Glitch text, also called zalgo, looks like the screen is breaking: marks pile up above, through and below each letter. Pick a light glitch that's still readable, a medium one, full chaos, or a dripping version with marks only underneath.
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How to use it
1Type a short word or phrase; glitch works best on a few words.
2Choose the intensity: light, medium, heavy or dripping.
3Tap or click the style to copy it.
4Paste it and check how it looks in that app, since each one stacks the marks differently.
It's built from Unicode combining marks stacked on normal letters. The same text always produces the same glitch, so what you see here is exactly what you copy. Some apps clip or limit tall stacks, so the heavy version may get trimmed after you paste it.
Frequently asked questions
Zalgo is the internet's name for text overloaded with combining diacritical marks, the characters normally used to put accents on letters. Stacking lots of them on every letter creates the distorted, creepy look popular in horror posts and gaming names.
Every app decides how tall a stack of marks it will draw. Some clip them at the line height, some limit how many marks a letter can carry, and a few strip them entirely. Light and medium glitch survive best.
Yes. The marks are picked from a pattern based on your text, so the same words give the same result on your phone and your computer. Change a single letter and you get a new pattern.
Heavy zalgo can spill over neighboring lines and make messages hard to read, which is why some Discord servers and games ban or remove it. Check the rules before using it in a nickname, and save the heavy version for one-off jokes.
It stacks marks only below the letters, so the text looks like it's melting while the tops of the letters stay clean. It's easier to read than full zalgo and suits horror-themed names.
No. Screen readers may try to read every mark or give up on the word, and people with dyslexia or low vision will struggle too. Use glitch as decoration next to readable text, never for the message itself.