Glitch Text Generator
Corrupted-looking text with a strength slider. Tap to copy.
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These are Unicode symbols, not fonts. Some apps and older phones show them as boxes, and screen readers may read them letter by letter or skip them, so keep names, important details and hashtags in plain text. Why, and what to do instead.
How glitch text is made
Glitch text stacks combining marks on each letter: accents, tildes, strokes and hooks from Unicode's Combining Diacritical Marks block (U+0300–036F). Normally one mark sits on one letter, like the accent in é. Piling several on top, through and under each letter makes it look corrupted. The slider sets how many marks each letter gets.
Light glitch vs zalgo
"Glitch" here keeps the marks above and through the letters so the text stays mostly readable; "drip" hangs them below. Push the slider up and you get zalgo text, where the marks spill well above and below the line. Zalgo and cursed text have their own page.
Where it breaks
Apps draw stacked marks differently. Some clip them at the line, some let them cover the text above, and some strip them out entirely. Many Discord servers and forums ban heavy glitch text because it overlaps other messages. Screen readers either skip the marks or read them one by one, which turns a short word into a long list, so never use glitch text for anything people need to read. See the accessibility guide.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make glitch text?
Type above, set the strength with the slider and tap the style you like to copy it.
Why does glitch text look different after I paste it?
Each app draws combining marks its own way. Some clip or remove them, so the effect can look stronger or weaker than in the preview.
Is glitch text the same as zalgo?
They use the same marks. Glitch keeps it light and readable; zalgo piles on many more marks above and below the letters.