How it works
- Type or paste the text you want to glitch.
- Pick an intensity: mini, normal, or crazy. Then choose whether the zalgo marks stack above, through, or below the letters.
- Copy, select, or share the result. To clean glitched text instead, paste it and click "Unglitch."
Why people use Glitch Text
Creepy and horror aesthetics
Zalgo text looks corrupted, like the letters are melting off the screen. That makes it a staple of creepypasta stories, horror ARGs, and "cursed" posts where ordinary text needs to feel unsettling.
Memes and social posts
A glitched word in the middle of a normal sentence is an instant punchline. People drop zalgo text into Discord messages, tweets, and meme captions to exaggerate panic, chaos, or dramatic doom.
Gamer tags and usernames
A light glitch effect makes a username or clan tag stand out in lobbies and friend lists. The mini intensity keeps the name readable while still looking distorted, though some games filter the marks.
Frequently asked questions
What is zalgo text?
Zalgo text is normal text with many Unicode combining marks (U+0300–U+036F) stacked onto each letter. These marks were designed to add accents to characters, but piling dozens on top of each other creates the glitchy, distorted look. It is still plain text, so it can be copied and pasted anywhere.
Why does glitch text break some sites?
Every stacked mark is an extra character, so heavily glitched text can overflow line heights, trip length limits, or get rejected by username filters. Some platforms strip combining marks entirely, and fonts render the stacks differently, so the effect varies by site and device.
How do I remove zalgo from text?
Paste the glitched text into the input box and click "Unglitch." The tool normalizes the text and strips every combining mark, leaving just the original readable characters.