Four intensity levels
Light, Medium, Heavy and Chaos, from two marks per letter up to thirty-nine.
Glitch Text Generator
This free glitch text generator turns your words into creepy Zalgo text by stacking marks above, through and below each letter. Choose the intensity, regenerate, copy and paste.
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Result
ZalgoS̞̟͕̯̓́͒̑̑ͅó̮͉̳̘͈͊͞m̴͎͔̜ͧ̆ͭͩ̚ȇ̼̜ͪ͗ͦ͡t̳͉̟̾̋ͪ͡h̰̪̙̠ͧ̾̓̋̇́i̲̯̔ͭ͂͛̕ͅn̮̩̥̠͊ͮͭ̚͞g̫̥̰͈͊̇ͮ̇ i̜̞͂̇͛͡s̴̻̫ͩͤ̅ w͇̱̞͙͑̎̉̿́͝r̙͕̫͎ͪͭͮ̚o͇͈͗̌̑̋ͅñ͇̞̾̀̿g̡̬͇̽̆̅̚
Every mark is an extra character, so heavy glitch text gets long quickly. Use Light or Medium for names and bios, and Regenerate for a new pattern.
Zalgo
144 charsMarks above, through and below
S̞̟͕̯̓́͒̑̑ͅó̮͉̳̘͈͊͞m̴͎͔̜ͧ̆ͭͩ̚ȇ̼̜ͪ͗ͦ͡t̳͉̟̾̋ͪ͡h̰̪̙̠ͧ̾̓̋̇́i̲̯̔ͭ͂͛̕ͅn̮̩̥̠͊ͮͭ̚͞g̫̥̰͈͊̇ͮ̇ i̜̞͂̇͛͡s̴̻̫ͩͤ̅ w͇̱̞͙͑̎̉̿́͝r̙͕̫͎ͪͭͮ̚o͇͈͗̌̑̋ͅñ͇̞̾̀̿g̡̬͇̽̆̅̚
Readable glitch
134 charsAbove and below only, letters stay clear
Ṣ̞̟̓́͒̑̑o͇̣̮͉͛͐̑́͊m̝͙͔̳̅ͭͧ̚e̹̜̓ͦͨt̜̩̼̲͗ͦͦͮ̇h͕͓ͬͭ̊̒ͤḭ̓̋̇̉ͅn͚̦͚̅͑̽ͅg̯̼͇̫̓̋ i̥̠̲ͭͮ͛̏̂ṡ͈̫̥ͮ̇ w͙͌͂̚ͅr̘̣̯̟̻͑̑͒͌ͩo̙̱͉̼ͥ͑̎n͕͙͈͚͆́͒ͬg̫͎̹̟̮̒̅
Rising
77 charsMarks stacked above the letters
S̓́͒̑̑oͮ͒͗m͛͐̑́͊e͆ͮ̂ͤt̅ͭͧ̚h̆ͭͩ̏i̓ͦͨn̒̑g͗ͦͦͮ̇ ȋ̓̾̋sͬͭ̊̒ͤ wͪͧr̓̋̇̉o̾͐n̅͑̽gͭ͂͛ͭ
Dripping
77 charsMarks hanging below the letters
S̩̱̞̜̜ọ̞̟m̯̜̱̪ͅe͇̣̮͉t̘͈͚͓h̝͙͔̳i̩͎͔n̹̜g̟͎͎͚̠ i̜̩̼̲s͙͚̥̳͉ w͕͓r̹̲̤̼o̰ͅn̙̠̻g͚̦͚ͅ
Struck through
34 charsMarks cutting through the letters
S̢óm̀e͡t͘h͞ìņg͞ i̴s̶ w͟r͢òn̸g̴
Flicker
69 charsGlitch on some letters only
So͕͒̑̑͋́ͅme̳̘͈͚͓͊̏͆ͮth̜͕̟͎ͩ̏̌̓ͦ̀ing̷̥̳͉̟͕̑̓̾̋ is wro̻̺̐̾͐̈́ng̴͇̫͚͚ͭ̍̓̋
Cyber glitch
91 charsReadable glitch in a fading signal bar
▓▒░ So̞̟͕̯͒̑̑͋ͅm͉̳̘͊̏͆ͮethin̜̹̜͕̟ͩ̏̌̓ͦg is w͙͚̥̳͉̑̓̾̋r̞̰̪ͧ̾̓̋̇ͅo̦͚̖̩̽̔ͅn͚̣̲̮͐̾͊̚ͅg͚̤͑̏͊ ░▒▓
Haunted
81 charsDripping marks between daggers
† S̩̱̞̜̜ọ̞̟m̯̜̱̪ͅe͇̣̮͉t̘͈͚͓h̝͙͔̳i̩͎͔n̹̜g̟͎͎͚̠ i̜̩̼̲s͙͚̥̳͉ w͕͓r̹̲̤̼o̰ͅn̙̠̻g͚̦͚ͅ †
Spaced glitch
142 charsLetters pulled apart, marks above and below
