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Make a transparent signature

Photograph your signature on paper and the paper disappears. You get a transparent PNG that sits on any document without a white box around it.

Paper colour removed

Illustration mode removes the paper colour around your signature and keeps every stroke, thin lines included.

Cropped tight

Empty space around the signature is trimmed, so it's easy to size in a document.

Safe

Your signature is never uploaded; everything runs on your device.

How it works

  1. 1Photograph itSign on white paper, then take a photo or scan.
  2. 2Paper removedThe paper colour around the signature is removed. Nudge the tolerance if any remains.
  3. 3Download PNGSave the transparent PNG and place it in your document.

FAQ

Why PNG?

PNG keeps transparency and is the safest choice for Word, Excel and PDF. A JPG always has a background, so the white box would come back.

How do I use it in Word?

Insert, then Pictures, and choose the PNG. Set Wrap Text to In Front of Text to move it over a line.

My paper looks grey or yellow.

Raise the tolerance until the background is gone; lower it if strokes start to fade.

Is it safe?

Your signature is never uploaded. It is processed in your browser.

The inside of some letters is still white.

Paper is removed where it connects to the image edge, so the inside of loops such as a, o or e can stay. Open Refine, choose Erase area and click inside the letter.