Glitch Text Generator
Corrupt your text with stacked marks — tune how many, on which letters and in which direction.
Preview
Controls
Every preset, with your text
How glitch text works
Glitch text is made from combining diacritical marks: the accents Unicode uses for letters like é or ñ, which attach to whatever character comes before them. Stack several on one letter and the app has to draw them all in the same place, spilling above and below the line.
The controls map directly onto that. Intensity sets how many marks each affected letter gets. Density decides what share of letters are affected — lower it for a flicker instead of full corruption. Direction chooses where marks go: Up stacks them above, Through strikes across the letter, and Down hangs them below. The six presets are starting points; moving any slider switches the label to Custom.
Marks are chosen by a seeded random generator tied to each letter’s position, so typing more text never re-rolls what’s already there. Randomize picks a new seed — the variation number in the preview — and Reset returns to the Corrupted preset.
Every mark counts as a character. A heavy glitch can multiply your text’s length many times over. Keep intensity low for names and bios, and remember that screen readers may skip or spell out the marks.
Frequently asked questions
How does glitch text work?
Each letter gets combining marks — accents with no letter of their own — stacked above it, through it or below it. Apps draw all of them on the same letter, which creates the corrupted look.
Why doesn’t the glitch change while I type?
The marks are seeded by each letter’s position, so adding text never reshuffles what you already have. Press Randomize for a new variation.
Why is my glitch text too long for a name field?
Every mark is a separate character. The label under the preview shows how many characters your text has become; lower the intensity or density for names.
Can glitch text break an app?
Heavy marks can overlap nearby lines or get clipped, and some apps strip them. It doesn’t harm devices, but keep it light where other people need to read.