One of the two union languages of India alongside English, official along with 21 others; official in the Indian states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

This is a simple online tool that converts regular text into text symbols which resemble the normal alphabet letters. It converts text into several symbol sets which are listed in the second text area, and the conversion is done in real-time and in your browser using JavaScript. If you'd like your text to be randomly translated into different symbol (character by character), check out my other translator called 'fancy text'.

You'd be forgiven for thinking that this translator converts text into a number of different fonts - that's not what's happening here. So how does it work? Unicode.

Unicode Symbols

This translator is essentially generating unicode symbols which resemble letters from the latin alphabet (a, b, c, ..). Unicode is an international standard for symbols in computer-related industries. It supersedes 'ASCII' and actually contains all the ASCII symbols within it's specification. There are literally tens of thousands of different symbols defined by Unicode compared to 256 characters defined by the extended ASCII set. On top of this, unicode allows us to add diacritic marks which agument our characters and allow us to produce weird stuff like this:

h̸̨̧̨̡̘̰̗̝̮̮͔̜̖͂̽͛̉̓́͛̑͂͘͘ͅẽ̸̢̺̝͓̱̙̮̲͍̑̉ͅl̷̙̯̬̯͇̰̩̬̺͊̋̊̽l̵̢̛͇̤̺̩̞͈̥̱̩̳̖̎̃̂̓͆̍̐͌̒͋̿͝͝͝ͅö̵̡̻̟̺̪̤̙̟͚̬́̎̉̚͜͝

By the way, the above text is called 'Zalgo text', and I also made a zalgo translator which you can use to generate that type of text.

So yeah, the unicode standard is awesome, and it allows us to have all sorts of fun with text.

Copy and Paste

I said earlier that this translator isn't simple generating the same text with a different font, it's actually generating different text symbols from the unicode spec. This has the awesome benefit that we can copy and paste symbols wherever we want (you couldn't do this if it were just a font). You might have found this generator after looking for a text to symbol converter which would allow you to have weird symbols in your profile like all the other l33t hackers.

L33t hacking aside though, weird text symbols of letters are great for making your message on social media stand out. Just look at the difference between:

> Look at my post!

and:

> 𝓛𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓪𝓽 𝓶𝔂 𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓽!

Since social media sites don't generally allow fonts, it gives the user a huge surprise when they see something new like that. So whether you want to put symbols in your Tumblr blogs, Facebook statuses, Twitter profiles or tweets, Instagram bios or wherever, this translator should hopefully be handy for that. Having different fonts Instagram bios has become fairly popular recently, so it might be worth jumping on that trend.

Different Letters

Are you looking for letters that aren't included in this generator? There are all sorts of different letters in Unicode, and I've done my best to include as many different symbol fonts as I can, but there is always room for improvement! If you find any different letters that I don't have, please let me know! I want to include as many different fonts as possible. Meanwhile, feel free to post a comment below with some crazy unicode symbols :)

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No, nope, nu-uh, negative, naw.

In the English language, we have many different ways to say the word “no.”

In life, we’ll come to hear and use that two-letter word a lot.

And most of the time, it gets tossed around without ever thinking much of it.

Yet such a small thing actually means a whole lot when in a different country. It can even sometimes get you into a pickle.

Take Mr. Bean for example. In the 2007 film “Mr. Bean’s Holiday,” the title character, Mr. Bean, wins a holiday in France. Yay!

He gets himself into all sorts of unwanted scenarios because he’s only able to muster the word “oui” (yes) for the majority of his time in Paris. He gets lost, he accepts unwanted invitations and struggles—hilariously, of course.

His troubles only go away when he finally picks up “non” (no) and what he believed to be “thank” you in French (it wasn’t).

Don’t be like Mr. Bean.

Whether you need a few additional words for your travels or you just like telling people “no” in as many ways as possible (which can be fun!), this small word packs a lot of usefulness.

Why Learn to Say “No” in Different Languages?

When we travel, we tend to pick up a few key phrases such as “hello,” “please” and “thank you.” This is great for being polite, but there are more useful travel phrases to add to your toolbox before you head to a new country.

It’s all too common to go through some cultural mishaps because of not understanding a simple word or a seemingly normal gesture. Need a little more convincing over such a small word? Here are some clever reasons you should learn how to say “no” in a different language.

• Avoid Culture Shock: Sometimes our body says no before our mouth does. For North Americans and various countries, a head shake from side to side means no. Sometimes a groan of an “mm-mm” will also be our way to say no. However, not all countries will understand these cultural versions of “no.”
• Express Yourself Clearly: North Americans can be too nice when rejecting something, which can be seen as an invitation to continue trying to get your attention, for example when selling you something on the street. In order to be free to move on, it’s best to be clear and give people a firm no in their native tongue. It may feel or sound a bit rude, but sometimes it’s necessary!
• Speak in the Local Language: “No” is easy to get away with in Romance-based languages, as the word “no” sounds similar (or even identical) in many of these languages. Perhaps the intonation ranges, but a French or even a Portuguese version of “no” sounds similar to ours. Heck, the Spanish and Italian no is the same! However, many other countries have a very different word and may not understand your attempts at negating their offer if you speak English to them.

