Fancy Fonts for Discord

Give your Discord name some style. Type your text, preview it in a chat message, copy a style and paste it into your display name, server nickname or message.

  • Display name1–32 characters; special characters and emoji allowed
  • UsernameLowercase letters, numbers, underscores, periods
  • Built-in formattingMarkdown: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, spoiler, code, quote, headings

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  • Top picks for Discord

    7 styles
  • Fraktur

  • Bold Script

  • Small Caps

    The letter x has no small-cap character, so it stays as it is.

  • Circled

  • Double-Struck

  • Monospace

  • Fullwidth

  • Bold and Italic Fonts

    7 stylesMore Bold & Italic

    Thick, slanted and sans-serif letters for headings and emphasis.

  • Bold

  • Italic

  • Bold Italic

  • Sans

  • Sans Bold

  • Sans Italic

  • Sans Bold Italic

  • Cursive and Script Fonts

    4 stylesMore Cursive

    Handwritten-looking letters for names, greetings and captions.

  • Script

  • Cursive Hearts

  • Cursive Sparkles

  • Script Underline

  • Gothic and Fraktur Fonts

    4 stylesMore Gothic

    Blackletter shapes for dramatic titles, tags and themes.

  • Bold Fraktur

  • Gothic Brackets

  • Gothic Daggers

  • Gothic Cross

  • Bubble and Box Letters

    6 stylesMore Bubble & Box

    Letters inside circles, squares and parentheses.

  • Black Circles

  • Squared

  • Black Squares

  • Parenthesized

  • Bubble Hearts

  • Squared Stars

  • Strikethrough Text

    10 stylesMore Strikethrough

    Lines through your letters: cross-outs, slashes and tilde strikes.

  • Strikethrough

  • Short Strike

  • Slashed

  • Tilde Strike

  • Bold Strikethrough

  • Italic Strikethrough

  • Script Strikethrough

  • Monospace Strikethrough

  • Strike and Slash

  • Heavy Strikethrough

  • Underline and Overline Text

    15 stylesMore Underline

    Lines and dots below or above every letter.

  • Underline

  • Double Underline

  • Overline

  • Dotted Below

  • Tilde Below

  • Bold Underline

  • Italic Underline

  • Soft Underline

  • Double Overline

  • Double Dots Below

  • Ring Below

  • Dot Above

  • Monospace Underline

  • Sans Bold Underline

  • Bold Double Underline

  • Glitch and Zalgo Text

    6 stylesMore Glitch

    Broken, creepy text with stacked marks above and below.

  • Mini Glitch

  • Medium Glitch

  • Heavy Glitch

    The number of marks per letter is capped so the text does not swallow the lines around it.

  • Cursed Above

  • Cursed Below

  • Bold Glitch

  • Small Caps and Tiny Text

    6 stylesMore Small & Tiny

    Small capitals, superscript and subscript letters.

  • Tiny (Superscript)

    The letter q has no superscript character, so it stays as it is.

  • Subscript

    Only some letters have a subscript form. The rest stay as normal letters.

  • Small Caps Hearts

  • Small Caps Underline

  • Tiny Underline

  • Tiny Sparkles

  • Upside Down Text

    4 stylesMore Flipped

    Text turned over, so it reads correctly when you flip the screen.

  • Upside Down

    The text is reversed as well, so it reads correctly when you turn the screen around.

  • Upside Down Capitals

  • Upside Down Hearts

  • Upside Down Stars

  • Aesthetic Fonts

    9 stylesMore Aesthetic

    Soft, dreamy styles with flowers, stars, the moon and ribbons for bios and captions.

  • Soft Flowers

  • Dreamy Stars

  • Night Moon

  • Soft Lines

  • Bow Frame

  • Ribbon

  • Cloud

  • Dreamy Small Caps

  • Script Dots

  • Kaomoji and Text Faces

    45 stylesMore Kaomoji

    Your text with a text face next to it.

  • Hug

  • Cool Shades

  • Cool Pair

  • Lenny Face

  • Strong Arms

  • Sparkle Throw

  • Table Flip

  • Table Restore

  • Shrug

  • Flower Smile

  • In Love

  • Sad

  • Happy

  • Smile

  • Joy

  • Calm

  • Bear

  • Cat

  • Bunny

  • Determined

  • Smirk

  • Disapproval

  • Fight

  • Cheer

  • Rage Flip

  • Pointing

  • Dance

  • Chill

  • Wave

  • Shy

  • Arms Up

  • Crying

  • Worried

  • Kiss

  • Wink

  • Gentle

  • Puppy

  • Wow

  • Pleased

  • Confetti

  • Starburst

  • Bow

  • Hello

  • Sleepy

  • Coffee

Fancy text is made of special characters, not real fonts. Screen readers may read it badly, so keep it for decoration. Your text never leaves your browser, and the size slider changes the preview only.

