word: other apps
- Warp text in Inkscape: other apps
Frequently asked questions
How do I make wavy text generator?
Type your text above, keep the Wave style selected, and move the Bend slider. Then download the PNG, or the SVG on Plus.
Can I cut wave text on a Cricut?
Yes. The SVG export is a single outlined path with a physical size in inches. Upload it in Design Space, and it appears at size and cuts exactly as previewed.
What is the Wave warp called in Photoshop?
The same shape is Wave in Photoshop.
Is it free and private?
Free to use and private: everything runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded, and downloads have no watermark. The PNG is free; the cut-ready SVG is a Plus file, with trial files on a free account.