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i reblog resources, info, commentary, flags and such about typing quirks

[typingquirkchive]

quick masterlist of typing quirk related stuff

general:

pluralpedia article

typing quirk pride flag and template

website that lists symbols and explains the origin/meaning of them

masterlist of symbols that are actually from languages and shouldn't be used as an aesthetic

knowyourmeme article on l33t speak

notes on puns

huge list of fish puns, cat/cow/horse pun list

emojipedia - index of emojis with some information on any slang meanings

tool to create and save quirks and generate text

random typing quirk generator - it's titled "for special snowflakes" so it's either written by an asshole or someone making a joke at themself, but i don't think using the link benefits them at all, so i'll include it

textfast - firefox extension which allows you to set a list of word replacements, i have not tested it

fluenttyper - extension with the same features and also autocomplete and spell checker

keystroke saver - alternate

neatemoji - extension allowing you to type emojis anywhere with colons instead of copying and pasting them

special characters - extension that gives you a quick list of special characters for copypasting

lingojam - website for user-made text-to-thing translators

quirkifier - desktop app to replace your text with quirks

homestuck-specific:*

homestuck wiki's page on quirks (contains flashing images)

homestuck typing quirk generator (type in anything and it will post it with the quirks)

alternate homestuck typing quirk generator

character hex codes

roxy lalonde typo guide

vriska serket quirk guide

kankri vantas quirk translator

cronus ampora quirk translator

*some things in the first list were made in a homestuck context, but whatever can be used in a non-homestuck way i decided not to put in the "homestuck specific" list

deltarune:

spamton g. spamton dialog/text guide

the obvious:

translate your typing quirks when asked. i will not debate that this needs to be done

accessibility tips/tools:

xkit rewritten has options to remove user-set colors and fonts in posts

typing quirk to regular text translator ("makes those numbers look like actual words ✌️ • all numbers into their vowel equivalent • $ to S • makes words ending with z end with an s • turns accents into plain letters • and too many other things to mention👍 of course not every typing quirk works but it should help you get a rough idea, apologies for the giant text wall"

greasyfork script for tampermonkey that removes the quirk on homestuck.com (i'm not sure what license this is under, but maybe someone could fork it to work elsewhere too?)

unquirk - chrome extension to translate certain quirks on mspa.com, cannot verify how well it works or if it can be used elsewhere because i hate chrome

a discord tool to translate wingdings and other quirks

other:

@free-willowmates (asked to be tagged) will suggest typing quirks that are minimal and intended to be easier to read

word replacer "is a simple browser extension that automatically replaces specified words on webpages and in form fields." (have not tested this myself but it at least seems to be updated recently. it doesn't affect your typing, but how your browser shows you the words.)

word replacer max - same function as above but seems to have more features

ponify - replaces words with my little pony related ones, has the option to set up specific new replacements too

please note that i haven't personally tested all of these extensions, but i did check their reviews and only added ones which have positive reviews within the past couple of years.

i don't tag things on this archive due to laziness/depression but if you send me an ask looking for help finding something specific related to typing quirks i can probably help

[mavefang]

Typing Quirks in MOGAI & Accessibility

[pt: Typing Quirks in MOGAI & Accessibility]

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Accessibility in MOGAI is very important, and this post is not trying to diminish that. It's also important to note that I, personally, do not need IDs/PT to find posts accessible, so I don't know firsthand what it's like to navigate the community with those needs. With that in mind, I'm here to talk about my feeling that a lot of the discussion around accessibility in MOGAI is performative and misguided.

A lot of the concern with accessibility in MOGAI is about typing quirks. I understand this; they can be so inaccessible for SO many reasons, they can break screen readers, they can be flat out difficult or impossible to read. I know this. But I also fear that this emphasis is put on them for the wrong reasons, and that they are often unfairly generalized in ways that are ableist on their own.

A lot of the typing quirks used in coining are purely for aesthetics or enjoyment. I don't encourage this usage of quirking, and I support spreading awareness about how it can be harmful. But it NOT helpful to assume that all quirks are for this reason, or to try and discriminate based on context why a quirk is used.

I don't think most people in this conversation realize where typing quirks even come from; they are a media invention, they are from Homestuck. This means that they can hold a lot of importance to fictionfolk, introjects, DAs, etc. For many people in these groups, typing without a quirk can be difficult, feel unnatural, or cause unwarranted amounts of distress.