Ș̪̮ͫ͛ o̪̱͔͙̣͗̍ͬ m̖̼̤͇̀̎ͩ̏͂ e͇͕͑̿ͧ̑ t̯̖͍̣̹ͧͧ h̖̦̲̃ͮ i̱̻͈̯ͩͣ̍ n̳̘͕̋̽̓̃̽ g̲͚̭̥̰ͣ̒ͮ i̳̠̖͆̌ͭ͗ s͎̭͑̏̀ͯ ẅ̼̙̇͋̾ ṛ̤̯͌ͬ̚ o̝̗̪̝ͬͨ n̹͓ͮͫ̊̚ g̻̹̝̘͇͆̀
System error
73 charsFlickering text behind warning signs
⚠ So͕͒̑̑͋́ͅme̳̘͈͚͓͊̏͆ͮth̜͕̟͎ͩ̏̌̓ͦ̀ing̷̥̳͉̟͕̑̓̾̋ is wro̻̺̐̾͐̈́ng̴͇̫͚͚ͭ̍̓̋ ⚠
What is a glitch text generator?
A glitch text generator adds Unicode combining marks to every letter. Combining marks are meant for accents, but stacked by the dozen they spill above and below the line and make the text look corrupted. The result is also called Zalgo text, creepy text or cursed text.
Real characters, not an image. Glitch text is ordinary text with extra marks, so you can paste it into posts, names and messages.
Four intensities. Light, Medium, Heavy and Chaos set how many marks each letter gets, from a subtle flicker to a tower of noise.
10 glitch styles. Full Zalgo, readable glitch, rising, dripping, struck through and flicker, plus cyber, haunted, spaced and system error looks, each with its character count.
A new pattern on demand. Regenerate shuffles the marks whenever you want a different look. Everything runs in your browser.
From clean text to glitch text
The glitch text generator keeps your letters and piles marks on top of them, so the words are still there underneath.
Do not look back
Readable glitch · LightD̹̖ͣo͕̟̐ n̙ͯ̊o͙ͦt̰ͭ ľ͉͔ͭǒ̯̋ǒ̰k͖̐ b̤͌͛à̪̣̿c͔̜ͫk̖͔͋ͦ
Zalgo · MediumD̞͈͕ͣͥ̕ő̙̙͎ͯ n̵͕̯͚ͬ̆o̤̯̥ͣͨͥ̌̋t̠̤̅̐͐͟ͅ l̵͔͔̜͔̫̀̿ͨ͊o̸̘̣͇̜͆̍ͩ̋̓o̫̪̻͕͛̑ͩ͞ͅk̟̖̥̞̏̾̚ b̹̻̠̹̏̆̄̄́̚ȃ̧̘̩ͪ͐c͍̯̼̦̅̔̽k͓͖͍̖̍ͫ
Dripping · MediumD͈͍o̖̥̞͈ n̟̲̣̦̰o̙͎t͙̜ l̰̰͕̯͚o͉͔͍̯̲o̯̤̯k̰̘̞ b͖͈̬a̠̤̲̰c͓̪k̰͖͔͔̜
Rising · HeavyDͣͥ̓̍̈̐oͩ͗̋ͯ̊̀̿̿ͦ nͬ̆ͭ̀̀ǒͭͬͣͨͥ̌̋̈̌ť̈̀̅̐͐ lͣ͌͛͑̈̋̀̿ͨ͊òͫͩͨ̑ͩ͋ͦ͆̍ő̓ͩͪ̓̄ͯ͆̑̓k̑ͩ͆ͥ͋͊̽͛̚ b͂̏̾͐́͗̎̊̐̚ȁ̆̄̄ͩ̐̏̓̉̚c̓͐̑ͪ͐ͧk͒̅̓͐̅̔̽
Glitch text intensity, measured
How many combining marks each intensity adds to every letter, and what that does to the length of a short word. Every mark counts as a character.
