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Cursed Text Generator
Zalgo-style glitch text with adjustable intensity. Creepy, corrupted, and still just Unicode.
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Zalgo
F͍͕̂̋o̰̳n̫̼̺t̢͔̼i͎͓q̦̂͂̾ṷ͆ë⃓
Cursed Above
F̒̋͆ỏ̒̎ń̑̊t̓̕ỉ̋̂q͌̾̎u̒̕e̍̉̀̆
Cursed Below
F̧̢͇ǫ͙͙̮n̩̜t̠̪̼͙i̥͖̰q͚͚͇͔ų͍̙̙e̡͍
Cursed Void
F̷⃒o̸⃓n҉̶t̷̴i̵̷q̴̶u̶⃒e̴̷
Demonic Gothic
𝔉̳͍̉𝔬⃓̙͋̉𝔫̮̤̝̿𝔱̡̓𝔦̳̣̟̒𝔮⃓̺̔𝔲̸̻𝔢̷̜̩̿
Glitched Outline
𝔽̙𝕠̓𝕟̮𝕥̍𝕚̨𝕢̵𝕦̞𝕖͉
Corrupted
F̈õ̌ntìq̱̊uē
Static
Fontiqu▓e
Cursed text, sometimes called Zalgo text, looks like a word being torn apart by static: diacritical marks stacked above, below, and through each letter until the line bleeds into its neighbors. People searching for a cursed font generator are usually after this exact effect, but no font is involved. The Fontique cursed text generator builds it from combining characters in the Unicode standard, so the result is real text you can paste into Discord, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, and Fortnite names. Five modes control how far the corruption goes. Whisper adds a light scatter of marks that stays readable, Haunted thickens the layer, Possessed stacks marks high above and deep below, Abyss goes maximal for a full glitch curtain, and Static Glitch mixes strikethrough and box-drawing fragments for a corrupted-file feel. Everything is generated instantly in your browser with no account. If you want cursed lettering as an actual image, our AI style pages, such as the burning and glow generators, download HD PNGs with a transparent background option.
- Styles produced
- 8 variants per input
- Characters from
- Combining Diacritical Marks (U+0300–U+036F)
- Cost
- Free and unlimited, no account
- Runs
- In your browser — nothing is uploaded
- Output
- Plain text, pasteable anywhere
- This page
- 3 steps · 5 answered questions
How it works
How to use the cursed text generator
- 01
Type the text you want to corrupt.
- 02
Slide between Whisper and Abyss to set the intensity.
- 03
Copy the cursed text and paste it anywhere.
Use cases
What people use Cursed Text for
- Discord messages
- Horror memes
- Halloween posts
- Creepypasta titles
- Gaming clan chats
FAQ
Cursed Text Generator FAQ
Cursed text, also called Zalgo text, is ordinary text with many Unicode combining marks attached to each letter. Those marks were designed to add accents, but stacked dozens deep they overflow above and below the line. The cursed text generator adds them automatically at the intensity you choose.
Discord messages, Reddit comments, TikTok and Instagram captions, X posts, and many game chats display it fully. Usernames are hit or miss: Discord allows it, while Fortnite and Roblox often strip combining marks. Use the Whisper mode for the best chance of acceptance.
Yes, more than most fancy text. Screen readers may try to announce every combining mark, producing long streams of noise, and the stacked marks can cover nearby lines for sighted readers too. Use it sparingly and never for information people need to read.
Yes. The converter is free and unlimited, runs in your browser, and requires no account. The output is plain text, so you can use it in personal or commercial posts. Our AI image tools are separate and use credits, free at signup, one credit per standard image.
This tool outputs text only. For a downloadable graphic, try our AI lettering generators such as burning text or glow text, which render your words as HD PNGs with an optional transparent background. They give you far more control over color and mood.
Sources
What this is based on
Styled Unicode letters were encoded for mathematics, not for bios — which is exactly why support varies by app and why some letters arrive as boxes.
The use of these alphabets to simulate styled text appearance in plain text environments is an unintended side effect. Putting these alphabets in Plane 1 rather than in Plane 0 was meant to discourage people from using these characters in this way.
- Unicode Consortium, Combining Diacritical Marks (U+0300–U+036F)
- Unicode Consortium, Unicode code charts (index)
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