There are a lot of people who have innate typing quirks, and they can't get rid of them just for a Tumblr post. There are also a lot of people who could theoretically translate, but it takes more effort than is reasonable for a coining post and is thus still infeasible. Quirks can also be an OCD compulsion; if you are unfamiliar, compulsions are often inherently irrational and the perceived danger associated with failing to follow them is disproportionate to the compulsion itself.

Evidently, I do not quirk on my coining blog, outside of tags and character multiplying (typing things 8x). This is not something I would've been capable of six months ago. It took me a lot to work up to! I have OCD and my quirk often got tangled up in it as a compulsion, alongside being deeply important to my self expression. Outside of the imaginary danger posed by not quirking manufactured by my OCD, I also have to deal with the real danger of being invalidated for not quirking.

I have, on multiple occasions, have people try to invalidate my identity on the basis of me not quirking because I am trying to be accessible. There is always the thought in the back of my mind when I make posts without my quirk that I will not be accepted for who I am, and the only reason I am able to ignore those thoughts is because the QAI community is so accepting compared to the other online spaces I am in. Even if I HADN'T been told to my face that I'm not Vriska without the quirk, it's still very important to me and I feel pretty... Bald, not using it. But that discomfort, for me, is small enough in comparison to the importance of accessibility for me to ignore it.

I'm deeply uncomfortable and othered when people insinuate that typing quirks are pointless nuisances, or speak about them like they don't have any place in this community. I will reiterate: I think that if you can manage it, you should try to make your posts accessible. But not everyone can manage it. I'm disheartened when I realize that the fictionfolk in the spaces I'm in don't hang out as often as they could or want to because the way they communicate is outright banned. A space can be made inaccessible by quirking, yes, but is it not just as much making the space inaccessible to prevent those who use them from speaking?

It can't be ignored that typing quirks are associated with weird, "cringe" people, and fictionfolk. I believe this is a part of the reason why they're discussed in this way, and highlighted disproportionately compared to other accessibility issues. I see coiners without quirks prioritizing aesthetics over accessibility all the time, but I mean... It's pretty, right? Not at all like those weird fictionkin who get too into their roleplay and talk weird about it. (Heavily sarcastic tone for the last 2 sentences).

In general, a lot of accessibility information focuses entirely on visual accessibility: image IDs, plain text, minimizing eyestrain, and being epilepsy safe, but this is just one aspect of accessibility and we are doing our community a disservice by not talking about other ways we need to be accessible. I have multiple learning disabilities and I often struggle to interpret the way coins are worded, I feel left behind by other coiners who seem to talk about concepts like qualities and gender nature like it's easy. (I'm sure it is for many people: it is not for me.)

This is a community full of systems, and people with amnesia, and people with cognitive and mental disabilities, and yet it's so common that people leave terms half-defined or neglect to link to the base or umbrella term so that people who struggle with these things can actually understand the term. I'm sure there are many more facets in which accessibility can be improved that I haven't even thought of. I would love to hear more conversation about lesser-discussed forms of accessibility, and how coiners can do better to include all disabled people.

I understand that a long post like this is also inherently inaccessible to a lot of people. I tried my darndest to condense my thoughts but, I'm a Serket, so. Yammering. That's the thing, accessibility is not something that can ever be fully achieved. People have conflicting needs and there will always be at least one person left behind when you swing too hard in one direction: that's okay. The best we can do as a community is navigate these things on a case-by-case basis, and listen when concerns are brought up. And be niceys to me in the notes also! That is a really good thing you can do as a community!

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[mavefang]

Also like I originally had a disclaimer about this but I edited it out for length, I will reblog it here instead: This isn't targeted at anyone or any specific recent conversation, I know Chronic was posting some stuff about accessibility but I don't actually know if xe mentioned typing quirks in it? Those were good posts. I've been having these thoughts for a very long time I just wanted to get around to actually putting them out into the world!

[the-astropaws]

Our language is not your decoration.

We've decided to make this post because we have continued to see Cherokee being used like a fancy font or in text faces. It's both disrespectful and racist. We aren't here to yell at those who simply didn't know. We just want to spread the languages meaning and educate those around us. We will only accept respectful interactions.

