Neon Text Generator
Type a word, pick the tube colour and glow, and download a transparent neon sign image for your overlay, banner or thumbnail.
Tube colour
Lettering
Why neon glows the way it does
A real neon tube has a bright, almost white core, and colour spreads outward as light scatters through the glass and the air around it. The generator copies that: it draws the letters several times with widening blur in the tube colour, then a thin pale core on top. Turning the glow up adds more blur layers; turning it down looks like a sign seen close up in daylight.
Different gases and coatings give different colours: pure neon glows red-orange, while blues and greens come from argon and phosphor coatings inside the tube.
Questions players ask
Can I paste neon text into my username?
No. Glow is an image effect, not a character. Download the PNG for overlays, banners and thumbnails, and use the text styles elsewhere for names.
Is the PNG transparent?
Yes, unless you switch on the brick-wall background.
Is it free to use on my stream?
Yes. The image is made in your browser from the Tilt Neon typeface, which is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.