# Zalgo

> A keyboard app for typing text in a glitchy, entertaining style. (iPhone/iPad app by Levon Poghosyan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zalgo/id1191945249 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Levon Poghosyan](https://appshunter.io/developer/749267897)
- Category: Utilities, Entertainment
- Price: $0.99
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 17 App Store ratings · 11 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.2 · 25 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-01-08
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zalgo/id1191945249/reviews.md

## What is Zalgo?

This is a fully functional English keyboard which enable typing characters in a funny way.

The purpose of the keyboard is to entertain when typing text reminding glitches.

The app provides possibility to configure the directions of Zalgo texts, correspondingly up/middle/down.

## Key features

- Customizable English keyboard
- Entertaining glitch-like text
- Configurable text direction (up/middle/down)
- Unique typing experience

## Recent user reviews (10 of 11)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zalgo/id1191945249/reviews.md

### 5/5 — A̢̹̠̓M̵̵͉͉̝͂͜͡Ä͔͍̼̈ͥ̓͞S̙̎̆ͩͭI̵̴͈͖͉̕N̟̐G̭͂͡Gͨ̾̽͛͝G̴̢̳̝͆̆̍͟͢G͇̯̪͚ͫͭͨͭ

*2025-10-30*

M̸̫̫̦ͬ̇̎̚y̱̫̎ͥ͏̢͟͟ g̷͙͉͎̅ͩ͗̊͘o̧̦̜͍a͚̹̳̬̽̈́l͉̞̙ͅ t̀͐ͧ̕͝͏̨o͙ͧ̓̈́ͧ͢d̡͙̊̒́͟à̵̵͘y̫ w̵͍̾ͫͨ͌̀a̷̢̩̣ͨͤ͘s͎͕̆ͦ̈́ ț̶̋ͥ́o͋ ṯ̔ȳ̬̞͈̫͆p̙͏̵̛҉ḙ̣̄̇͝҉ z̴̨̨̄ͦͫ̀a̼̣͈ͫ҉l̮̬͇͠ͅg̸̩̈́̓̏̕̕o̧͂̇̌ͪ͟ an̴̺͐͌̌͆d̴̹͙̻̦̐͠͏ u̵̡̯͈̻͑͟͠ͅ r̀ͤ͊ȩ̡͔̬̦ͪͦ̕͘a̢͜͝lͮ̒l͓̀͞͠y͙ͩ͐ m̢̡̛̑̀a̪̽͗̄̿ḑ̴̪̺̤ͥ̈̔̇ê̤̭͖͆ͅ m͓ͦ͞y̵ͮ̀̕͞͏ d̶̨̧͓̘̒ͤ̾͋͞ā̢̼̾́y̻!̦̖͛͜

### 5/5 — It dosent work

*2021-12-22*

Hey if you could can you show me why it dosent show for me? I really would like to know. Update: it only works on YouTube but not other apps ik not sure if it’s broken. Update 2: turns out I have to stop the app and reopen it agian to make it work thanks!!!

