Zalgo Text Generator

The classic. Combining marks stacked above, through, and below your text — adjustable intensity, copy-paste ready.

Zalgo Text Styles
Glitch (soft)
T̴͖̝̫ͮͯ̅ý͙̬̟̽̇̀p̩̩̗̀͂̑͟e̴̟̳̫ͭ͗ͫ o̭̗̣ͥ̔̿́r̷̥̬̮͋̽̓ p̨̠̟͌ͩ̃ͅa͖͕͎̿̇ͥ͢sͤ̓́҉̥̩̞t͖͚̩͊̽ͤ͘ḙ͎̲̋͌̎͡ ỹ̸̠͚̜̅ͧỏ̟͍̜̉̔͢u̶͍͍̙̎͆̚ř̵̖̩̟̍̇ ẗ͚̳̗ͧ̿̀ę͚͇̭͊̄̂x̹̠̩ͤ͂ͮ͞t̝̥̣̎ͫ̎̕
Zalgo
T̡͙̬̟̰̦̜͇̩ͮͯ̅͌ͯ̆͋́̀͝y̨̙̞̭̗̣̫̻̹̓̎ͭ͗ͫ̂͗̏͟͜p̙̠͇͎͖͕͎ͯ̊͌̌͌ͩ̃͌͘͘͞ͅe̷͚̩̲̬̗͙̭͎̓́͆̊̓͒͊̽͘͞ ő͎̟͍̜̣̗͚̰̃̅ͧͬ͑͆̑͞͝͝ŗ̡͈̙̜͚̳̗̫̘ͩͩ̿̌̍̇̂̍͘ p̡̩̗͓̗̖̝̥̣̂͋͛ͥ̃ͤ͂ͮ͜͞ȁ̸̵͔̻̭͖͓̫̮̼͌̈́̀ͬ͐͋̅͝s̶̪͇͈̯̬͓̼̖ͦͭ̀̾̓ͨ͌̎͜͡t̵̢̓̃͛̔̑̽̑̐҉͖̯̣̪̝̺̟ͅë̸̶̜̮̠̫̯̦̣̖ͬ̏͊ͩ̆͂͋̕ yͤ̃́ͬ̄͊͒͊҉̛͎̣̰̤̦̟̮͞ͅơ̼̲͖̤̩̥̜͔͒̒ͫͮ̈́ͮͧ͋́̕u̒ͧ̉̇̋̿̉ͯ͏̢̢̱̱̘̪͍̰̰ͅr̴̨̗͓̦̟̟̖̩̦̒̈́̎̿̈́ͭͥͭ͢ ṯ̵̡̞̲̺̮̗͚̮̾ͨ̒̀̍̃̑̂͘ẽ̷͚͍͙͍͇̱͔͚͛̒̄̎̈͌̽̀͢ẍ͚̟̘̦̖̠̮̰̒̍̓̈́̈ͮ̏̀͝͞t̢̛̛̫̥͉̭̯͓̺̩͐ͮ̎̓̎̿̿̊
Cursed
T̴̶̢̜͇̩̩̗͕̟͓̭̟̳̫ͮͯ̅͌ͯ̆͋́̽̇̆̾͘y̵̨̨̭̬̠̟̙̠͇͎͖͕͎ͥ̔̿͒̃̄͋̽̓ͯ̊̚͢ͅpͤ̓́͆̊̓͒͊̽ͤ͑ͯ҉̧͏̨̗͙̭͎̲̭̙͈͓̠͚̜ẻ̵̤̮̖̩̟̤͈̙̜͚̳̗̉̔ͪ͒ͩ̑̎͆̀ͩ̀̚̕͢ o̸̡̧̗̖̝̥̣̳̬̪̰͔̰̫͊̄̂͋͛ͥ̃ͤ͂ͮͣ̓̕r̸̶̹͍̬̗͖̱̺̪͇͈̯̬̅ͬ̔̌ͬ̽̃ͯͫ͋̌̉͟͡ p̢ͫͣ̍̓̃͛̔̑̽̑̐͐҉̷̵̣̪̝̺̟̥͔̲̪͍̝ͅa̴̶͔̘̫̞̪̣̙͎̣̰̤͂͋ͬ́̎̑̂͑͊̌͂͆̕͞ͅs̛̲͖̤̩̥̜͔̳͈̼̤̲͂͗ͤ̌͒̒ͫͮ̈́ͮͧ͋́̕͞t̵̵̿̉ͯ̏͂͂́́̅͊ͨͤ͏̧̗̙̪͔͇͔̬͎̬̗͓̦e̴̵̡̱̞̲̺̮̗͚̮̭͚̳̗͗͗̍̓͂̾ͨ̒̀̍̃̑͘ y̶̸̎̈͌̽ͯͫ̑͛ͩ͛ͩͥ҉̡̳̖̹̩̤͕̲̙̻̼͚̟ơ̢̢̘̫̥͉̭̯͓̺̩̭̠̅̊̍͑̌̀͐ͮ̎̓̎̿̀ͅư̴͇̖̪̤͚̭̼̥̣̮̬̰ͦ͑̒͌̃ͪ̄̌͋͒ͦ̉́͞r̸̨̪͈̜͈̱̲̦̹̗̬̪̗͆ͦ͋̉ͥ̎ͯͧͮ͒̈̈́͢͝ t̛̛͐͗͛̾̒͗͗ͮ͗ͣ̓͊͢҉͎̺͚͚̝̤͙͚͚̟̱ͅe̸̒̅͑̂̄̌͆́̉̉ͮ̈͝͞҉̙̦̯͇̲͇͖͓̟̝̺̤x̢̱͉̱̤͉͇͍̻̲̣͈ͧ͂̈́͗̊ͭͮ͛̊̊ͨ̾́͟͞ͅt̵̡̢̛̻̝̖̜̗̲̦̯̗̳͍͖͛̅̃͌̈́̿̓͑͗̑̿̑

