What is glitch text?
Glitch text, also known as Zalgo or cursed text, stacks combining marks above and below each letter. The marks overflow the line and make the text look corrupted, creepy or broken.
How to use the glitch text generator
- Type or paste your text in the box.
- Your text appears instantly in each style.
- Click the styled text or the Copy button.
- Paste it into Instagram, TikTok, Discord, X, YouTube or any app.
Where to use it
- Horror and creepypasta posts
- Halloween captions
- Glitch-art and gaming aesthetics
- Memes
Tips for a clean result
- Glitch text can overlap the lines above and below it: use it for short words.
- Some apps cut long stacks of marks or count each mark as a character.
- Avoid it in names: many platforms clean or reject it.
Why it works everywhere
Apps cannot change the font of your bio or caption, but they all display Unicode, the universal list of characters used by every phone and computer. This tool swaps each normal letter for a styled Unicode character. The result is text, not an image, so it can be copied, pasted and edited like any other words.
More text styles
Updated October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is Zalgo text?
Zalgo text is regular text with many combining diacritical marks added to each letter, so the marks spill above and below the line.
Why does glitch text use so many characters?
Each letter carries several invisible combining marks, so a short word can count as dozens of characters.
Is it free and private?
Yes. The text is converted in your browser. Nothing is sent or stored.