# Text through an image

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-through-an-image/290196
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 11, 2009, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-through-an-image/290196 "2009-06-11T04:23:44Z")
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### Author: ![rondog](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/rondog/32/2478_2.png) [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2009, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-through-an-image/290196/1 "2009-06-11T04:23:44Z")

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I have an image(30% opaque) on top of some menu items…the image is on top of the text on the menus obviously. Ive tried setting blend modes on the text, but not matter what I do, the image is always on top of them…Is there anything I can do to get the text to show through the image better?