How to Use the Fancy Fonts for Discord in 3 Steps

  1. Choose where the text will go

    A display name and a server nickname both accept 1 to 32 characters. Your username does not, so leave it in plain letters. Messages work with either markdown or styled text.

  2. Type your name and compare styles

    Enter the name and watch it in the message preview. Fraktur and Bold Script feel dramatic, while Small Caps and Monospace keep a name easy to read in a busy member list.

  3. Copy and paste into Discord

    Copy the style, open your profile settings in Discord and paste it into the display name field. For a single server, change your nickname in that server instead.

Fancy Fonts for Discord Names

On Discord, your name is your first impression. Members see it in the member list, beside every message and in voice channels, often at a small size and in a crowd of other names. A styled name helps people remember you, which is why fancy fonts for Discord are popular with gamers, moderators and community builders.

The generator above swaps each letter for a lookalike Unicode character. Since the result is ordinary text, Discord accepts it wherever its rules allow special characters, with no bot or setting to change.

Where Styled Text Works on Discord

  • Display name. The name shown across Discord. This is the best place for a styled name.
  • Server nickname. A different name for one server, which suits a role or a theme.
  • Messages. Styled words work as plain text, and you can mix them with Discord's markdown.

Your username is different. Discord limits it to lowercase letters, numbers, underscores and periods, so keep it plain.

Picking a Style for Your Community

  • Fraktur and Bold Script carry drama and suit fantasy or horror servers.
  • Small Caps looks tidy and stays readable in a crowded member list.
  • Monospace fits a technical or coding community.
  • Circled and Double-Struck work for short, playful names.

Names that are too elaborate cause problems in practice. People cannot type them to mention you, and search will not match them, so a plain nickname in one server can be a sensible backup.

Combining Styled Text With Markdown

Discord's markdown handles emphasis inside messages, and fancy fonts handle shape. A styled title on its own line followed by a normal message with **bold** keywords reads well.

See the Gothic Font Generator and the Glitch Text Generator for dramatic looks, or compare messenger rules in Fancy Fonts for Telegram and Fancy Fonts for WhatsApp.

Where Fancy Text Works on Discord

Discord's support pages give clear rules for display names, nicknames and usernames. Usernames are strict. Display names and nicknames are open to other characters, and chat messages support markdown. For fields that are not listed, Discord does not say, so test a short sample.

WhereWhat the app says
Display nameUsually works 1 to 32 characters; can include special characters and emoji
Server nicknameUsually works 1 to 32 characters; the server owner can switch nicknames off for members
UsernameNot allowed Only lowercase letters, numbers, underscores and periods
Chat messagesMarkdown is built in; styled characters are ordinary text

Discord Built-in Formatting

Discord turns these characters into formatting when you type them around your text in a message. The characters are the same on desktop and mobile. Discord's Markdown guide also covers links, lists and masked links.

EffectHow to type it
Italic*text* or _text_
Bold**text**
Underline__text__
Strikethrough~~text~~
Spoiler||text||
Inline code`text`
Code block```text```
Block quote> text
Large heading# text

Fancy Fonts for Discord FAQ

Can I use fancy fonts in a Discord display name?

Yes. Discord's support pages say display names can be 1 to 32 characters and can include special characters and emoji. Paste your styled name into the Display Name field and save.

What about server nicknames?

Nicknames follow the same 1 to 32 character range and can include special characters. A server owner can turn nicknames off, in which case you cannot change yours there.

Can I put styled text in my Discord username?

No. Discord says usernames can contain only lowercase letters, numbers, underscores and periods. Styled letters belong in your display name, which is what people see in chat.

Do fancy fonts replace Discord markdown?

No, they do different jobs. Markdown makes bold, italic and other effects inside a message. Fancy fonts make shapes markdown cannot, such as blackletter or script, and they work in names, too.

Will a styled name be hard to mention or find?

It can be. Members search for plain letters, and a name written in Fraktur may not match their search. If people need to mention you often, keep a plain version in your username or server nickname.

Why does my name show boxes for some members?

Their device lacks a font for some of the characters. Small Caps and Monospace are widely supported, while rare symbols may fail. Check your name on a second device before you keep it.