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title: "Text Overlay Checker: Facebook 20% Text Grid Test (Free) | AdMakeAI"
description: "See how much of your ad image is text on Meta's 5 x 5 grid. Meta dropped the 20% rule in 2020, but text-heavy images can still reach fewer people. Free, and it runs in your browser."
url: "https://admakeai.com/free-tools/text-overlay-checker"
author: "AdMakeAI"
---

# Text overlay checker: how much of your ad is text?

Drop an ad image. See the text share on Meta's 5 x 5 grid.

Drop your ad here, or browse

Samples

![Example 1080 x 1920 product ad with the headline in the top band and the price and CTA in the bottom band, both inside Meta's unsafe areas](https://images.admakeai.com/public_media/free-tools/safe-zone-checker/examples/example-fails-9x16.jpg?v=2)

Sample ad. Click any cell to adjust.

Mostly text16of 25 cells, 64%

More text than image. Cut it to the offer and the logo.

Meta dropped its 20% text rule in 2020\. Text-heavy images can still reach fewer people. [Meta's guidance](https://www.facebook.com/business/ads/photo-ad-format)

Want a cleaner version? AdMakeAI rebuilds the ad from your product photo. [Try it free](https://admakeai.com/register)

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## One product photo in. A batch of ads out.

Pick an ad that is already running, add your product photo, and get your own version in about 30 seconds.

[Make my first ad](https://admakeai.com/register)
- 30 free credits
- No card

## Questions

Does Facebook still have the 20% text rule?

No. Meta dropped it in 2020, so ads are no longer rejected for text in the image. Meta's photo ad guidance still says: "Too much copy is distracting and can lead to your ad being shown to fewer people."

How does this checker measure text?

It finds the text in your image and lays Meta's 5 x 5 grid over it. Every cell with text counts. The old limit was 5 of 25 cells, which is 20%. Click a cell to correct it.

Is my image uploaded anywhere?

No. It is read in your browser.

Where should the text go instead?

In the primary text and headline. Keep the image to the product, a few words of offer and the logo.

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## Less text, more product.

Turn one product photo into ad images for Feed, Stories and Reels.

[Start free](https://admakeai.com/register)

30 free creditsNo card\~30s per ad