Zalgo Text Generator
Control Zalgo’s height above, through and below every letter — separately.
Preview
Controls
Every preset, with your text
How Zalgo text works
Zalgo text exploits a Unicode feature: combining marks attach to the character before them, and there’s no limit on how many you can stack. Pile enough onto every letter and the result towers above and below the line — the classic “he comes” look from early internet forums.
This generator gives each direction its own slider. Above controls how tall the stack over each letter can grow; Below controls how far marks hang down; Through adds strike marks across the letter itself. Density decides how many letters are affected. The presets cover the classic shapes — Whisper, Tower, Abyss and the everything-at-once He comes — and moving any slider switches to Custom.
The marks are seeded by letter position. That’s why your Zalgo doesn’t flicker or reshuffle while you type, and why Randomize (a new seed) is the way to get a different pattern. Remember that every mark is a character: the length label under the preview shows how quickly a word grows.
Every mark counts as a character. A short word can become hundreds of characters long. Name fields often reject it, and screen readers may read the marks aloud or skip the word.
Frequently asked questions
What is Zalgo text?
Zalgo is a long-running internet meme: text buried under towering stacks of accents, as if something were crawling out of it. It’s built from Unicode combining marks.
How is this different from the glitch generator?
Glitch text uses one intensity for every direction. Here, Above, Through and Below each have their own slider, so you can build a tall tower, a deep drip or a crossed-out wall independently.
Why does Zalgo text overlap other lines?
Tall stacks extend far beyond the normal line height, and most apps don’t reserve extra space for them. Lower the Above and Below sliders if it covers nearby text.
Where can I paste Zalgo text?
Chats, comments and posts usually accept it. Name fields often strip or reject combining marks, and very long stacks may be trimmed.