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Zalgo Text Generator

Generate glitchy, corrupted, and creepy Unicode text styles or instantly strip Zalgo marks back into clean plaintext.

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What is the Zalgo Text Generator?

Use the Zalgo Text Generator to add Unicode combining marks above, through, or below text for a distorted effect. Choose an intensity or adjust the directions, then copy the result. The tool can also remove many combining marks from pasted text, though this may remove legitimate accents too.

Zalgo text is made from ordinary Unicode characters, not a font or a security vulnerability. How it looks depends on the app and font displaying it; long stacks of marks may be clipped or render differently between devices.

How it works

The generator adds Unicode combining marks to each character in your text. These marks are designed to appear alongside a base character; stacking many of them can make text look distorted. You can control how many marks are added and whether they appear above, through, or below the text.

The cleaner removes many combining marks from the selected Unicode ranges. It cannot identify which marks were added for the effect, so it may also remove accents or other marks that were part of the original text.

Examples

Medium Glitch Corruption

Applies balanced vertical and middle layering to create a standard creepy distorted text style.

Corrupted Text
 
Ĉôr̂r̂ûp̂t̂êd̂ ̂T̂êx̂t̂

Text Stripper (Unzalgo)

Cleanses heavily glitched strings by removing stacked diacritical marks to recover hidden plaintext.

H̵e̷l̶p̶ ̷M̶e̵
 
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Frequently asked questions

What exactly causes the Zalgo text glitch effect?

Zalgo text uses Unicode combining marks that normally appear with a base character, such as accents. Stacking many marks can make text look distorted, but the exact result varies by font and app.

Will Zalgo text display correctly on social media networks?

Many apps can display Unicode combining marks, but support and appearance vary. Heavy effects may be clipped, displayed differently, or rejected by a platform's text limits or filters.

What is the "Unzalgo" feature used for?

The cleaner removes many combining marks from text. It may make Zalgo-style text readable again, but it cannot recover text that was changed or deleted, and it can also remove legitimate accents.

Does this tool generate actual security hazards or viruses?

Zalgo text consists of Unicode characters and is not executable code. As with any user-provided text, only paste it into apps and sites you trust.

Why do some letters render as empty boxes or question marks?

If you see square blocks or question marks inside the editor, your operating system or web browser's active font file lacks the glyph mappings for specific ancient or specialized Unicode combining diacritical marks. This is most common on older device configurations or legacy operating systems.

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