Glitch Text Generator
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Marks are re-drawn on every keystroke, so copy the result before editing again.
The glitch text generator adds combining diacritical marks above and below each character to make text look corrupted. One slider controls how many marks each character receives, running from a subtle distortion at one mark to text that overflows its line at ten.
How it works
Combining marks have zero width and attach to whatever character precedes them. Because Unicode sets no cap on how many can attach to a single base character, adding more marks makes the effect grow vertically rather than horizontally.
characters added = visible characters x intensity x 2
- intensity
- the slider value, 1 to 10
- x 2
- marks are drawn from both the above and below ranges
Spaces are left alone. A combining mark on a space has no letter to attach to, and browsers position it inconsistently, which breaks the effect rather than extending it.
Examples
Subtle distortion
Text
signal lost
Marks per character
1
Result
Ten letters each gain one mark above and one below, 20 extra characters, total length 31
At intensity 1 the text stays fully legible and fits on one line, which is the setting that survives most platforms without being stripped.
Full corruption
Text
signal lost
Marks per character
10
Result
The same ten letters gain 200 marks, total length 211
The 11-character phrase becomes 211 characters. Beyond about intensity 6 the base letters are hard to read, which is the point but also the limit of its usefulness.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the glitch effect increase the character count?
By twice the intensity for every non-space character. An 11-character phrase at intensity 10 becomes 211 characters, because each of the ten letters gains 20 marks.
Why does the effect reshuffle when I edit the text?
Marks are chosen at random each time the text changes, so every keystroke produces a new arrangement. There is no way to lock a particular arrangement. Copy the output when it looks right.
Which intensity survives on social platforms?
One to three is usually safe. Several platforms strip or truncate long combining-mark sequences to stop text overlapping other posts, and higher intensities are the ones that trigger it.
Does the glitch text generator change the letters themselves?
No. The base characters remain ordinary letters, which is why the text is still searchable and copyable. Only the added marks are new, unlike the aesthetic and fancy font tools, which replace the letters entirely.