Where zalgo came from

Zalgo started as a creepypasta character in the late 2000s. The visual style — chaotic stacked diacritics — became shorthand for 'something is wrong here' across image macros, ARGs, and horror writing. Softer variants live on the glitch and cursed text pages.

Quick guide

How to use the zalgo text generator

01

Type your text

Enter text in the box above — previews update as you type.

02

Pick a variant

Scroll through the generated styles and find the one that fits.

03

Tap to copy

Click any row to copy it, then paste it wherever you need.

Compatibility

Where these styles work

The output is plain Unicode, so it pastes into any app that accepts text:

  • InstagramBios, captions, comments
  • TikTokUsernames, captions, comments
  • DiscordMessages, status, nicknames
  • Twitter / XDisplay name, bio, tweets
  • FacebookPosts and comments
  • WhatsAppMessages and status
  • YouTubeChannel name, video titles
  • TelegramMessages and bios
Examples

Previews

Glitch (soft)h̴͖̝̫ͮͯ̅é͙̬̟̽̇̀l̩̩̗̀͂̑͟l̴̟̳̫ͭ͗ͫo̭̗̣ͥ̔̿́ w̷̥̬̮͋̽̓ǫ̠̟͌ͩ̃ͅr͖͕͎̿̇ͥ͢lͤ̓́҉̥̩̞d͖͚̩͊̽ͤ͘
Glitch (soft)g̴͖̝̫ͮͯ̅ó͙̬̟̽̇̀ò̩̩̗͂̑͟d̴̟̳̫ͭ͗ͫ v̭̗̣ͥ̔̿́i̷̥̬̮͋̽̓b̨̠̟͌ͩ̃ͅe͖͕͎̿̇ͥ͢sͤ̓́҉̥̩̞ o͖͚̩͊̽ͤ͘ṋ͎̲̋͌̎͡l̸̠͚̜̃̅ͧỷ̟͍̜̉̔͢
Glitch (soft)s̴͖̝̫ͮͯ̅t͙̬̟́̽̇̀à̩̩̗͂̑͟y̴̟̳̫ͭ͗ͫ w̭̗̣ͥ̔̿́e̷̥̬̮͋̽̓į̠̟͌ͩ̃ͅr͖͕͎̿̇ͥ͢dͤ̓́҉̥̩̞
Zalgoh̡͙̬̟̰̦̜͇̩ͮͯ̅͌ͯ̆͋́̀͝ę̙̞̭̗̣̫̻̹̓̎ͭ͗ͫ̂͗̏͟͜l̙̠͇͎͖͕͎ͯ̊͌̌͌ͩ̃͌͘͘͞ͅl̷͚̩̲̬̗͙̭͎̓́͆̊̓͒͊̽͘͞ő͎̟͍̜̣̗͚̰̃̅ͧͬ͑͆̑͞͝͝ w̧̡͈̙̜͚̳̗̫̘ͩͩ̿̌̍̇̂̍͘ô̡̩̗͓̗̖̝̥̣͋͛ͥ̃ͤ͂ͮ͜͞ȑ̸̵͔̻̭͖͓̫̮̼͌̈́̀ͬ͐͋̅͝l̶̪͇͈̯̬͓̼̖ͦͭ̀̾̓ͨ͌̎͜͡d̵̢̓̃͛̔̑̽̑̐҉͖̯̣̪̝̺̟ͅ
Zalgog̡͙̬̟̰̦̜͇̩ͮͯ̅͌ͯ̆͋́̀͝ǫ̙̞̭̗̣̫̻̹̓̎ͭ͗ͫ̂͗̏͟͜o̙̠͇͎͖͕͎ͯ̊͌̌͌ͩ̃͌͘͘͞ͅd̷͚̩̲̬̗͙̭͎̓́͆̊̓͒͊̽͘͞ v͎̟͍̜̣̗͚̰̋̃̅ͧͬ͑͆̑͞͝͝i̧̡͈̙̜͚̳̗̫̘ͩͩ̿̌̍̇̂̍͘b̡̩̗͓̗̖̝̥̣̂͋͛ͥ̃ͤ͂ͮ͜͞ȅ̸̵͔̻̭͖͓̫̮̼͌̈́̀ͬ͐͋̅͝s̶̪͇͈̯̬͓̼̖ͦͭ̀̾̓ͨ͌̎͜͡ o̵̢̓̃͛̔̑̽̑̐҉͖̯̣̪̝̺̟ͅn̸̶̜̮̠̫̯̦̣̖̈ͬ̏͊ͩ̆͂͋̕lͤ̃́ͬ̄͊͒͊҉̛͎̣̰̤̦̟̮͞ͅy̛̼̲͖̤̩̥̜͔͒̒ͫͮ̈́ͮͧ͋́̕
Zalgos̡͙̬̟̰̦̜͇̩ͮͯ̅͌ͯ̆͋́̀͝t̨̙̞̭̗̣̫̻̹̓̎ͭ͗ͫ̂͗̏͟͜a̙̠͇͎͖͕͎ͯ̊͌̌͌ͩ̃͌͘͘͞ͅy̷͚̩̲̬̗͙̭͎̓́͆̊̓͒͊̽͘͞ w͎̟͍̜̣̗͚̰̋̃̅ͧͬ͑͆̑͞͝͝ȩ̡͈̙̜͚̳̗̫̘ͩͩ̿̌̍̇̂̍͘î̡̩̗͓̗̖̝̥̣͋͛ͥ̃ͤ͂ͮ͜͞ȑ̸̵͔̻̭͖͓̫̮̼͌̈́̀ͬ͐͋̅͝d̶̪͇͈̯̬͓̼̖ͦͭ̀̾̓ͨ͌̎͜͡
