Visual overflow and screen reader disruption caused by Zalgo text (stacked Unicode diacritics) #191345
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@devdavidejesus thanks for reporting this! I've forwarded it over to our team. Do you have any links to pages where you see this happening and have you seen this on pages outside of profiles? We'll share this with the team to help them in their investigation! Thanks again 😃 |
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🏷️ Discussion Type
Bug
💬 Feature/Topic Area
UI/UX
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Description
I have identified that the GitHub interface does not properly contain vertical overflow for characters with excessive stacked diacritics (commonly known as "Zalgo Text"). This allows text to "leak" outside of its original container, overlapping other posts and UI elements.
Impact on Accessibility
This issue creates several barriers:
Steps to Reproduce
Suggested Mitigation
overflow: hiddenorline-clampon post containers to prevent vertical leakage.Beta Was this translation helpful? Give feedback.
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