Glitch Text Generator

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   Type or paste text

   Enter text in the left box. The right box updates with combining marks added above, through and below the letters.

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   Choose a preset or build your own

   Start with Mild, Glitch, Corrupted or Cursed, then fine-tune the intensity and the three mark regions with the controls below the tool.

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   Randomize the pattern

   Randomize changes the seed, so the same text gets a different arrangement of marks. The seed is included in share links, so the recipient sees the same result.

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   Copy and test

   Copy the output into the app where you plan to use it. Very high intensity can break line spacing or be truncated by a platform, so test before posting.

Glitch text, often called Zalgo, is ordinary text with Unicode combining marks inserted after each character. The marks are the same mechanism used for accents, but many of them stack above and below the line.

Unicode assigns each combining mark a combining class. Marks that share a class are stacked in order; marks from different classes are placed above, below or through the base character. This is why the same text can look different in different fonts.

Each browser, operating system and app chooses its own font and line-height rules. A string that fits neatly in one app may overflow or be clipped in another. Mobile apps often limit how many combining marks they render.

Some platforms also normalize or strip unusual sequences before displaying them. The glitch text is still in the text layer, but what you see is a rendering decision made by the app.

Because the extra characters are combining marks, the clean version is recovered by Unicode normalization: decompose the text, remove the marks, and compose it again. This also removes ordinary accents, so “café” becomes “cafe”.

Keep a clean copy of important text before adding glitch styling. A copied message that looks fine on your phone may be unreadable or rejected elsewhere.

Every combining mark is a separate Unicode code point, even though it may not take up horizontal space. A short word at high intensity can become hundreds of code points, and some services count those characters against a limit or reject the message outright.

Screen readers may announce marks as separate characters or skip them, and search engines generally index the base letters rather than the decorations. Use glitch text for decoration, not for names, prices, instructions or anything a reader must parse reliably.

• Using maximum intensity everywhere

  High intensity can overlap lines, break form fields and be cut off by social apps. Use the lowest intensity that gives the effect you want.

• Assuming the preview matches the final app

  Chat apps, games and social networks use different fonts and line heights. Always paste the result into the destination app before publishing.

• Using glitch text for important information

  Screen readers and search engines may not read the decorated text the way you expect. Keep names, addresses and instructions in plain text.

• Putting it in usernames or URLs

  Many account systems restrict scripts or normalize text before saving it. A username that looks unique in the preview can be rejected, collapsed to plain letters, or collide with an existing account.