Cursedh̴̶̢̜͇̩̩̗͕̟͓̭̟̳̫ͮͯ̅͌ͯ̆͋́̽̇̆̾͘ę̵̨̭̬̠̟̙̠͇͎͖͕͎ͥ̔̿͒̃̄͋̽̓ͯ̊̚͢ͅlͤ̓́͆̊̓͒͊̽ͤ͑ͯ҉̧͏̨̗͙̭͎̲̭̙͈͓̠͚̜l̵̤̮̖̩̟̤͈̙̜͚̳̗̉̉̔ͪ͒ͩ̑̎͆̀ͩ̀̚̕͢o̸̡̧̗̖̝̥̣̳̬̪̰͔̰̫͊̄̂͋͛ͥ̃ͤ͂ͮͣ̓̕ w̸̶̹͍̬̗͖̱̺̪͇͈̯̬̅ͬ̔̌ͬ̽̃ͯͫ͋̌̉͟͡o̢ͫͣ̍̓̃͛̔̑̽̑̐͐҉̷̵̣̪̝̺̟̥͔̲̪͍̝ͅr̴̶͔̘̫̞̪̣̙͎̣̰̤͂͋ͬ́̎̑̂͑͊̌͂͆̕͞ͅl̛̲͖̤̩̥̜͔̳͈̼̤̲͂͗ͤ̌͒̒ͫͮ̈́ͮͧ͋́̕͞d̵̵̿̉ͯ̏͂͂́́̅͊ͨͤ͏̧̗̙̪͔͇͔̬͎̬̗͓̦
Cursedg̴̶̢̜͇̩̩̗͕̟͓̭̟̳̫ͮͯ̅͌ͯ̆͋́̽̇̆̾͘ǫ̵̨̭̬̠̟̙̠͇͎͖͕͎ͥ̔̿͒̃̄͋̽̓ͯ̊̚͢ͅoͤ̓́͆̊̓͒͊̽ͤ͑ͯ҉̧͏̨̗͙̭͎̲̭̙͈͓̠͚̜d̵̤̮̖̩̟̤͈̙̜͚̳̗̉̉̔ͪ͒ͩ̑̎͆̀ͩ̀̚̕͢ v̸̡̧̗̖̝̥̣̳̬̪̰͔̰̫͊̄̂͋͛ͥ̃ͤ͂ͮͣ̓̕i̸̶̹͍̬̗͖̱̺̪͇͈̯̬̅ͬ̔̌ͬ̽̃ͯͫ͋̌̉͟͡b̢ͫͣ̍̓̃͛̔̑̽̑̐͐҉̷̵̣̪̝̺̟̥͔̲̪͍̝ͅe̴̶͔̘̫̞̪̣̙͎̣̰̤͂͋ͬ́̎̑̂͑͊̌͂͆̕͞ͅs̛̲͖̤̩̥̜͔̳͈̼̤̲͂͗ͤ̌͒̒ͫͮ̈́ͮͧ͋́̕͞ o̵̵̿̉ͯ̏͂͂́́̅͊ͨͤ͏̧̗̙̪͔͇͔̬͎̬̗͓̦ṉ̴̵̡̞̲̺̮̗͚̮̭͚̳̗͗͗̍̓͂̾ͨ̒̀̍̃̑͘l̶̸̎̈͌̽ͯͫ̑͛ͩ͛ͩͥ҉̡̳̖̹̩̤͕̲̙̻̼͚̟y̢̢̛̘̫̥͉̭̯͓̺̩̭̠̅̊̍͑̌̀͐ͮ̎̓̎̿̀ͅ
Curseds̴̶̢̜͇̩̩̗͕̟͓̭̟̳̫ͮͯ̅͌ͯ̆͋́̽̇̆̾͘ṱ̵̨̨̬̠̟̙̠͇͎͖͕͎ͥ̔̿͒̃̄͋̽̓ͯ̊̚͢ͅaͤ̓́͆̊̓͒͊̽ͤ͑ͯ҉̧͏̨̗͙̭͎̲̭̙͈͓̠͚̜ỷ̵̤̮̖̩̟̤͈̙̜͚̳̗̉̔ͪ͒ͩ̑̎͆̀ͩ̀̚̕͢ w̸̡̧̗̖̝̥̣̳̬̪̰͔̰̫͊̄̂͋͛ͥ̃ͤ͂ͮͣ̓̕e̸̶̹͍̬̗͖̱̺̪͇͈̯̬̅ͬ̔̌ͬ̽̃ͯͫ͋̌̉͟͡i̢ͫͣ̍̓̃͛̔̑̽̑̐͐҉̷̵̣̪̝̺̟̥͔̲̪͍̝ͅr̴̶͔̘̫̞̪̣̙͎̣̰̤͂͋ͬ́̎̑̂͑͊̌͂͆̕͞ͅd̛̲͖̤̩̥̜͔̳͈̼̤̲͂͗ͤ̌͒̒ͫͮ̈́ͮͧ͋́̕͞

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I undo zalgo on text I received?

Yes — strip combining characters (Unicode category Mn) and you're back to the original string.

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