Zalgo Text Looks Broken or Like Virus Text in TinyTextMaker.com (WordPress) – How to Fix?

Manzoor Samejo — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:37:51 +0000

I have created a WordPress-based website similar to TinyTextMaker.com where users can generate fancy text styles.

When I add the "Zalgo" text style, the output text looks broken and appears like virus or corrupted text blocks. The characters overlap excessively, making the text unreadable on the website.

This issue happens especially on:

WordPress frontend
Mobile browsers
Copy/paste output from the Zalgo generator

I understand that Zalgo text uses Unicode combining characters, but I want to control or limit the effect so the text remains readable and does not look like a virus or broken block.

What is the correct way to:

Limit Zalgo intensity (combining characters count)?
Prevent layout breaking in WordPress themes?
Safely render Zalgo text without damaging UI or user experience?

Any best practices or examples would be appreciated.

Why HTML5 Canvas Downloads a Blank Image (and How to Fix It)

Manzoor Samejo — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:42:40 +0000

I have a WordPress website ([ambigramtools.com]) where I generate ambigram text using HTML5 canvas and JavaScript.

The ambigram is displayed correctly on the screen after generation, but when I try to download the canvas as an image, the downloaded file is completely white/blank. The generated ambigram text is not included in the downloaded canvas.

What works

Ambigram text is visible on screen
Canvas element exists and shows correct size
Download function is triggered correctly

What does NOT work

"canvas.toDataURL()" returns a blank white image
Text drawn on canvas does not appear in the downloaded image

Possible causes I suspect

Web fonts not fully loaded before drawing text
Canvas content is drawn via CSS transforms (rotate / scale)
Drawing happens on a different canvas than the one being downloaded
Canvas width/height mismatch

Simplified code

const canvas = document.getElementById("ambigramCanvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");

ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
ctx.font = "40px AmbigramFont";
ctx.textAlign = "center";
ctx.fillStyle = "#000";
ctx.fillText("TEST", canvas.width / 2, canvas.height / 2);

function downloadCanvas() {
const link = document.createElement("a");
link.download = "ambigram.png";
link.href = canvas.toDataURL("image/png");
link.click();
}

Question

What is the correct way to ensure that:

The generated ambigram text is actually drawn into the canvas
Web fonts are fully loaded before exporting
The downloaded canvas image matches what is visually displayed?

Any guidance or best practice would be appreciated.

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Zalgo Text Looks Broken or Like Virus Text in TinyTextMaker.com (WordPress) – How to Fix?

Why HTML5 Canvas Downloads a Blank Image (and How to Fix It)