### 5/5 — V̨̗̦̯͛ͫ҉̢ȩ̠͉̕̕r̡͍̖̪͙̈́͜͞y̨̗̬͆͜͟͢ u͐ͬs̬̓̏̒̀͢͡ę͚ͥ͋̈ͧ̀͢͠f̔ͭ̌̀͟͏u̵̴̹̮͚̞̚l̸̿ͭ̅ͫ͞

*2021-11-05, version 1.5*

g̷͊ͣ͡ơ̧͓o̲̺̤͓d̈́ͫ̐ͪ̕ p̎́͘͡r̸̰ͤ̀͝ì̛̫͉̳͈c̴̱̀͝e t̲͓̤͌ͮ͂͒ͅo͍̬͉̳̔o̜̳ͮ̉.̴̰̝̞̽̄͊͟ͅ

### 4/5 — G̞̻̗̞͂ͥǫ̵̿̽̀͘o͕̺̙̊͜͠d̴̟̤

*2021-04-09, version 1.5*

n̵̡̡̫̖͂ͤ̕o̢͖̻̬t̎͢͟͞h̓̈́̿͌i̯̝͙͆̄͊̄n̴͕͔͖̅ͭ͑͊g͛͏̸̧̛ m̷͕̖͔̾̊̂̓ŭ͔̫̹ͥͮ͘c̶̦̬͂́ͫ̀͜h̠̦͙̝ t̴̸͇̩ợ̛ͤ̃̚͡͞.̶̶̳̙̏͋s̺̓ͨa̩̙y͝͝ a̘b̸̧̠͒͑̔͊̀͘o̵ͫ͐͡͡u̷̎͞t̴̪̲ͅ i̡̼̮͇͈̋ͤ͑͐͢͜t̼̻̱̊ͦ̅̍̕҉̶͟,̰ d̷̸̰̔͋õ̶̜͌ͪ͢é̩̠͟҉s̛̛̭̦ͪ͂̃҉ w̿̊ͮ̑͝҉ĥ̢͔̫̣̥͞͞a͙̬̋̋ṯ̸̨̙ͪͮ͗͑ įͦ̎̍̿͏t̨̨̹͖͈̊ͤ́͌.̵̡̼̥̄̆̃ͦ̕̕i̺̩͉s̸̢̞̾͊̌͘ m̛̥ͮ̓͟͝e̼̬̖͗̾ͪ̌҉̡͏̵ā̹̞́͞n̷̡̤͈̓ͩ̆̿͜͠ṟ̴̴̐͐ͩ t̷͙̻̘̝ͯͤo̸̧̟̩̻͗͛ͮ͢͜ͅ.̢ o̮̲̫͚ͭ̓͟n̯̠̟̒̋ͮl̡̨͇͎̭͋y͙͍̮̎̊͋ a̴̒̃̆̑͜͞n̨͕̪̄̊ͭͨ͏̧͞n̹̥̣ͯͅo̵̡̧̗̤͔y̧̡͉͑͘͟ë̷̫́҉n̬̖̉͜҉̶̢c̬͙̖̆́ͩ̌҉̵̨͘e͓̜͍͡͡ i͔̙̫͖̇̕͢͜͝sͪ̈́͝ t̏ḩ̼͔́͆͐͏̶ȩ̢͔̬ͩ͐͂̚͠͏r̴̨̜̗̀̍͝e̡̡̙̟͒ͦ͟͠ i̵̖͕͍̩̽̽̕s̸͍̎̀̚ͅ ṅ̜̃̓̕͏̸͞ȍ̵ͨ a̶̳ͣ̋ͦ͘ȕ̶ͬ̒͌t̰͍̲ͅȏ̟c̵̨͈͚ͦ͞o̴̢̧̓͌ͭ̈ͅrͯ̊̈͢r̨̳͕̳̣e̦҉҉̴c͎̳͝҉t͉̣̗͠

