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Gaster Translator

Type a message to see it the way W. D. Gaster writes in Undertale: Wingdings symbols in capital letters. Or paste Gaster symbols to read them in English.

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When this is on, each symbol carries an invisible marker (U+FE0E) that asks apps for the black and white style. Turn it off to let apps use their default style, which can be color emoji.

C, D, K, M are color emoji by default: most phones and many apps keep them in color even with this on.

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How to use the Gaster translator

  1. Type your message in the English box. The Gaster version appears in the black box as you type.
  2. Leave Capital letters (Gaster style) ticked to match the game, or untick it to use lowercase symbols.
  3. Press Copy to paste the symbols into a chat or a post, or Save as PNG to keep an image that looks the same everywhere.
  4. To read Gaster text, press the arrows between the two labels and paste the symbols. Only have a screenshot? Open the symbol keyboard and tap each symbol you see to decode it.

Why Gaster text needs capital letters

Wingdings draws every keyboard key as a different picture, and capital and lowercase letters are different keys. HELLO in capitals becomes pointing hands, two frowning faces and a flag. hello in lowercase becomes two zodiac signs, two black circles and a square.

The Wingdings text that fans connect with Gaster uses the capital-letter symbols, which is why the translator turns letters into capitals for you. Numbers and punctuation have their own symbols too, and they are the same either way. Every symbol is listed on the Wingdings alphabet chart.

Copying Gaster text without emoji

Many Wingdings pictures also exist as emoji, and phones like to show them in color. Each symbol this translator copies carries an invisible marker that asks for the plain black text style instead, and most apps respect it.

Four capital letters usually do not stay black: C, D, K and M are color emoji by default, so most phones show them as a color thumbs up, thumbs down, neutral face and bomb. If your message needs to look exactly like the game, save it as a PNG instead of pasting text.

Who is W. D. Gaster?

W. D. Gaster is a mysterious character from Undertale, the 2015 role-playing game by Toby Fox. He only turns up in hidden content that many players never see, and players usually link the game's Wingdings text to him. Two of the main characters, Sans and Papyrus, are named after fonts, and fans read the W. D. in Gaster's name as a nod to WingDings.

That mystery is why fans write Gaster messages for art, posts and puzzles. For a worked example, see how to read Undertale's Entry Number 17. The same tool without the capital-letter switch is the Wingdings translator.

This is an independent fan tool. It is not affiliated with Undertale or Toby Fox and uses no material from the game.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Gaster language?

It is not a separate language. The symbols are Wingdings, a symbol font, typed with capital letters. Every letter keeps its place and is simply drawn as a picture, so translating Gaster text is a letter-for-letter swap.

How do I read Gaster text from the game?

Press the arrows between English and Wingdings, then paste the symbols. If you only have a screenshot, open the symbol keyboard under the translator and tap each symbol you see, in order, to decode it.

Why do some letters turn into emoji?

Capital C, D, K and M are a thumbs up, a thumbs down, a neutral face and a bomb. Those four are color emoji by default, and most phones and many apps keep them in color even when asked for the plain style. Every other symbol is copied with a marker that asks for the plain black style. Save a PNG if you need the whole message to look the same everywhere.

Should I use capital letters?

Yes, to match the game. Wingdings gives capital and lowercase letters different symbols, and Gaster text uses the capitals. The translator turns your letters into capitals by default; untick Capital letters to keep lowercase.

Is there a Gaster font I can download?

The symbols are the Wingdings font, which comes with Windows and macOS, so you probably have it already. This site does not offer fonts for download. The translator uses standard Unicode symbols, so you do not need any font installed to copy and paste the result.

Is this an official Undertale tool?

No. This is an independent fan tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Undertale or its creator, Toby Fox, and it uses no artwork or text from the game.

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