Zalgo Text Generator
Create Zalgo text — the creepy, glitchy effect where letters overflow with stacked marks.
The look of corrupted, dripping text
Zalgo text is the internet's favourite way to make words look possessed: normal letters buried under layers of combining marks that spill above and below the line, as if the text is corrupting or bleeding. It is tied to a horror meme and turns up wherever someone wants a caption, username or title to look unsettling and chaotic.
Type your text and choose how intense the corruption should be.
Adjustable chaos, real consequences
The effect stacks combining diacritics onto each character, and turning up the intensity piles on more, so it ranges from a lightly disturbed look to a dense, overflowing mess. Because those marks bleed beyond the normal line height, heavy Zalgo can spill over surrounding text and even break layouts, which is part of its notoriety. It is also unreadable to screen readers, so keep it to playful, decorative corners rather than anywhere the words matter.
Common questions
How is the Zalgo effect made?
By stacking combining diacritical marks onto each letter, so they overflow above and below the line.
Can I control how intense it is?
Yes — more marks per character give a heavier, messier corruption; fewer give a lightly disturbed look.
Is my text uploaded?
No. The generation happens in your browser.