This is the list of Cherokee script:

Ꭰ Ꭱ Ꭲ Ꭳ Ꭴ Ꭵ Ꭶ Ꭷ Ꭸ Ꭹ Ꭺ Ꭻ Ꭼ Ꭽ Ꭾ Ꭿ

Ꮀ Ꮁ Ꮂ Ꮃ Ꮄ Ꮅ Ꮆ Ꮇ Ꮈ Ꮉ Ꮊ Ꮋ Ꮌ Ꮍ Ꮎ Ꮏ

Ꮐ Ꮑ Ꮒ Ꮓ Ꮔ Ꮕ Ꮖ Ꮗ Ꮘ Ꮙ Ꮚ Ꮛ Ꮜ Ꮝ Ꮞ Ꮟ

Ꮠ Ꮡ Ꮢ Ꮣ Ꮤ Ꮥ Ꮦ Ꮧ Ꮨ Ꮩ Ꮪ Ꮫ Ꮬ Ꮭ Ꮮ Ꮯ

Ꮰ Ꮱ Ꮲ Ꮳ Ꮴ Ꮵ Ꮶ Ꮷ Ꮸ Ꮹ Ꮺ Ꮻ Ꮼ Ꮽ Ꮾ Ꮿ

Ᏸ Ᏹ Ᏺ Ᏻ Ᏼ Ᏽ

many of these may look familiar due to them being used as a "font" way to spell English words or faces. These are not English nor a font. Ꭰ is not d, Ꭱ is not r. And so on. This is a real indigenous language that doesn't follow English standards. There is a nice YouTube page that pronounces different words, phrases, and talks about the cultures history. -> link. We recommend checking it out for those curious. Though we're listing it in written form as well.

Ꭰ (a), Ꭱ (e), Ꭲ (i), Ꭿ (hi) are a few, but the full list and how to read the sounds can be found here. -> link.

This post may be updated over time, other resources or Cherokee people's findings are appreciated. We hope this gets shared around and gives people a new perspective.

[blackholemojis]

Not a request but, what’s a typing quirk if it’s okay to ask?

As I’m answering this, please keep in mind that this is probably a very surface level explanation, since I don’t have or use a typing quirk myself, and I haven’t done a whole lot of research into them.

From what I understand, a typing quirk is generally a non-normative way of editing spelling or punctuation, often by adding things or substituting certain letters or characters for other letters or characters. On some platforms, they can also take the form of special fonts or text colors.

Typing quirks may be more subtle, like not using capitalization, or they may be noticeable but fairly easy to understand (if you don’t have a screen reader, or a condition which makes reading hard), like with substituting all S’s for $’s, or writing some letters multiple times. Some are hard to understand if you don’t know the code to them, like Leetspeak (look it up if you don’t know what it is).

Most writing quirks are voluntarily used, and many people switch back and forth between generally accepted spelling and punctuation and their typing quirk, depending on the situation (like, texting with friends versus in a larger discord server). Some typing quirks aren’t voluntarily used, but I honestly don’t know enough about that to explain the nuances of why this is.

It’s worth noting that typing quirks can get increasingly hard to understand, the more complicated they get. They can be especially hard to understand if someone uses a screen reader, or has dyslexia, low vision, or other conditions which can make reading hard. Because of this, some areas online have rules for where and when typing quirks can be used. Many disabled people who can’t easily understand typing quirks can find them obnoxious or frustrating, and people refusing to provide a translation when they are fully able to do so can be a form of ableism. Because of this, conflicting needs can be an issue between people who have a typing quirk, and disabled people who find them hard to understand.

This got longer than I expected, but I hope it’s helped a little with explaining what typing quirks are 😅

[blackholemojis]

[ID: comment from @cormorantcolors saying: Very good explaination, I’d also just like to add that repeating letters are sometimes because of shaking hands from anxiety/tics/general tremors ^^. /End ID]

Good to know!

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I’ve been informed that this post only turns up as “a poo” for some people because their phones don’t have the other letters.

[bowelpain]

[snoopytheflyingace]

For those who were wondering

[metal-chaos]

Hey! Can anyone plz tell me what font is this?? My friend uses it on their display name on TikTok and I like it-

This font -> 𝖆𝖘𝖍

I really wanna use it on my toyhouse profile so bad but Google isn’t helping me find it so.. I have to turn to Tumblr for help.

[fontseeker]

It's not actually a font.

Normal characters change appearance depending on what font you display them in. The characters "abcde" could look like anything -- though if you're viewing this on Tumblr, it's probably using Tumblr's custom font, Favorit-Tumblr.

