What is the Text Overlay ad format?

The text does the heavy lifting here — words appear directly on top of your visual, usually as the main way you communicate your offer or message. This shows up when brands want a clean, product-focused look (like jewelry close-ups or fashion studio shots) but still need to spell out a sale, a feature, or a collection name without relying on voiceover or captions. It's especially common for e-commerce where the visual is beautiful enough to stand on its own, but you need to anchor it with "New Spring Styles" or "Save on transfer fees."

Medium

Video or Static

8 Recent Text Overlay Ads on Meta

Top brands running the Text Overlay format

Ranked by unique ads tagged Text Overlay in Motion's dataset.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Text Overlay ad format?

Text overlaid on video or image as primary message delivery

Is Text Overlay a video or static format?

Text Overlay is a video or static format.