Zalgo Text Generator – Create Glitchy Cursed Text Free
About the Zalgo Text Generator
The Zalgo Text Generator turns ordinary text into glitchy, “cursed” Unicode text by layering combining diacritical marks above, below, and through each character. Control the glitch intensity from subtle to extreme, and choose whether marks appear above the text, below it, through the middle, or in any combination.
It’s popular for social media posts, forum signatures, horror-themed content, and username styling where a distorted, unsettling look is the goal. Once you’ve generated your Zalgo text, the Case Converter is useful for adjusting the base text’s capitalization first, and the Word Counter can confirm your original message length before glitching it.
The BigToolSite Team tested this generator across minimum and maximum intensity settings and every glitch-direction combination to confirm the output renders correctly across major browsers and platforms.
How to Use the Zalgo Text Generator
- Type or paste your text into the Input Text field (up to 200 characters).
- Adjust the Glitch Intensity slider from 0 to 100% to control how heavy the effect is.
- Choose a Glitch Direction: Up, Down, Middle, or any combination of the three.
- Click Generate Zalgo Text to produce the glitched output.
- Use Copy Text to copy the result, or Download .txt to save it as a file.
Example Usage
Input: “Hello World”, Intensity: 50%, Direction: Up + Down + Middle
Output: A heavily glitched version of “Hello World” with combining marks stacked above, below, and through each letter, creating the classic cursed-text effect.
Lower the intensity to around 15% for a subtler glitch suitable for usernames or short captions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Zalgo text is regular text combined with Unicode combining diacritical marks stacked above, below, or through each character, creating a distorted, glitchy visual effect.
It works on most modern browsers, apps, and social platforms, but some older or more restrictive systems may not render the combining marks correctly.
Yes, use the Glitch Intensity slider to scale the effect from a subtle distortion at low values to an extreme, heavily marked look at 100%.
Up adds marks above each character, Down adds marks below, and Middle adds marks that strike through the character itself. Combining all three creates the most chaotic effect.
Yes, it’s completely free with no signup required.
