How Zalgo Text Works: Unicode Combining Characters Explained

Zalgo text looks like ordinary text that has become distorted, stretched, or corrupted: H̷e̸l̴l̷o̸ But there is usually no special “Zalgo font” involved. The effect is created by combining normal Unicode characters with additional Unicode combining marks. In this post, I'll explain how the effect works, why it can become extreme, and what... Weiterlesen