Source code for my blog post about using Arabic Qur'anic combining marks to create images in plain text.
Read the post: https://zw.swerdlow.dev
A set of obscure Unicode characters (Tajweed marks used in the Qur'an) have unusual properties: they're zero-width, stack vertically, and don't affect their container's bounding box. This lets you create images that rۛۛۛۛۛenۛۛۛۛۛdeۛۛۛۛۛrۛۛۛۛۛ as tall towers of marks while technically being a single line of text.
npm install
npm run dev