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Glitch text with an intensity slider.

Glitch or Zalgo text stacks combining marks, the small accents Unicode uses for letters like é, above, through and below each letter until it looks corrupted. A little looks edgy; a lot covers the lines around it. Use the slider to pick how much.

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Counted the strict way: many fancy letters are stored as 2 characters, so if it fits here, it fits in the app.

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A simplified mock-up, not the real app. Fonts differ by phone.

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Aesthetic cursiveTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Gamer gothic frameTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Soft small capsTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
VaporwaveTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Glitch boldTrending
Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Starry scriptTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.

Glitch (Zalgo) styles

Glitch (Zalgo)

Stacks random marks above and below each letter. Use the intensity slider. Some apps clip or remove heavy glitch text.

Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.

All styles

Bold (serif)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Italic (serif)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold italic (serif)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Cursive script
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold cursive script
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Gothic (fraktur)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold gothic (fraktur)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Outline (double-struck)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Sans
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold sans
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Italic sans
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold italic sans
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Typewriter (monospace)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Small caps
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Tiny text (superscript)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Subscript
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wide (full-width)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bubbles (circled)

The circled M can show as a coloured emoji on some phones.

Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Black bubbles
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Squares
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Black squares

A, B, O and P can show as coloured emoji on iPhones.

Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Parentheses
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Letter tiles (regional indicators)

Two tiles side by side can turn into a country flag, so a zero-width gap is added between letters. Some apps show them as plain letters.

Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Upside down
Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Mirror (backwards)
Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Strikethrough
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Slashed
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Double underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Overline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wavy underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wavy strike
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Dotted underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Crossed (x below)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Spaced outName-safe
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Dotted
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Stars between
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Sparkle frame
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Shooting stars
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Royal frame
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Thick brackets
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Corner brackets
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Hollow brackets
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Shaded blocks
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Hearts
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Moons
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Flowers
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wave
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
xX gamer XxName-safe
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
name.exeName-safe
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Underlined cursive
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold crossed out
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Outline with bars
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Tiny sparkle
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.

Back to plain text

Paste fancy text (cursive, bold, glitch, upside down, bubbles) to get normal letters back, for example to make it searchable or readable.

How glitch text works

Each letter is followed by random combining marks from the Combining Diacritical Marks block (U+0300 to U+036F). Phones stack them on the letter before. Our generator uses the same random marks for the same text and intensity, so what you copy is exactly what you saw.

Where it breaks

Many Discord and Twitch moderation bots delete glitch text. Instagram and TikTok bios clip it, and comments may be hidden as spam. Some apps limit how many marks can stack. Intensity 1 to 3 survives the most places.

Accessibility

Screen readers either skip glitch text or read every mark, which is unbearable. Never use it for information people need, like your name, dates or links.

Examples

  • Glitch (Zalgo)
    s̝̥̝̑̓̊ȳ̼̙̪̺̤ͭ̍͛s̰̬͒ͬ̈́͐t̺͔̟̾̏ͪ̈̚ė̱͚ͭ̆ͬͤm̱̬̯͐̒ͪ̓̓ ḛ̲͍̼̃̐ͬ̔̆r͔̟͔̖͚̈ͬ͌ͤ̑r̘͍̟̟̭͆̉̃̌̀o̱̣̦͍ͥͤ̐́͛r̮̩͍͈ͥͪ
  • Glitch bold
    𝘀̬̹ͫ𝘆̲̦̊̌𝘀̹̅ͥ𝘁̯̦ͣ𝗲̖̐𝗺̫̟ͮͨ 𝗲̤͐ͯ𝗿̬̜̏ͮ𝗿͇͓̉𝗼̥͗𝗿̥̉

How to make glitch (zalgo) text

  1. 1Type your text. Type a short word or name above.
  2. 2Set the intensity. Use the glitch slider: 1 to 3 is subtle, 8 to 10 is chaos.
  3. 3Copy. Tap the Glitch card to copy.
  4. 4Paste and check. Paste it and look at the result; lower the intensity if it overlaps other text.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Zalgo text?

Text with many combining marks stacked on each letter so it looks glitched or corrupted. The name comes from an internet horror meme.

Why was my glitch text deleted?

Many servers and chats run moderation bots that remove it, because heavy glitch text covers other messages. Use a low intensity.

How do I remove glitch text?

Paste it into the Back to plain text box on this page: it removes every glitch mark and gives you the plain words back.

Does glitch text work on Instagram and TikTok?

Light glitch text does. Heavy text gets clipped in bios and can overlap your profile header.

Is glitch text bad for accessibility?

Yes. Screen readers skip it or read every mark. Use it for decoration only.

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