### 5/5 — w̞̝̻͒̐͠oͣͮ̽r̷̩̈̆̍̀́͡k̺͌s͔̻̜̲̿ͩͮ̈ g̷̡̞̖̟̃͘͘r̡͇͚̺ͅe̵̗̓ͤ́͜a̷͓̮̳͕ͤ͊̚̕͘t̨̘̲̩͞͞ͅ

*2020-10-11*

i̡͗ͣ̈́̀͜͞ j̹̊ͣͅũ̦̭ͣ͆͐͟ṣ̰̣̀̓̀t̺̣͐ l̸͚̱̫ọ̊͛v̵̬͎̓͠ḛ̶̐ c̨̓̀o͖̺ͭ̓̾n̦̞̟͆f̵̙̖̣̎̕͏̛ŭ̵̜̬̥͂̋ͧs̓̍ͥ͡͏͏͘ịn̅͒͑͞͝g̛̹͙͕̀͜͢ m͈̫͓͘͟͡͝ŷ̇̃͐ f̶̸͙ͣ̿̄̚͡r̭̥̹̍̾ͨi̡͎̇̒͜e͕̬̜n̖̰͉͜ď̴͙̻̯̤̀҉s̯̫ͣ̓̎́͝͏͏ ą̞ͦ́͂́n̰͚̏͋̊͢͞ͅdͯ҉ p̗҉̡͟r̡̧̙̤̩̱͏̨o̭̜̣̘̓̏ͪ͌͢͏c͎̠̞͛̇ͧͪ͏r̡̭͓ͧ̐͊ͅa͖̕͢͞s̷̡̝ͩt̸̶̡̬̼̃i̝͓̮̖̒̔̽͘͟͢n̛̔͆ͅa̵͙̥̳ͤ͌́͌t̸̵ͭ̍͟i̸̧̦̩̫ņ̸͖̝͍ͬ́͟ģ̸͍̖̑͗̾̊.̵̛̛̙͇̣̎̆ͯͤ͟  t̢͖̻̬h̎͢͟͞i̓̈́̿͌s̴͕͔͖̅ͭ͑͊ t͛͏̸̧̛h̷͕̖͔̾̊̂̓ĭ͔̫̹ͥͮ͘n̶̦̬͂́ͫ̀͜g̠̦͙̝ ŵ̸̨ͪͤ͜o̴̸͇̩ṛ̛̛ͤ̃̚͡͞k̶̶̳̙̏͋s̺̓ͨ w̩̙o͝͝n̘ḑ̸̠͒͑̔͊̀͘e̸҉̷̡r̴͙̀̔s̢̖̉͆̌̚͜͠ f̴̧ͩ͏͜o̺̐̈́͟r̵ͫ͐͡͡ i̷̎͞t̡̼̮͇͈̋ͤ͑͐͢͜.̼̻̱̊ͦ̅̍̕҉̶͟

### 5/5 — Good

*2020-08-24*

ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ :ᴅ

### 4/5 — Keyboard a bit weird.

*2020-06-02*

It's really difficult to type accurately on it.

I̴̼̖̠̓̔̀͞t͕͊sͣͫ̒҉͏ j̷̙͔̎͑̈ͭu̝̺̩̕̕͟s̴̖͉̯ͥ̌t̸̡͌̊̅̍ a̡̼͎͍͗͒͢ b̭̠̗͍ͮ҉̴̧j͉͈̅̚t̵̴̯͔ͮ̋͡ ọ̫͔ͫ̑̓҉͘g̴̶̥̝̅͢͠f̷̨̛̓͌͒̀ f̢̗̜͉̖͋ͬ͒͟͝r̴̙̩̿͗͛ͦ͠o̯̭ͤͮ̈́̋͢m̷͉̹̤̻ͭ̉͘ n̴̨̞̦͌̔o̷̫̔̋́r̢͠҉͟m̴̸̸͍͐̍ͤ͝â̙͎͋ͭ͛͢҉͝l̝͐ͮ͘̕ e͓͓ͧ̀n̛͉̦͖̔ͪͤ͘g̶̛̼̗̮̲ͨ͋ͭ͢l̝͎̿ͥͪͫi̝̮̯̭͂̐͝ş̣̆͞h̷̵̛̠̪͕ͮ a̵͖̫͓̾͋͛n̻d͎͍̠҉ȋ̽́͟ e̹̩̊͗̍n̶̨͍̫͂͋͘ͅd̮̅ͮ͏̷҉͘ h̭̺̹ͨ͗̉̈l̛̩̦
m̴̶̗̊̆̕a̴̢̘͚ͮͬ͜͢k͓̩͎̻͏i̧͉̓̌͛̕͢͜g̣̣͇̼͆ w͓̓́e͇̰̼̿̇ͤ͏̵î̷̛̘͔̗̩̍͞r̲͆́͒͆d̵ͯ t̶̺͎̜̄̔͛́͝͞y̞̫̬̘͒̂ͮ҉̶̕p̨̨̤̋́̕ǫ̦̰ͤ̚͏̶͡s̷̜̼̙͐̊̏ͤ͏,͈̽ͩͧ͋҉ l̸̵̞̮̲̍î͝͡k̯̖̊ͬ҉͠͏̷ê̡̡̑͑̀͟ t̴̉̍ͦ͘ḩ̝̒͋į͚͛͒s̵͙̗̾̔̑.̢̹̠̓

