Create zalgo (glitch) text with adjustable intensity. Also cleans zalgo text back to normal.
What Is Zalgo Text Generator?
Zalgo text (also called glitch text or corrupted text) adds dozens of Unicode combining characters — diacritical marks, accents and modifiers — above, below and through normal letters, creating a chaotic, distorted appearance. The effect makes text look "cursed" or corrupted, as if it is being consumed by a digital glitch.
The name comes from a horror meme about "Zalgo", a destructive entity. Technically, the effect works because Unicode allows unlimited combining marks to be stacked on a single character. Browsers and text renderers dutifully display all of them, producing the characteristic overflowing, overlapping chaos.
How to Use This Tool
Type or paste your text in the input field.
Adjust the intensity slider to control how many combining characters are added — free up to 10, Premium up to 20.
Premium: choose where the distortion appears — above, below, through, or any combination.
Click "Generate" to create the Zalgo text, or Premium's "Generate 5 Variations" since the effect is randomised each time.
Copy the result and paste it wherever you want the glitch effect.
Tips & Best Practices
Start with low intensity — a subtle amount of distortion is often more effective than maximum chaos.
Zalgo text significantly increases the character count — a 10-character input can become 200+ characters.
Some platforms strip or limit combining characters, so the effect may not appear everywhere.
Use sparingly — Zalgo text is hard to read and can cause rendering issues in some applications.
Common Use Cases
Creating creepy or glitchy text for social media posts, Halloween content or horror themes.
Adding visual emphasis to text in creative or artistic projects.
Testing how applications and text renderers handle excessive Unicode combining characters.
Creating unique visual effects for usernames or display names.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is zalgo text?
Zalgo text uses Unicode combining characters stacked above and below letters to create a "glitchy" or "corrupted" appearance.