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This is a black and white site that does not enable teleportation, instead encouraging users to manually explore the page and add their own content along the way.

YWOT was created in 2009 and received a massive boost in popularity thanks to a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isEwaLUiLP4 2011 Vsauce promotion].<gallery mode="packed" heights="~~400~~">

YWOT was created in 2009 and received a massive boost in popularity thanks to a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isEwaLUiLP4 2011 Vsauce promotion].<gallery mode="packed" heights="300">

File:1kImageBlack4k.jpg|YWOT Mainpage, 1000 coordinates on all sides

File:Spam central screenshot.png|Screenshot of YWOT's Spawn area

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Launched by [[Eldit]] in 2016, hosted by [[InfraRaven]].

[[File:Owop_july_2025.png|center|thumb|~~624x624px~~|A screenshot OWOP mainpage on July 26th, 2025, extends 10,000 pixels on all sides. Image posted by Kami on the OWOP Discord. ('''<u>''Full resolution:''</u>''' ''https://files.catbox.moe/lh50wj.png'')]]

[[File:Owop_july_2025.png|center|thumb|399x399px|A screenshot OWOP mainpage on July 26th, 2025, extends 10,000 pixels on all sides. Image posted by Kami on the OWOP Discord. ('''<u>''Full resolution:''</u>''' ''https://files.catbox.moe/lh50wj.png'')]]

=== Our World of Text ===

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Like OWOP, the new OWOT is also hosted by InfraRaven.

==== ''*Old OWOT'' ====

Created by Andrew Badr in 2010.

Largely identical to YWOT, except there were no rate limits.

Largely identical to YWOT, except there were no rate limits or moderation. For the modern OWOT, [https://test.ourworldoftext.com/ test.ourworldoftext.com] serves the same purpose by allowing scripters and spammers to do whatever they want.

[[Dsfsdfdsfdsfsdf|Shut down in 2015 due to funding issues.]] Worlds from this version of OWOT can be found at [[Old Worlds]].

~~[[File:Jotleaf logo.png|thumb|Jotleaf's logo]]~~

=== ''*Jotleaf'' ===

Created by Andrew Badr in 2012.<ref>https://x.com/Jotleaf/status/248562106557952000</ref>

[[File:Jotleaf logo.png|thumb|Logo]]Created by Andrew Badr in 2012.<ref>https://x.com/Jotleaf/status/248562106557952000</ref>

Jotleaf was an infinite canvas where, in addition to writing text, users could also add images, embed video/sound files and customize the background.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/jotleaf/posts/pfbid0PSeeFBcZoK6MdKgimip8H5ZQTEkF3u3odefprUDbKhEVj8Gwqhre4mxBtZjnwDZBl</ref>

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== OWOT clones/instances ==

OWOT is [[NodeWorldOfText|open source]], meaning that many people have [[Running from source|created their own instances]] of the site, some with significant ~~modification~~. See [[NodeWorldOfText#Currently active NWOTs|here]] for a list of current and historical OWOT instances.

OWOT is [[NodeWorldOfText|open source]], meaning that many people have [[Running from source|created their own instances]] of the site, some with significant modifications. See [[NodeWorldOfText#Currently active NWOTs|here]] for a list of current and historical OWOT instances.

=== My World of Text ===

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bmp also created [https://piano.myworldoftext.com/ piano.myworldoftext.com], a clone of Multiplayer Piano, and [https://thread.myworldoftext.com/ thread.myworldoftext.com/], or My World of Thread.

As of ~~late~~ 2025, MWOT ~~is the only active OWOT instance~~.

As of November 2025, MWOT (''and all related sites'') has been shut down.

[[File:Mwot spawn.png|none|thumb|~~534x534px~~|MWOT Spawn on October 26th]]

[[File:Mwot spawn.png|none|thumb|377x377px|MWOT Spawn on October 26th]]

=== TinyOWOT ===

[https://tinyowot.onrender.com/ /tinyowot.onrender.com/] is an OWOT clone created from scratch by [[gimmickCellar]]. It was released to the public in late December 2025. Users can also use the OWOT UI on this instance by running the code:

w.changeSocket("wss://tinyowot.onrender.com")

The (outdated) server source code can be found [https://pastebin.com/3PHFjU6r here].