and the keys almost don't respond fast enough, so i end up missing a space or a letter. it works well enough though, as long as zalgo isn't your main language

### 5/5 — ṇ͇͈̥̋̋i̷̴̍̆̓ͬ́̕c͕̙̞̲ͭ̑҉e͈̽!̷̸̻̫̞̹̃ͫ̾͏

*2020-05-29*

i̎͐̐̍t̰̏̎̉͒ͅş̀͢ f̝͎̹̿ͤ҉̢͠iͣ̓̑͂n̵̴̥͓̥͜͢a͈̫͓͘͟͡͝l̂̇̃͐l̶̸͙ͣ̿̄̚͡y̭̥̹̍̾ͨ ṫ̡͎̒͜i͕̬̜m̖̰͉͜ě̴͙̻̯̤̀҉ i̯̫ͣ̓̎́͝͏͏.̨̞ͦ́͂́s̰͚̏͋̊͢͞ͅp̿͛̊͊͏̷̕͝eͯ҉a͖̺ͭ̓̾k̦̞̟͆.̵̙̖̣̎̕͏̛z̵̜̬̥̆͂̋ͧa̓̍ͥ͡͏͏͘ḷg̅͒͑͞͝ờ̹͙͕͜͢!̗҉̡͟ t̡̧̙̤̩̱͏̨h̭̜̣̘̓̏ͪ͌͢͏a͎̠̞͛̇ͧͪ͏ṋ̡͓ͧ̐͊ͅk͖̕͢͞s̷̡̝ͩ f̸̶̡̬̼̃o̝͓̮̖̒̔̽͘͟͢r̛̔͆ͅ m̵͙̥̳ͤ͌́͌a̸̵ͭ̍͟ķ̸̦̩̫ȋ̸̧͍̖͗̾̊n̵̛̛̙͇̣̎̆ͯͤ͟g̵̡̡̫̖͂ͤ̕ t̢͖̻̬h̎͢͟͞i̓̈́̿͌s̯̝͙͆̄͊̄ a̴͕͔͖̅ͭ͑͊p͛͏̸̧̛p̷͕̖͔̾̊̂̓

### 5/5 — Good, but some suggestions.

*2019-02-06*

1) the keyboard feels off slightly compared to the regular English keyboard, please fix?
2) some sliders instead of just “on/off” for up/down/middle zalgo stuff. I need more stuff in the middle and not so much on the edges, dig it?