| Intensity | Marks per letter (above · through · below) | “Glitch” as Zalgo text | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light | 1–2 · 0–1 · 1–2 | G̭͆͜l̗̪͗̽i̠̦ͯͬt̻ͫċ̞h̬̰ͬ͑ | 25 characters (from 6) |
| Medium | 2–5 · 0–1 · 2–5 | G̢͔̟̻͆ͨḷ͖̭͔́̎i̡̻̦͂̊ẗ͖̠̫͔͗c̷̠̥̀̃ͤh̖̠̭̏͑̔̉̊͜ | 44 characters (from 6) |
| Heavy | 5–10 · 1–2 · 5–10 | G̱̗̪̻̣͖͆ͨ̓̓̂́͝l̢̟̞̳͖̠̫ͩ̇͂̊ͫ̊̅͘i̥͚̹̦̖̠̭̦͌̀̃ͤͦͬ̐͑̊ͭ͘͜t̨͚̪̩̹̜̘̯̬͎̾̈́͆̓ͧ͌̓͆͌̚͢c̳͎͓̫͈͎͈̗͇̩͋̃͗ͦ̑̏̔̊̽̚͢͞h̸̯̰̭̘̟̬̖͚͑̽ͤ̓̑͆̈ͨ̈͟ | 116 characters (from 6) |
| Chaos | 10–18 · 1–3 · 10–18 | Ģ̣͖̭͔̠̦̥͖̥̙̻̦̤̥̟͆ͨ̓̓̂ͩ͗̽͑́l͙̲̠̺̼̥͚̹̦̖̠̭̒ͬ͑͊ͨ͌̀̃ͤͦͬ͘į̩̹̜̘̯̬͎̣̫̭̟͎̜ͫ̾̈́͆̓ͧ͌̓͆͌ͩ̚͞͡t̢͍̹̜͇̤͔̤͙͇͔̹̯̰̭̘̏̔̊̽̒ͧ͆ͬ̒ͧͧ͊ͣͦ̄̚͘͠c̸̢̧̞͚̰̥͔̳͙̦͇͙̬͓̘͖̼̖͌̍ͭ͂̂͂ͩ̅͐͑ͨh̸̵̰̺̣͕̰͚̫̘͎̪̭̝̩̖͖̲̭̍̎ͯͭ̎ͤ̆̋͌̏̂̊͢ | 180 characters (from 6) |
Everything in this glitch text generator
Control how wild the glitch gets, and see how long it is before you paste it.
10 glitch styles
Marks above, through or below the letters, all three together, a flicker on some letters, or framed and spaced glitch looks.
Regenerate
One click gives every style a fresh random pattern; keep clicking until you like it.
Length on every card
See how many characters each glitch text has before you paste it into a field with a limit.
Remove glitch
Paste Zalgo text and press Remove glitch to get the clean letters back. Accents such as é are kept.
One-click copy
Click any style or its Copy button and the glitch text is on your clipboard.
Most alphabets
Marks attach to any letter, so glitch text works with accented letters, Greek, Cyrillic and more.
Phone friendly
The intensity switch stays in the toolbar, and a tap on any preview copies it.
Private and free
No sign-up and no limits. The glitch text generator never uploads your words.
How to use the glitch text generator
Creepy text in three steps.
- 1
Type a short line
Glitch text works best on a few words. Type or paste up to 300 characters.
- 2
Set the intensity
Pick Light, Medium, Heavy or Chaos, choose a style, and press Regenerate for a new pattern.