"𝖆𝖇𝖈𝖉𝖊" are special characters that always look like that no matter what font the rest of the text is in. (They're kind of like emojis in that way.) These characters are only intended to be used as mathematical symbols, specifically for Lie algebras*.

You're not supposed to use characters like "𝖆𝖇𝖈𝖉𝖊" to spell words, because it messes with screen readers and with searching. Software doesn't recognize "𝖆𝖇𝖈𝖉𝖊" as letters, only as mathematical symbols.

The style that the characters are in is called Fraktur. There's a lot of different Fraktur fonts available which display the characters of the regular alphabet in Fraktur style, in a way that doesn't mess with screen readers. UnifrakturMaguntia is a free one.

Unfortunately many apps/websites (including Tumblr) don't let you choose your own fonts, which is why people resort to misusing mathematical symbols to get their text to look a certain way instead.

You can see the Unicode charts for a complete list of mathematical symbols, including other styles besides Fraktur.

𝕳𝖔𝖕𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖕𝖘.

* Actually, it looks like only plain Fraktur characters (𝔞𝔟𝔠𝔡𝔢) are used for Lie algebras. I don't know what the bold Fraktur characters (𝖆𝖇𝖈𝖉𝖊) are used for.

[nichies-archive]

i have a question regarding my communication here.

is small text inaccessible to you?

yes, do not use it

no, it is accessible to me

Voting ended onDec 24, 2025

this question is aimed at persons who have disabilities which affect their ability to read, such as adhd, intellectual disabilities, blindness, vision impairments, and so on.

example of small text: small text

*note that small text would NOT ever be used for alt text if i copy alt text for an image into the post.

[kaimento]

small text in pure white with a pure black background is so hard to read for me (i do not know why)

small text is also very hard to read on a phone, so i end up having my phone a good 2-3 inches away from my face at work whenever there is small text :(

[luvwich]

gradient text maker

i made a tool for creating gradient text! it's similar to this great site, but with a few additional features:

extract a color palette from an image

paste a string of hex codes to load the colors

AO3 export mode (it's a bit of a pain in the ass but it works)

on neocities →

[luvwich]

stoked that some folks found this useful :3 i added a feature that checks for contrast and suggests a lighter or darker color based on your preferences:

you can configure how much contrast it will optimize for; the idea is to aim for colors that will be readable against dark or light backgrounds!

it isn't perfect (e.g. it won't check for all the intermediate colors between the ones you've selected), but i think it's pretty handy~ you can turn it off if you don't need it!

[blueraspberrybubblegum]

Roxy Lalonde Typo/Misspelling Guide

I made this guide to help me write Roxy’s dialogue in Roxy: Bleed just to know you’re alive.

roxy lalonde typo/misspelling guide

general tips:

> almost all of her “typos” produce PRONOUNCEABLE NON-WORDS although they are still recognizably typos, not errors of speech (compare to rose who actually slurs words because she is talking, not typing)

> the first letter (and less reliably, the last letter) of the word is usually unaffected - this is to help us recognize the intended word

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[typingquirkchive]

masterlist of betterdiscord plugins useful for typing quirks and styles

*obligatory disclaimer: third-party clients are against discord's terms of service, while tons of people have used these for years with no issues there is always the risk of your account getting in trouble.

Write UpperCase - Changes the first Letter of each Sentence in Message Inputs to Uppercase

BetterFormattingRedux (BFRedux) - Changes text to different quirks including wide text, alternating caps, and upside down

ImageFolder - allows you to save and send images from a folder for easy access

DiscordFreeEmojis - If you don't have nitro, post the emojis as links!

Zalgo

SendStickersAsLinks

[superchat]

girl what the fuck are you saying

[the-astropaws]

making this post thanks to that request reminding me.

These are Cherokee script (language).