### 5/5 — k̨̘̲̩͞͞ͅē̾̽̚y͙͇ͪͩb̞̱͖͕͂͂̑҉̴͜ơ̸͓̻̜ͥ̅҉͏r̭͚ͨͨ҉̴͘͜d̞ w̛̭̫̣̱̌̈ͭͭo̡͗ͣ̈́̀͜͞r̡̆͊̍̐͝k̶͚̣̊ͭ̕͢s̹̊ͣͅ

*2018-11-07*

ț̭̃ͣ͆͐͟ḥ̰̣̀̓̀i̺̣͐s̸͚̱̫ ḳ̊͛e̵̬͎̓͠y̶̰̐b̨̓̀o͈̙̜̞̎̓̆͂ạ͇͈̥̋̋r̷̴̍̆̓ͬ́̕d͕̙̞̲ͭ̑҉ h̰̏̎̉͒ͅà̧͢s̝͎̹̿ͤ҉̢͠ hͣ̓̑͂e̵̴̥͓̥͜͢l͉p̞̯͐̔e͈̫͓͘͟͡͝d̂̇̃͐ ṁ̡͎̒͜e͕̬̜ p̅͒͑͞͝r̛̹͙͕̀͜͢o̗҉̡͟c̡̧̙̤̩̱͏̨r̭̜̣̘̓̏ͪ͌͢͏a͎̠̞͛̇ͧͪ͏s̡̭͓ͧ̐͊ͅt͖̕͢͞i̷̡̝ͩñ̸̶̡̬̼a̝͓̮̖̒̔̽͘͟͢t̛̔͆ͅe̵͙̥̳ͤ͌́͌ a̸̵ͭ̍͟ţ̸̦̩̫ w̸̧͖̝͍ͬ́͟ȏ̸̧͍̖͗̾̊r̵̛̛̙͇̣̎̆ͯͤ͟k̵̡̡̫̖͂ͤ̕ t̢͖̻̬h̎͢͟͞a̓̈́̿͌n͛͏̸̧̛k̷͕̖͔̾̊̂̓ y͔̫̹̆ͥͮ͘o̶̦̬͂́ͫ̀͜u̠̦͙̝

## Frequently asked questions about Zalgo

### What is Zalgo?

Zalgo is a special type of text that appears distorted or "glitchy." This keyboard app allows you to type in this style to make your messages more entertaining and unique.

### How does Zalgo work?

Zalgo functions as a custom keyboard on your device. Once installed, you can select it in your keyboard settings and start typing, with the app automatically applying the Zalgo effect to your text.

### Can I control the Zalgo effect?

Yes, Zalgo allows you to configure the direction of the Zalgo text. You can choose to have the effect appear upwards, in the middle, or downwards, giving you creative control over the appearance.

### Is Zalgo available on Android?

Based on the provided data, Zalgo is available for iPhone and iPad. It is not specified if an Android version exists.

### How often is Zalgo updated?

The latest version of Zalgo was released on September 29, 2019. While it has not been updated recently, the app is functional and stable for its intended purpose.

### What is the age rating for Zalgo?

Zalgo has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for users of all ages, with no mature content.

### Does Zalgo have ads?

No, Zalgo does not contain advertisements. As a paid application, users can enjoy the full functionality without any interruptions from ads.

### What do users like about Zalgo?

Users appreciate Zalgo for its unique and entertaining text effects, as evidenced by its high rating of 4.9 stars from 17 ratings. The ability to customize the text direction adds to its appeal.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5 — 2019-09-29

Version 1.5
 - Adaptation for iOS 13 night mode and iPhone X11 Pro
 - Minor UI fixes
 - Add pop-up menu on long press

Version 1.4

- iPhone X support (no globe button, minor UI fixes in container app)
- Stability improvements

Version 1.3

- Minor bug-fix

Version 1.2

- Removed redundant letter "i"
- Improved keyboard height and layout
- Improved instructions for keyboard installation

Version 1.1

- Minor bug-fix fixing capital letter "I"

### 1.4 — 2018-03-08

Version 1.4

- iPhone X support (no globe button, minor UI fixes in container app)
- Stability improvements

Version 1.3

- Minor bug-fix

Version 1.2

- Removed redundant letter "i"
- Improved keyboard height and layout
- Improved instructions for keyboard installation

Version 1.1

- Minor bug-fix fixing capital letter "I"

### 1.3 — 2017-01-23

Version 1.3

- Minor bug-fix

Version 1.2

- Removed redundant letter "i"
- Improved keyboard height and layout
- Improved instructions for keyboard installation

Version 1.1

- Minor bug-fix fixing capital letter "I"

### 1.2 — 2017-01-12

Version 1.2

- Removed redundant letter "i"
- Improved keyboard height and layout
- Improved instructions for keyboard installation

Version 1.1

- Minor bug-fix fixing capital letter "I"

### 1.1 — 2017-01-10

Version 2.1

- Minor bug-fix fixing capital letter "I"

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