# Add a CONFIDENTIAL or DRAFT watermark

> Stamp CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, COPY or SAMPLE across your PDF pages for free. Pick colour, angle and transparency; flatten so it can't be removed.

Tool: https://pdfnest.co.in/confidential-watermark-pdf

A diagonal CONFIDENTIAL stamp tells every reader how to treat a document; DRAFT stops an unfinished version being mistaken for the final one; COPY or SAMPLE marks a document as not the original. The text is ready on this page — change it to any word, in any language, choose the colour and transparency, and apply it to all pages or just some.

## Tips

- Red at 25–35% transparency is the classic CONFIDENTIAL look; grey works well for DRAFT.
- Tiled watermarks are harder to crop out of screenshots.
- Combine with Protect PDF to require a password to open the file.

## How to confidential watermark PDF

1. Select or drop your PDF.
2. Type your watermark text or upload a logo.
3. Adjust size, angle, transparency and pages.
4. Click Add watermark and download.

## Features

- **Text or image:** Use words or your company logo (PNG with transparency works).
- **Any language:** Hindi, Tamil, Arabic, Chinese and more are supported.
- **Centre or tiled:** One big stamp or a repeating pattern.
- **Private:** Watermarking runs in your browser.

## FAQ

### How do I add a confidential watermark to a PDF?

Open your PDF here — CONFIDENTIAL is already typed in. Adjust colour, size and angle if you like, then click Add watermark.

### Can I write DRAFT or my name instead?

Yes. Replace the text with any word or name. Hindi and other languages work too.

### Does a watermark protect my document?

It discourages misuse and shows the document's status, but it doesn't stop copying. For stronger protection, flatten the pages and add a password with Protect PDF.

### How do I add a watermark to a PDF?

Add the PDF, type your text (or choose Image / logo), adjust how it looks, click Add watermark and download.