Ꭰ Ꭱ Ꭲ Ꭳ Ꭴ Ꭵ Ꭶ Ꭷ Ꭸ Ꭹ Ꭺ Ꭻ Ꭼ Ꭽ Ꭾ Ꭿ Ꮀ Ꮁ Ꮂ Ꮃ Ꮄ Ꮅ Ꮆ Ꮇ Ꮈ Ꮉ Ꮊ Ꮋ Ꮌ Ꮍ Ᏽ* Ꮎ Ꮏ Ꮐ Ꮑ Ꮒ Ꮓ Ꮔ Ꮕ Ꮖ Ꮗ Ꮘ Ꮙ Ꮚ Ꮛ Ꮝ Ꮜ Ꮞ Ꮟ Ꮠ Ꮡ Ꮢ Ꮣ Ꮤ Ꮥ Ꮦ Ꮧ Ꮨ Ꮩ Ꮪ Ꮫ Ꮬ Ꮭ Ꮮ Ꮯ Ꮰ Ꮱ Ꮲ Ꮳ Ꮴ Ꮵ Ꮶ Ꮷ Ꮸ Ꮹ Ꮺ Ꮻ Ꮼ Ꮽ Ꮾ Ꮿ Ᏸ Ᏹ Ᏺ Ᏻ Ᏼ

And these are Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics aka also part of an Indigenous language.

ᗜ ᘐ ᘏ ᘂᘃ ᘎ ᐛ ᗢ ᐢ ᕳ ᕲ ᕱ ᕰ ᘄ ᘅ ᘆ ᘇ ᘈ ᗩ ᘉ ᘜ ᑕ ᘊ ᗰ ᗴ ᘋ ᘍ ᘐ ᑌ ᘑ ᖇ ᑎ ᐟ ᕕ ᕗᘛ ᘚ

As a native system (Cherokee) we don’t like seeing our language all over those aesthetic pages and wish to help inform others of these deserving to stay as they are, a language. While its less spoken than in the past both are still used. Hopefully non natives see this and want to learn more about how beautiful the native languages are and want to respect them.. thank you. 🤍

Edit: adding another language post.

[dayslily]

UPDATED DISCORD FORMATTING ♡ updated reference sheet for those newer to discord (or those who aren't familiar with markdown in general) ! my last post didn't include links, headers, or lists. you can access the google doc version in the source link.

[homestuckresources]

Think you could compile a list of old-timey slang/words/phrases for roleplaying Jane and Jake?

sadly there was a small list for jane but it’s been removed… there’s no rp guides for her either ugh (added to the to-do list) 

i usually use http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm not all of it is relevant but it’s helpful! i personally like cat’s pajamas and rag-a-muffin. some words like tomato and gams are outdated. 

also i’d be aware that some words have changed context so your roleplay partner might not understand the meaning you’re using. for example. bimbo used to mean a tough man but it’s come to be associated with ‘blonde/tanned/stupid women’….

also, if you wanna go all the way with jane then there’s cute resources like this one! that shows you old cooking books and how they would refer to words

i also go back over jane and jake’s text and re-use words that they’ve already used because they’re so fucking a+++ and no-one just uses a word once in their whole life. it’s not cheating shhhhhhh

[sparkledogicorn]

Could you do the puplexia but with pony's insted?

OFC!! This is where it all started obviously!!

PONYLEXIA

ponylexia includes terms like “neighsayer” “everypony” “special somepony” etc, as well as using general terminology from My Little Pony such as referring to babies as “foals”, calling your appendages your “hooves”, and saying “birth-iversary” instead of birthday. pony vocalizations and other ponylike behaviors during conversation are also included!!

Color picked from the mlp:fim logo! :3c

@radiomogai

[sparkledogicorn]

So, I received my first request from someone who is currently not doing well, I hope things will improve for them and I’m so sorry they have to go through what is going on for them, I hope this will help you feel at least a little better <3 @randlen

PHONELEXIA

phonelexia includes terms like “somephone” “everyphone” “phonespouse” etc, as well as general phone sounds, puns, and other behaviors displayed by the phones in dialtown during conversation!!

And another term made for my friends who are mostly trollkin or have sources related to homestuck!!

TROLLEXIA

trollexia includes terms like “everytroll”, “trollfriend” etc, referring to relationships using the quadrant system, calling babies grubs, as well as using other terms originating from troll culture and homestuck, typing quirks included

@radiomogai

[pvpmogai]

neolexia - an umbrella term for those who uses themed language, and speak like an animal, fictional character, etc or in a way related to such things. this doesnt just include existing beings/characters, someone could also be oceanlexia if they use language related to the ocean, etc. as an example, catlexia may include things like saying "somekitty" instead of "somebody", "everykitty" instead of "everybody", and/or "mew" instead of "you".

coined with the help of our friend @cannabiscutiepup!

@radiomogai