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Zalgo text. Zalgo text, also known as cursed text or glitch text due to the nature of its use, is digital text that has been modified with numerous combining characters, Unicode symbols used to add diacritics above or below letters, to appear frightening or glitchy . Named for a 2004 Internet creepypasta story that ascribes it to the influence ...
Combining characters have been used to create Zalgo text, which is text that appears "corrupted" or "creepy" due to an overuse of combining characters. This causes the text to extend vertically, overlapping other text. [2] This is mostly used in horror contexts on the Internet.
Zalgo text Zalgo is a recurring creepypasta character who is alternately interpreted as a deity, an abstract supernatural force, or a secret collective. [47] The concept originated in 2004 on the Something Awful forums, with edits of cartoons to depict characters mutating and bleeding from their eyes while praising Zalgo.
Reply. [ reply] It appears that even John M Wolfson misunderstood the definition of "Zalgo text" [1]. Zalgo text isn't an "act of combining characters". The simplest solution would probably be to change "combining characters" to "so-called 'combining characters'". -- Moscow Connection ( talk) 23:07, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
Description Zalgo text.png. English: The words 'ZALGO TEXT' in the eponymous form of glitched writing. Date. 13 March 2021. Source. Own work. Author. Vaticidalprophet.
A pseudotranslation is a text written as if it had been translated from a foreign language. J. R. R. Tolkien made use of pseudotranslation in The Lord of the Rings for two reasons: to help resolve the linguistic puzzle he had accidentally created by using real-world languages within his legendarium, and to lend realism by supporting a found manuscript conceit to frame his story.
The list of English translations from medieval sources: E–Z provides an overview of notable medieval documents—historical, scientific, ecclesiastical and literature—that have been translated into English. This includes the original author, translator (s) and the translated document. Translations are from Old and Middle English, Old French ...
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Zalgo text; Comment: The article still needs work, but today is the last day to nominate it. And the hook could be better, too. Update. My eyes are aching, so I'll have to limit my computer use for a while. Created/expanded by Moscow Connection . Self-nominated at 16:31, 15 February 2021 (UTC).