Translate speech bubbles. Instantly. In Any Language.
Translate text inside speech bubbles and text boxes in comics. Drop an image, pick your language, read in seconds. Your images never leave your browser. Just 0.1 credits per page.
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Understands speech bubbles and dialogue boxes Like a Human Reader
Built specifically for comics, manga, manhwa, and illustrated content. Not a generic OCR tool.
Smart Text Detection
Finds text in speech bubbles, narration boxes, signs, and even stylized SFX layered over complex artwork.
Multi-Script Support
Reads kanji, hangul, hanzi, Latin, Cyrillic, and Arabic scripts. Handles vertical and horizontal text layouts.
Batch Upload
Drop an entire chapter at once. All pages process together so you can read straight through.
Art Stays Untouched
Only the text gets translated. Your artwork, shading, and linework remain exactly as the artist drew them.
Seconds Per Image
No waiting around. Most pages translate in under 10 seconds. A full chapter finishes before you grab your drink.
Download Results
Save your translated images locally. Read offline, share with friends, or use them in your scanlation projects.
Every Bubble Type, Every Language
Speech bubbles carry the entire story in visual media. Round bubbles for normal dialogue. Spiky bubbles for shouting. Cloud-shaped bubbles for thoughts. Rectangular boxes for narration. Each one holds text that needs careful translation, and each one presents a different challenge. Our speech bubble translator detects all these bubble types automatically and translates the text inside them while keeping the visual layout intact.
Upload a comic page and the system identifies every text-containing element on it. Dialogue gets translated with character voice preserved. Thought bubbles maintain their introspective tone. Narration boxes keep their omniscient perspective. Sound effects get handled separately from dialogue, so nothing gets mixed up or lost in the process.
How Speech Bubble Translation Actually Works
The hard part about translating speech bubbles isn't the translation itself. It's detecting where the text sits, understanding which bubble it belongs to, and making sure the translated text fits the available space. Japanese text runs vertically and is extremely compact. English text runs horizontally and takes up more room. A bubble that fits three lines of Japanese might need five lines of English.
Our system handles all of this. It reads the source text from each bubble, translates it with proper context from surrounding dialogue, and renders the result back into the image. The tool supports 22+ languages and works with manga, Western comics, webtoons, and any other format that uses speech bubbles to tell stories.
For manga specifically, the translator understands reading order. Japanese manga reads right-to-left, and dialogue flows accordingly. The system preserves this context when translating, making sure conversations still make sense in the target language. Character relationships conveyed through formal and informal speech patterns survive the translation too.
Not Just Dialogue Bubbles
Comics use text in dozens of ways beyond standard speech bubbles. Whisper text is often smaller and lighter. Shouted text is bold and large. Telepathic communication might use different bubble shapes entirely. Editorial captions, footnotes, title cards, chapter headers, and even background signs all contain translatable text.
The speech bubble translator handles all of these. It's built for the full range of text elements you find in visual storytelling. If you need complete page translation including sound effects, try our manga page translator for an all-in-one solution. For broader image translation needs beyond comics, our image translation tool works with any image containing text.
Each image costs just 0.1 credits to translate. Upload a page, pick your target language from 22+ options, and get results in seconds. No manual text extraction needed. No copy-pasting into separate translation tools. The entire workflow happens in one step.
Ready to translate your first page? Head to our image translator and upload a comic page now. Check our pricing page for credit packages that fit your reading volume.
People Who Translate speech bubbles Every Day
From casual readers to scanlation teams, here's what they say:
David Chen
Manga Reader
I read raw chapters the same day they release now. Speech Bubble Translator changed how I follow weekly series.
Rachel Kim
Scanlator
Cuts my initial translation pass from hours to minutes. I use Speech Bubble Translator as a starting point, then clean up from there.
Marcie Le
Manhwa Fan
So many Korean series never get official translations. Speech Bubble Translator lets me read speech bubbles and dialogue boxes I'd otherwise never experience.
Sofia Garcia
Language Learner
I compare the original text with the Speech Bubble Translator output to study Japanese. It's like having a tutor for every page.
Jamie Wilson
Webtoon Reader
The privacy aspect sold me. My images stay on my device. I can Translate speech bubbles without worrying about uploads.
Anna Zhang
Comic Collector
Works on everything I throw at it. Manga, manhwa, manhua, even old scanned doujinshi. Speech Bubble Translator handles it all.
Common Questions About speech bubble translation
What you need to know before you Translate speech bubbles:
What types of images can Speech Bubble Translator translate?
Manga pages, manhwa panels, manhua spreads, webtoon screenshots, scanned doujinshi, comic strips, and any image with readable text. It works with photos, screenshots, and digital files. If you can read the text in the image, Speech Bubble Translator can translate it.
How does Speech Bubble Translator handle SFX and sound effects?
The AI detects stylized text like onomatopoeia (crash, boom, swoosh) and sound effects layered over artwork. These get translated alongside dialogue and narration. Complex hand-drawn SFX in very stylized fonts may occasionally need manual review, but standard printed text translates cleanly.
Is my data private when I use Speech Bubble Translator?
Yes. All image processing happens in your browser. Your images are never uploaded to our servers or stored anywhere. Once you close the tab, the data is gone. This is browser-local processing by design, not an afterthought.
How much does it cost to Translate speech bubbles?
Each image costs 0.1 credits. A typical manga chapter of 20 pages costs 2 credits. A full volume of 180 pages costs about 18 credits. Compare that to waiting months for a fan translation or paying full price for an official release that may never come.
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