UwU translator
Type or paste text and get it back in the cute "uwu" style of internet chats - "Hello there" turns into "H-Hewwo thewe". Switch the stutter and the faces on or off, then copy the result.
Runs in your browser: nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
How to use it
- Type or paste your text.
- Turn the stutter and faces on or off.
- Copy the result.
How it works
The rules run in this order: “ove” → “uv”, r and l → w, n before a vowel → ny. Upper case letters get upper case replacements. The stutter adds the first letter and a hyphen to the 1st, 5th, 9th… word, unless that word is a single letter. A face is added after each run of sentence-ending punctuation.
Example
Hello there, I really love it. becomes H-Hewwo thewe, I weawwy w-wuv it. uwu: “Hello” and “love” (words 1 and 5) stutter, “love” became “luv” before the l turned into w, and the full stop got the first face.
Tips
- For a lighter touch, switch the stutter off and keep only the letter swaps.
- Names and links change too, so add them after converting if they must stay exact.
Frequently asked questions
What changes in the text?
"ove" becomes "uv" (love → wuv), every r and l becomes w, and n before a vowel becomes ny (no → nyo). Capital letters stay capital. With the stutter on, every fourth word starting from the first repeats its first letter (one-letter words are skipped), and with faces on, a face follows each sentence-ending . ! or ?.
Is the result random?
No. The same text with the same options always gives the same result, so you can tweak the original and convert again. The faces simply cycle through uwu, owo, >w<, ^w^ and :3.
Does it work for other languages?
The letter swaps are made for English. Other languages that use the Latin alphabet get the same r, l and n changes, which may look odd; letters of other scripts are left alone.
Where does uwu come from?
Uwu (and owo) is an emoticon - the u or o are closed or open eyes and the w is a cat-like mouth. Writing in that voice became a joke style in online fan communities.