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'''textwall.cc''', formerly known as '''textwall.xyz''' or '''agirg.xyz''', was a [[Similar Sites to OWOT|text canvas website]] launched in February 2020 by [https://duckgroup.xyz Duck].

It has some advantages to [[OWOT]], such as a modern and intuitive graphical user interface, different fonts, smooth scrolling and visible cursors with nametags, but also some disadvantages such as the limited number of colors, and the text canvas being limited to 100,000 [[Tile format|cells]] in any direction.

It has some advantages to [[OWOT]], such as a modern and intuitive graphical user interface, different fonts, smooth scrolling and visible cursors with nametags, but also some disadvantages such as the limited number of colors, and the text canvas being limited to 100,000 [[Tile format|cells]] in any direction. The site's code is also formatted in a way that makes it incredibly difficult to script.

TextWall has gone offline several times throughout its history, causing many TextWallers to [[TextWaller migration|migrate]] to OWOT. The site went down permanently in 2024/2025, though you can still access a clone of it at [https://tw.2s4.me/ tw.2s4.me], which is hosted by [[FP]].

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=== UI ===

TextWall's most noticeable difference from OWOT is its modern UI.

[[File:Textwall ui.png|none|thumb|~~396x396px~~|TextWall's settings menu, color slider and [[chat]] ]]

[[File:Textwall ui.png|none|thumb|333x333px|TextWall's settings menu, color slider and [[chat]] ]]

=== Visible cursors ===

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Another difference is that you can place your cursor on protected squares, though nothing will happen when you attempt to type there.

[[File:Textwall cursors.png|none|thumb|~~355x355px~~|Various cursors at tw2s4.me's Spawn]]

[[File:Textwall cursors.png|none|thumb|306x306px|Various cursors at tw2s4.me's Spawn]]

=== Limited color palette ===

TextWall only has 31 colors, all of which are rather light. This limits the range of creations, but also makes the canvas more visually appealing(''whereas OWOT can often look like an eyesore when it is spammed with a wide range of bright, contrasting colors'').

TextWall only has 31 colors, all of which are rather light. This limits the range of creations, but also makes the canvas more visually appealing(''whereas OWOT can often look like an eyesore when it is spammed with a wide range of bright, contrasting colors'').<gallery widths="220" heights="150">

File:Owot art in textwall color.png|OWOT art in TextWall's color palette

File:Owot art in original color.png|Original art for comparison

</gallery>

=== Fonts ===

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* '''X 30,000,000 / Y 30,000,000''': Cursors disappear, but text enlarges.

* '''X 60,000,000 / Y 60,000,000''': Gray outlines on the canvas become thicker.

* '''X 95,000,000 / Y 95,000,000''': Text lengthens by about 1.5 blocks.

* '''[https://tw.2s4.me/?x=9500000&y=9500000 X 95,000,000 / Y 95,000,000]''': Text lengthens by about 1.5 blocks.

* '''X 97,500,000 / Y 97,500,000''': Gray outlines become thinner and stretch.

* [https://tw.2s4.me/?x=9750000&y=9750000 '''X 97,500,000 / Y 97,500,000''':] Gray outlines become thinner and stretch.

* '''X 98,000,000 / Y 98,000,000''': Writing limit is reached. Although the wall is infinite, severe glitches begin to corrupt the main wall.

* '''[https://tw.2s4.me/?x=9800000&y=9800000 X 98,000,000 / Y 98,000,000]''': Writing limit is reached. Although the wall is infinite, severe glitches begin to corrupt the main wall.

* '''X 337,500,000 / Y 337,500,000''': Gray outlines become solid-filled.

* '''[https://tw.2s4.me/?x=337500000&y=337500000 X 337,500,000 / Y 337,500,000]''': Gray outlines become solid-filled.

* '''X ~~999~~,~~999~~,~~999~~,~~999~~ / Y 1,000,000,000,000''': Marks the outermost border of the canvas.

* '''[https://tw.2s4.me/?x=1000000000000&y=1000000000000 X 1,000,000,000,000 / Y 1,000,000,000,000]''': Marks the outermost border of the canvas.

=== Worlds ===

Users can access walls(''the equivalent of public [[worlds]] on OWOT'') by adding characters after the TextWall URL. Each public wall corresponds to a separate location on the Main Wall. For example, entering [https://tw.2s4.me/help tw.2s4.me/help] teleports you to X:-89120 Y:-59510.

Users can also create "personal walls"(''the equivalent of userpages'') that are located on separate canvases. An example of a personal wall is [https://tw.2s4.me/~~~lime.person~~ tw.2s4.me/~~~lime.person~~]. Subpages exist like [https://tw.2s4.me/~Bzuki/history /~Bzuki/history].