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Cultural Aspects of Saying “No” Around the World

If you think a simple headshake will work around the globe, think again.

As mentioned above, the way we may shake our head left to right doesn’t mean “no” to everyone around the world. In fact, sometimes a side-to-side head gesture can be “yes!”

The six countries listed below have interesting (and sometimes confusing) ways to say “no.” This is just a small sampling of the various nonverbal and culturally-defined ways of saying “no.” This is why you’ll want to make sure you look into cultural etiquette before you travel to a different country.

Good luck!

Greece

To gesture “no,” the Greeks raise their eyebrows and their whole head upwards. To add insult to injury, the word “yes” in Greek is “naí,” which rings of the English “no.”

So, if you’re heading to Greece for vacation time, be sure to learn (and probably practice) the Greek ways to say no.

Southern Italy

The word for “no” in Italian is “no.” Sound similar?

But there’s a catch. The southern part of the country gestures with a quick upward nod, very similar to the Greeks. This probably stems from the colonization and heavy Greek influence in that area.

Turkey

To gesture, the Turks toss their heads back and cluck. So be sure to get the head gestures on straight before heading to Turkey!

You may also be interested in learning that the Turks don’t often use the direct “no” in most cases, but will say “yok” to mean “there isn’t/there aren’t.”

China

Unfortunately, there’s no exact equivalent of the word “no” in Mandarin Chinese which is why it’s important you study up a bit! In Mandarin Chinese, every type of “no” is followed by a small phrase as to what you’re negating, denying, or refusing.

The Mandarin phrase for “No, I can’t” (不可以, pronounced bù kě yǐ) will probably be most helpful for travelers, but it’s never a bad idea to study different ways of saying “no” in Chinese.

Bulgaria

Bulgarians have a sharp upward jerk of the head to say “no” with a nod. Sometimes it’s accompanied by a quiet “tut” of the lips.

Japan

Much like the Chinese, the Japanese have many ways to say “no” to a person. And since the Japanese language is arguably based around politeness, you don’t want to say the wrong thing.

いいえ is the most-understood way of saying “no” but it’ll come off as very blunt and even rude. If you’re going to spend a lot of time in Japan, it’s best to learn a few different ways to politely say “no” in Japanese.

Why not learn this very small but very important word and make life easier for yourself? Here’s a list of the word “no” in 52 different languages to help you on your journey.

Afrikaans — Nee (nee-yuh)

Arabic — لا (la)

Armenian — ոչ (votsh)

Basque — Ez

Bengali — না (Na)

Bosnian — Ne

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Bulgarian — не (ney)

Burmese — မဟုတ်ဘူး (mahotebhuu)

Cantonese — 唔啱 (mh’āam)

Note: Cantonese, like Mandarin Chinese, doesn’t have a word for “no.” You can study a few different Cantonese phrases or try the word above which translates to “wrong.”

Catalan — No

Croatian — Ne

Czech — Ne

Danish — Nej

Dutch — Nee

French — Non

Note: The French love English speakers with good pronunciation skills. Do you dare to learn French sounds to get this one right?

Gaelic (Irish) — There’s no word for “no” in the Irish language. You’d need to communicate the word in verb form, but luckily this country of English speakers will understand your English “no” or side-to-side head nod.

Georgian — არა (Ara)

German — Nein

Greek — όχι (o-chi)

Hawaiian — aʻole

Hebrew — לא (lo)

Hindi — नहीं (Nahin)

Hmong — Tsis

Hungarian — Nem

Icelandic — Nei

Indonesian — Tidak

Italian — No

Japanese — いいえ (i-ie)

Korean — 아니요 (a-ni-yo)

Note: Politeness is important in Korea. Because of this, you may want to learn the various ways of saying “no” to different people (based on their age in relation to yours) and in different situations.

Latvian — Ne

Malay — Tidak

Maltese — Le

Mandarin Chinese (Simplified) — 没有 (Méiyǒu)

Nahuatl (Aztec) — Ahmo

Navajo — Dooda

Nepali — होईन (Hoina)

Norwegian — Nei

Persian — نه (na)

Polish — Nie

Portuguese — Não

Quechua — Mana (mah-na)

Russian — нет (nyet)

Spanish — No

Swahili — Hapana

Swedish — Nej

Tagalog — Hindi

Thai — Mai-chai

Turkish — Hayžr

Ukranian — ні (ni)

Vietnamese — không

Welsh — Nage

Zulu — Cha

Wherever you are in the world, learning to say “no” is, well, no problem!

And even if you don’t have any trips planned, isn’t it amazing to see how many different ways there are to say this one little word?

Happy learning!

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