Remove Zalgo Text - Clean Unicode Text from Combining Characters

What is Zalgo Text?

Zalgo text, also known as "glitch text" or "corrupted text," is text that appears distorted with characters extending above and below the normal text line. This effect is created by adding Unicode combining characters (diacritical marks) to regular text. While Zalgo text can be used for creative purposes, it can also make text difficult to read and may cause display issues in some applications.

Why Remove Zalgo Text?

There are several reasons why you might need to remove Zalgo text and combining characters:

Readability: Clean text is easier to read and understand
Data Processing: Many systems work better with normalized text
Display Issues: Some applications may not render Zalgo text properly
Content Moderation: Remove potentially disruptive text formatting
Text Analysis: Clean text for better search and analysis results
Database Storage: Reduce storage space and improve query performance

How Our Tool Works

Our Remove Zalgo Text tool identifies and removes Unicode combining characters from your text using several Unicode ranges:

Combining Diacritical Marks (U+0300-U+036F): The main range for combining characters
Combining Diacritical Marks Extended (U+1AB0-U+1AFF): Additional combining marks
Combining Diacritical Marks Supplement (U+1DC0-U+1DFF): Supplementary combining characters
Combining Diacritical Marks for Symbols (U+20D0-U+20FF): Combining marks for symbols
Combining Half Marks (U+FE20-U+FE2F): Half-width combining characters

Technical Details

The tool processes your text character by character, identifying Unicode combining characters and removing them while preserving the base characters. This results in clean, readable text that maintains the original meaning while removing the visual distortion caused by combining characters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of combining characters does this tool remove?

Our tool removes all major types of Unicode combining characters including diacritical marks, accent marks, tildes, cedillas, and other combining symbols from multiple Unicode ranges.

Will removing combining characters change the meaning of my text?

In most cases, removing combining characters from Zalgo text will not change the meaning since Zalgo text is typically created by adding excessive combining characters for visual effect rather than linguistic purposes.

Can I use this tool for languages that legitimately use combining characters?

Yes, but be careful. Some languages use combining characters for proper spelling and pronunciation. This tool will remove all combining characters, so use it only when you're sure you want to remove the diacritical marks.

Is there a limit to how much text I can process?

The tool can handle large amounts of text, but very large texts may take longer to process. For optimal performance, we recommend processing texts in reasonable chunks.