Users can also create "personal walls"(''the equivalent of userpages'') that are located on separate canvases. An example of a personal wall is [https://tw.2s4.me/~dominoguy_ tw.2s4.me/~dominoguy_]. Subpages exist like [https://tw.2s4.me/~Bzuki/history /~Bzuki/history].

In the original TextWall, personal walls were significantly smaller than the Main Wall and had world borders at 1,000 coordinates in any direction.

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== Feature set (aka. TODO list) ==

~~<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Open Collapsible" data-collapsetext="Close Collapsible">~~

* Limited colors

** 15 colors from 2020 to April 2022 (the r/place 2017 palette minus white)

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** Improved on/near August 7, 2023, can now zoom in precisely

* Captcha is required to access the website (began in June 2023)

~~</div><br><hr>~~

== ~~Closure incidents~~ ==

== Lockdowns and closures ==

[[File:Textwall dead 2.jpg|thumb|405x405px|[[Our World of News]] covers the closure of Textwall(''June 10th, 2024'')]]Duck has closed the site several times, usually in response to heavy spam. Every closure of the site has brought more and more of its userbase to OWOT, some of whom have decided to stay permanently.

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On June 25th, 2025, [[FP]] created [https://tw.2s4.me/ tw.2s4.me] as a place for TextWall refugees to go instead of migrating to OWOT.{{Blockquote|''tw.2s4.me is a throwaway TW clone made right after its shutdown, so I took no care in its backend''|author=FP}}{{Blockquote|''I'm nearly done with the Textwall 'revival' - it's not going to receive any more updates after it's out, and it would only serve as a containment chamber'|author=FP on June 24th, 2023}}

=== 2024 ===

=== May 2024 ===

TextWall's main wall was wiped in May of 2024 and set to read-only for a prolonged period of time. Personal walls were still editable during this time, but account registration was disabled.<ref>https://textwall.fandom.com/wiki/TextWall/Possible_Shutdown</ref>

=== June 2024 ===

On June 9th, 2024, TextWall briefly shut down following instances of [https://soyjak.party/ soyjak.party] users flocking to it. Several worlds were created, most filled with braille pastes and the usual Soyjak markings. The site was restored on June 13th with

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File:Textwall 2025.png|textwall.cc in 2025

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=== October 2025(tw.2s4.me) ===

On October 31st, 2025, tw.2s4.me was locked down for 12 hours after it was raided by soyjak.party.

== TextWall clones ==

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=== Art ===

TextWall renders certain unicode/SLC symbols differently from OWOT, resulting in visible gaps between characters in ANSI/SLC art.

The site also lacks support for customizable cell colors, most likely as a precaution against high resolution [[Image pasters|image pastes]].

File:Textwall tower august 2024.png|August 2024

File:Textwall tree may 2025.png|May 2025

File:Textwall february 2025.png|February 2025

File:Textwall vortex.png|alt=Screenshot by Lime.owot|June 2025

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File:Dominoguy carthage dark mode.png|A [[Symbols for Legacy Computing|SLC]] rendition of [https://ourworldoftext.com/fp/carthage Carthage] by [[DominoGuy]]

[[File:Textwall spawn october 2025.png|center|thumb|~~953x953px~~|[https://tw.2s4.me/ tw.2s4.me]'s Spawn on October 21st, 2025]]

File:Tw google.png|Created by [https://tw.2s4.me/~Delta Delta]

</gallery>[[File:Textwall spawn october 2025.png|center|thumb|426x426px|[https://tw.2s4.me/ tw.2s4.me]'s Spawn on October 21st, 2025]]

[[File:Acropolis.png|center|thumb|419x419px|Acropolis, an art-filled city archived at [https://tw.2s4.me/~dominoguy_ tw.2s4.me/~dominoguy_]]]

[[File:Tw2s4me art.png|center|thumb|402x402px]]

=== Tower of Publicity ===

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File:Tower of publicity august 2025.png|Dark mode

File:Tower of publicity october 2025.png|Light mode

</gallery>[[File:Textwall halloween tower.png|center|thumb|~~695x695px~~|Tower of Publicity art for Halloween 2025]]

</gallery>[[File:Textwall halloween tower.png|center|thumb|453x453px|Tower of Publicity art for Halloween 2025<ref>The rectangular avatars used to represent certain users are referred to by TextWallers as "Squaries."</ref>]]

[[File:Textwall center console june 2023.png|center|thumb|~~439x439px~~|tw.2s4.me's old Center Console(''February 2025'')]]

[[File:Textwall center console june 2023.png|center|thumb|316x316px|tw.2s4.me's old Center Console(''February 2025'')]]

=== Mainpage Screenshot ===

[[File:Textwall august 2 2022.jpg|center|thumb|~~680x680px~~|Large screenshot of the original TextWall by FP, 83 coordinates on all sides]]

[[File:Textwall august 2 2022.jpg|center|thumb|421x421px|Large screenshot of the original TextWall by FP, 83 coordinates on all sides]]

=== Miscellaneous ===