About

This tool is engineered for precision control over Unicode Combining Diacritical Marks. Unlike basic generators that apply random noise, this engine allows you to manipulate the vertical rendering stack of each character. It utilizes the Unicode blocks from U+0300 to U+036F (and extended ranges) to stack non-spacing marks above, below, or through the base text.

Key engineering challenges in glitch text include Byte Inflation and Platform Limits. A single visible character with heavy corruption can consume over 50 bytes of data. Messaging platforms like Discord (2000 char limit) or Twitter (280 char limit) often reject these strings not because of visual length, but because of the underlying UTF-8 byte count. This tool calculates real-time compatibility scores.

The generator also features a Deterministic Seed system. Standard random generators produce different results on every keystroke, creating a "flickering" effect. By locking the seed, the noise pattern remains static relative to the input index, allowing for professional typography and consistent design use cases.

Formulas

The byte size S of a generated Zalgo string is calculated as the sum of the base character bytes and the diacritic bytes. Given a base string of length L and an average glitch density d (marks per char):

S ≈ L∑i=1 ( bytes(c_i) + 2 × d )

Since most diacritics are 2 bytes in UTF-8, a density of 10 marks adds 20 bytes per character. A 100-character message can easily exceed 2000 bytes.

Reference Data

Category	Direction	Unicode Range	Density Cost (Bytes)	Description
Sky High	Up ↑	0x030d, 0x030e...	2 per mark	Ascenders that extend indefinitely upwards. Used for "Tower" effects.
Roof	Up ↑	0x0300 - 0x0314	2 per mark	Standard accents (Grave, Acute) that sit directly on the letter.
Overlay	Mid ↔	0x0334 - 0x0338	2 per mark	Strikethroughs and overlays. Critical for "Void" aesthetics.
Floor	Down ↓	0x0316 - 0x0319	2 per mark	Descenders that sit directly below the baseline.
Abyss	Down ↓	0x0347 - 0x0362	2-3 per mark	Deep descenders used to bleed into text lines below.
Exotic	Mixed	0x0483 - 0x0489	2 per mark	Cyrillic Titlos and archaic markers for unique textures.

Frequently Asked Questions

Rendering depends entirely on the operating system's font rendering engine and the installed font capabilities. Android (Roboto), iOS (San Francisco), and Windows (Segoe UI) handle vertical stacking limits differently. Some may truncate "towers" that go too high to preserve UI stability.

In computing, randomness is generated from a "seed". If the seed changes (usually based on time), the result changes. By "Locking the Seed", we force the math to use a constant value. This means the glitch pattern on the word "Test" will look exactly the same every time you generate it, which is crucial for design work.

It won't "break" the app, but it might be truncated. Instagram and Discord have strict limits on the number of lines a bio can occupy. Zalgo text with high "Up" or "Down" intensity creates invisible vertical height that can push other content off-screen or trigger "Show More" buttons instantly.

Smart Glitch analyzes the input text linguistically. For example, "Vowels Only" applies noise only to A, E, I, O, U, keeping the consonants clean for readability. "Start/End" adds heavy corruption to the edges of words while leaving the center legible, creating a "frayed" effect.