How glitch text works
Unicode has combining marks: accents and symbols that attach to the character before them, such as the acute accent in รฉ. Glitch or Zalgo text adds several of these marks to every letter, so they pile up above and below the line. The letters underneath are still normal letters.
FontBlaze uses nonspacing marks from the Combining Diacritical Marks block. It skips the combining grapheme joiner and the double marks that span two letters, because those can join characters in confusing ways.
Light, medium, or heavy
| Level | Marks added per letter | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Light | 1 to 2 | A subtle broken effect that stays readable |
| Medium | 2 to 4 | Noticeably cursed text for a name or caption |
| Heavy | 4 to 8 | Short words where readability does not matter |
Spaces and punctuation are left alone, so word shapes stay recognizable.
Use it with care
- Glitch text is very hard to read for people using screen readers, which may announce every mark.
- Heavy glitch can overlap nearby lines in some apps.
- Moderators or spam filters may treat heavy Zalgo text as spam.
One glitched word inside a plain sentence usually lands better than a whole glitched paragraph. For a cleaner effect, try the Strikethrough or Slashed styles in the list above, or upside down text.