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== Functionality == | |||
A page on Our World of Text is made up of character cells which are lined up to a grid. In order to add text to a page, a user must click anywhere on the page that isn't protected to bring the text cursor to that position. Once the cursor is in focus, the user can add text by simply typing as if it were any other ordinary text editor. Because OWOT is a multiplayer website, other users can see changes added by another user as they're happening. What makes sites like Our World of Text special is that it's possible to click and drag the page to move to a different location. While an OWOT world is theoretically supposed to be infinitely large, there is an upper limit imposed due to the integer limits within JavaScript. A world is divided into chunks 16 cells wide and 8 cells tall, called a tile. Each cell can store only one grapheme cluster, allowing for the addition of Zalgo text since it makes use of combining characters. | |||