Provided is a method for recognizing a text. The method includes: acquiring a text image; determining at least one text box in the text image, wherein each of the at least one text box corresponds to at least one word; determining, from the at least one text box, a text box to be recognized; determining a picture unit corresponding to the text box to be recognized in the text image; rotating the picture unit to a target posture; and determining a target recognition result by performing text recognition on the picture unit in the target posture.