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How to generate and release Zalgo text

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The flow of inputting text, setting the direction and strength of combined characters, and creating/cancelling Zalgo characters.
The flow of inputting text, setting the direction and strength of combined characters, and creating/cancelling Zalgo characters.

When this guide is useful

Users who want to generate Zalgo characters, buggy characters, corrupted characters, or remove Unicode combined characters and return to normal text can see the steps.

  • Add a short glitch expression to the title of your creation
  • Create text for horror effects in games and videos
  • Remove combining characters from received Zalgo text

How Zalgo text works

  • Add multiple Unicode combining characters to the original character
  • You can choose the amount of decoration for the top, center, and bottom.
  • Looks different depending on font and app
  • Combining characters can be removed to bring them closer to normal characters

Generation and cancellation procedure

  1. Convert
  2. Select top, center, bottom direction and strength.
  3. Paste the generated result to the display destination and check it.
  4. To cancel, enter the target character and remove the combined character.

Precautions when using

Zalgo text may affect screen readers, search, copy, and form validation. Limit sentences to short sentences for decorative purposes.

Please do not use it for harassment, obstruction of display, or circumvention of input field restrictions, and please check the terms of use of the posting site.

Example: Adding a weak Zalgo effect to short headings

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Additional information: PC

  1. Input
  2. Enable the vertical direction and choose a weak intensity.
  3. Copy and paste the results to the display location.
  4. Additional information for this feature.

If you save the original text separately, you can quickly restore it if a problem occurs in the display environment.

Frequently asked questions

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It uses Unicode combining characters instead of fonts, so no installation is required.
Is it possible to completely revert to the original characters?
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Your input is processed entirely in your browser. Keep the original data, review the output, and only then save or share it.

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