- 3
Copy and paste
Click a style or press Copy, then paste the glitch text where you want it.
A closer look at the glitch text generator
Real screenshots of the tool, on a laptop and on a phone.
Turn it up to Chaos
At Chaos, each letter carries up to 39 marks and the text towers above and below the line. Every card shows its character count, so you know how long the result is.
Keep it readable with Light
Light adds two to five marks per letter: enough to look glitchy while the words stay easy to read in a name or a caption.
Glitch text on a phone
On a phone, the intensity switch stays in the toolbar and the text box sits above the styles. Tap a preview to copy it.
Glitch text, a glitch font or a glitch image?
A glitch text generator makes text you can paste. For other jobs, another format fits better.
| Glitch text (Unicode) | Glitch font | Glitch effect image | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paste into posts and names | Yes, where long text is allowed | No, fonts do not travel with text | No, it is a picture |
| Looks the same everywhere | Roughly; apps stack marks differently | Only where the font is installed | Yes |
| Length | Grows with every mark | Same as your text | Not text |
| Search and screen readers | Hard to read; keep it short | Read normally | Needs alt text |
| Best for | Spooky posts, names and memes | Posters and video titles | Thumbnails and graphics |
Where people use glitch text
Glitch text is loud. Use it where a little chaos is the point.
Halloween and horror
Creepy captions, spooky countdowns and horror-movie quotes.
Gaming names
A light glitch makes a nickname look corrupted, where the game accepts special characters.
Memes and jokes
Cursed text for over-the-top reactions and ironic posts.
Music and art
Track titles, glitch-art captions and album teasers.
Discord and group chats
Make one dramatic word stand out in a server or a group chat.
Stories and puzzles
Corrupted messages and error text for interactive stories, escape rooms and ARGs.
Tips for glitch text that works
Glitch text breaks the rules on purpose. These tips keep it working for you.
Start with Light or Medium: heavy glitch text can cover the lines above and below it.
- 2
Watch the character count. Every combining mark is a character, and a long glitch text can hit length limits.
- 3
Some apps trim, block or flatten combining marks, so paste and check before you post.
- 4
Glitch text is hard for screen readers and search to understand, so never use it for important information.
- 5
To clean glitch text, paste it into the glitch text generator and press Remove glitch.
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Glitch Text Generator FAQ
Copying, compatibility and privacy: the details that matter.
What is a glitch text generator?
A glitch text generator turns normal text into distorted-looking text by adding Unicode combining marks above, through and below each letter. This glitch text generator has 10 styles and four intensity levels, free in your browser.
What is Zalgo text?
Zalgo text is another name for glitch text: letters buried under stacks of combining marks so they look corrupted or cursed. The name comes from an internet horror meme.
How does glitch text work?
Unicode combining marks are characters that attach to the letter before them, normally to add accents. A glitch text generator adds many random marks to each letter, so they pile up above and below the line.
How do I copy glitch text?
Type your words, choose an intensity, then click a style or its Copy button. Paste the glitch text anywhere that accepts text.
Why is my glitch text so long?
Every mark is a separate character. At Chaos, one letter can carry up to 39 marks, so a short word becomes hundreds of characters long. Each card shows the count.
Where can I use glitch text?
Glitch text works in many posts, comments, chats and some names, including on Discord, X, TikTok and Instagram. Some apps limit or remove combining marks, so check how it looks before you post.
Can glitch text break a website or an app?
No. It is ordinary Unicode text. Heavy glitch text can overlap nearby lines, which is why some apps clip or limit it.
How do I remove glitch text?
Paste it into the glitch text generator and press Remove glitch. Stacked marks are removed and the plain letters remain; single accents such as é are kept.
Does glitch text work on phones?
Yes. Phones display combining marks, and the glitch text generator works in any phone browser. Very heavy glitch text may be clipped by some apps.
Is the glitch text generator free?
Yes. The glitch text generator is free with no sign-up. It runs in your browser and never uploads your text.
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Make some glitch text
Four intensities, 10 styles, a fresh pattern on demand and one-click copy.
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