[[File:Tinyowot.png|center|thumb|TinyOWOT's UI]]

== Other text canvas sites ==

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Textwall was permanently shut down sometime in 2024, though FP was able to implement a custom server for it and revive the site at tw.2s4.me. However it must be noted that this is an entirely new canvas without any content from the original Textwall.

[[File:Textwall_ui.png|center|thumb|~~396x396px~~|TextWall's settings menu, color slider and [[chat]]]]

[[File:Textwall_ui.png|center|thumb|391x391px|TextWall's settings menu, color slider and [[chat]]]]

=== Typetobuild.com(''3D YWOT'') ===

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=== Pixelex ===

An OWOP clone ~~that~~ [[FP]] was involved with.

An OWOP clone started by [[Dimden]] in 2019. [[FP]] was involved with the project as a full-stack developer.

The site was launched at [http://pixelex.2s4.me/ pixelex.2s4.me/] on April 4th, 2022, though it has since been taken down.<blockquote>''Ok so, Pixelex is pixel game like OWOP''

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''Current team: Me, unnick, anonygold, [[daydun]], temix''

'''— Description of Pixelex by a ~~deleted account~~ in 2019'''</blockquote>

'''— Description of Pixelex by a Dimden in 2019'''</blockquote>

[[File:Pixelex.png|center|thumb|469x469px|WIP Pixelex screenshot from October 2019]]

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[https://wplace.live/ Wplace] is a pixel art website created by Brazillian developer Murilo Matsubara, and launched on July 21, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=People Are Using Wplace For Video Game-Related Protests |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/people-are-using-wplace-for-video-game-related-protests/1100-6533993/ |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US |archive-date=23 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250823224714/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/people-are-using-wplace-for-video-game-related-protests/1100-6533993/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brazil Turns Itself Into A Metal Gear Shrine On Wplace |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/brazil-turns-itself-into-a-metal-gear-shrine-on-wplace/ar-AA1Kgxg6 |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=www.msn.com |archive-date=19 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250819031118/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/brazil-turns-itself-into-a-metal-gear-shrine-on-wplace/ar-AA1Kgxg6 |url-status=live }}</ref> The site became massively popular in the months after its launch, making it the second most mainstream site on this page(''second to r/place'').

[[Lemuria]] is one of the few OWOT users who also use Wplace. On the site, he has worked on numerous projects globally, such as multiple signs in ~~{{wpd|~~Port Elizabeth}}, South Africa. Lemuria has considered starting a fan wiki for Wplace to document the occurences on the site, but has not found the time, or the computing resources to do so.

[[Lemuria]] is one of the few OWOT users who also use Wplace. On the site, he has worked on numerous projects globally, such as multiple signs in [https://wplace.live/?lat=-34.05928545586988&lng=25.51086880927733&zoom=13.038523805848415 Port Elizabeth], South Africa. Lemuria has considered starting a fan wiki for Wplace to document the occurences on the site, but has not found the time, or the computing resources to do so.

Wplace uses the Mercator projection. Pixels are not intended to map cleanly onto specific coordinates. Wplace divides the world into a 2048×2048 grid, making for 4,194,304 tiles. These tiles are 1000×1000 pixels, giving a total of 4,194,304,000,000 pixels; over 4.1 trillion. Wplace's coordinate system assigns four coordinates to each pixel; tile X, tile Y, and within that tile, pixel X and pixel Y. The official interface displays these in the format "(Tl X: 597, Tl Y: 783, Px X: 43, Px Y: 408)", though Lemuria uses a shorter format, "597.43, 783.408" (tileX.pixelX, tileY.pixelY).

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[[Mr.Guy]] once placed chalkboards in various social spaces as an experiment to replicate the OWOT canvas IRL.

[[File:Spread kindness.jpg|center|thumb|~~738x738px~~]]

[[File:Spread kindness.jpg|center|thumb|728x728px]]

== Trivia ==