Zalgo text is normal text with dozens of Unicode combining diacritical marks stacked on top of, below, and through each character. The marks are valid Unicode but are not intended to be stacked this densely, which causes renderers to produce a chaotic, glitchy visual effect.

Will Zalgo text paste anywhere?

Yes — it is plain Unicode text. It pastes into most chat apps, social networks, and text editors. Some platforms strip or limit combining marks, which may reduce the effect slightly.

Does the intensity affect character count?

Yes. Higher intensity adds more combining marks per character, increasing byte length significantly. Some platforms impose character or byte limits that may truncate extreme Zalgo text.

How do I remove Zalgo from text I already have?

Paste the Zalgo text into a Unicode normalizer or strip all characters in the Unicode combining-marks range (U+0300 to U+036F and related blocks). Our tool only generates Zalgo; removing it requires a separate cleaner.

Is the text reversible?

The original text is embedded in the output — it is the base characters before all the combining marks. You can recover it by stripping combining characters with a regex or Unicode normalization tool.

Zalgo Text Generator

Type any text and instantly generate creepy, corrupted Zalgo text with controllable intensity.

Input Text

Controls

Intensity Medium

Subtle Low Medium High Extreme

Directions

Above Below Through

Zalgo Output

0 chars

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Intensity Samples

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Summary

Type any text and instantly generate creepy, corrupted Zalgo text with controllable intensity.

How it works

Type or paste your text in the input field.
Adjust the intensity slider from subtle (low) to extreme (max).
The preview updates in real time with your Zalgo-ified output.
Toggle which directions get marks: above, below, or through.
Click Copy to send the corrupted text to your clipboard.

Use cases

Create creepy usernames or display names for horror-themed content.
Add a glitchy aesthetic to social media posts and bios.
Generate corrupted-looking text for game character names.
Use in creative writing for an unsettling typographic effect.
Produce distorted text for memes or internet humor.
Test how applications handle Unicode combining characters.
Add visual noise to text art and ASCII designs.
Style chat messages with an otherworldly, chaotic appearance.

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Last updated: 2026-09-22 · Reviewed by Nham Vu