Questions about fancy text, fonts & the keyboard

A fancy text generator turns ordinary letters into stylised Unicode characters — cursive, bold, bubble, gothic and more — that look like different fonts but are actually just different characters from the Unicode standard. Type your text once and our generator instantly shows it in 40+ fancy fonts you can copy and paste.

Because it isn't a custom font file — it's plain Unicode text. Every character comes from the Unicode standard that's already built into iOS, Android, and every major app, so your stylish bio or username displays correctly for anyone viewing it, on any device.

Yes. Since fancy text is just Unicode characters, you can paste it directly into your Instagram name, bio, story text or captions. Many of the most eye-catching aesthetic bios and stylish usernames you see on Instagram are made exactly this way.

TikTok renders Unicode text the same way Instagram does, so fancy fonts work in your TikTok bio, display name and comments. Usernames have tighter character restrictions on some platforms, so always double check before saving.

A text modifier applies a rule on top of your text rather than swapping letters — things like strikethrough, underline, overline, or capitalising the first letter of every word. You can even stack a font and a modifier together, for example cursive text with a line underneath it.

Zalgo text layers combining Unicode marks above and below your letters to create a corrupted, glitchy look. It's generated the same way as our other text styles — try it on the Zalgo text style page.

Kaomoji are Japanese-style emoticons built from Unicode characters, read horizontally — like (づ｡◕‿◕｡)づ or ᓚᘏᗢ. Unlike emoji, they render as text everywhere and can be endlessly customised. Browse our kaomoji generator for cat kaomoji, love kaomoji and more.

Yes — the web generator and the core keyboard app are free to use every day. A Premium tier unlocks extra creation tools, like keeping custom fonts and modifiers private instead of sharing them with the community.

Most generators are copy-paste only. Ours also powers a real iOS keyboard, so once you've found a style you like, you can type it live in any app — Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord — without switching back and forth to a website.

Yes, once enabled in iOS Settings, the Fancy Text, Fonts & Keyboard app works system-wide, anywhere the standard iOS keyboard would appear — social apps, messaging apps, notes, browsers and more.

Yes. The app includes a full Unicode picker (plus raw code-point input for power users) to build your own custom font, and a flexible rule builder for your own text modifiers — insert a symbol every few characters, add accents, capitalise specific letters, and more.

Platforms typically index the underlying Unicode text, but heavily styled characters can sometimes affect search matching depending on the app. For maximum discoverability, keep your actual @username plain and save the fancy styling for your display name and bio.

Download the app from the App Store, then go to iPhone Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard, and select Fancy Text, Fonts & Keyboard. Enable "Allow Full Access" if you want features like clipboard-aware suggestions.

Yes — new fonts, text modifiers, kaomoji and symbol sets are added weekly, without needing an app update, so there's always a new aesthetic to try.