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A page on Our World of Text is made up of character cells that are lined up to a grid. 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 focused, the user can add text by simply typing as if it were any ordinary text editor. | A page on Our World of Text is made up of character cells that are lined up to a grid. 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 focused, the user can add text by simply typing as if it were any 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 drag the page to a different location. While an OWOT world is supposed to be infinitely large in theory, there is an upper limit imposed due to the integer limits within JS. | 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 drag the page to a different location and edit in another place very far away. While an OWOT world is supposed to be infinitely large in theory, there is an upper limit imposed due to the integer limits within JS. | ||
A world is divided into chunks that are 16 cells wide and 8 cells tall, called a tile. Each cell can store only one grapheme cluster, allowing Zalgo text to be written since users can create combined characters. Do note, however, that OWOT's implementation of grapheme clustering is relatively limited and only covers Emoji characters and combining characters. | A world is divided into chunks that are 16 cells wide and 8 cells tall, called a tile. Each cell can store only one grapheme cluster, allowing Zalgo text to be written since users can create combined characters. Do note, however, that OWOT's implementation of grapheme clustering is relatively limited and only covers Emoji characters and combining characters. For more information, please see [[Tile format]]. | ||
== Accounts == | == Accounts == | ||
Our World of Text does not require the usage of accounts to access and edit public worlds, and to use the chatrooms. To manage accounts, OWOT uses Uvias as its authentication system, which was introduced on August 27, 2019. The goal of Uvias is to allow for the sharing of accounts between Our World of Text, Our World of Pixels, and the upcoming project Spooks. | Our World of Text does not require the usage of accounts to access and edit public worlds, and to use the chatrooms. To manage accounts, OWOT uses Uvias as its authentication system, which was introduced on August 27, 2019. The goal of Uvias is to allow for the sharing of accounts between Our World of Text, Our World of Pixels, and the upcoming project Spooks. | ||