diff --git a/plugins/antispam.py b/plugins/antispam.py
index 3b77757..32b5fbb 100644
--- a/plugins/antispam.py
+++ b/plugins/antispam.py
@@ -11,6 +11,76 @@ sbot = utils.register_service("antispam", default_nick="AntiSpam", desc=mydesc)
 def die(irc=None):
     utils.unregister_service("antispam")
 
+_UNICODE_CHARMAP = {
+    'A': 'AΑАᎪᗅᴀ𝐀𝐴𝑨𝒜𝓐𝔄𝔸𝕬𝖠𝗔𝘈𝘼𝙰𝚨𝛢𝜜𝝖𝞐',
+    'B': 'BʙΒВвᏴᗷᛒℬ𐌁𝐁𝐵𝑩𝓑𝔅𝔹𝕭𝖡𝗕𝘉𝘽𝙱𝚩𝛣𝜝𝝗𝞑',
+    'C': 'CϹСᏟℂℭⅭⲤ𐌂𝐂𝐶𝑪𝒞𝓒𝕮𝖢𝗖𝘊𝘾𝙲',
+    'D': 'DᎠᗞᗪᴅⅅⅮ𝐃𝐷𝑫𝒟𝓓𝔇𝔻𝕯𝖣𝗗𝘋𝘿𝙳',
+    'E': 'EΕЕᎬᴇℰ⋿ⴹ𝐄𝐸𝑬𝓔𝔈𝔼𝕰𝖤𝗘𝘌𝙀𝙴𝚬𝛦𝜠𝝚𝞔',
+    'F': 'FϜᖴℱ𝐅𝐹𝑭𝓕𝔉𝔽𝕱𝖥𝗙𝘍𝙁𝙵𝟊',
+    'G': 'GɢԌԍᏀᏳ𝐆𝐺𝑮𝒢𝓖𝔊𝔾𝕲𝖦𝗚𝘎𝙂𝙶',
+    'H': 'HʜΗНнᎻᕼℋℌℍⲎ𝐇𝐻𝑯𝓗𝕳𝖧𝗛𝘏𝙃𝙷𝚮𝛨𝜢𝝜𝞖',
+    'J': 'JЈᎫᒍᴊ𝐉𝐽𝑱𝒥𝓙𝔍𝕁𝕵𝖩𝗝𝘑𝙅𝙹',
+    'K': 'KΚКᏦᛕKⲔ𝐊𝐾𝑲𝒦𝓚𝔎𝕂𝕶𝖪𝗞𝘒𝙆𝙺𝚱𝛫𝜥𝝟𝞙',
+    'L': 'LʟᏞᒪℒⅬ𝐋𝐿𝑳𝓛𝔏𝕃𝕷𝖫𝗟𝘓𝙇𝙻',
+    'M': 'MΜϺМᎷᗰᛖℳⅯⲘ𐌑𝐌𝑀𝑴𝓜𝔐𝕄𝕸𝖬𝗠𝘔𝙈𝙼𝚳𝛭𝜧𝝡𝞛',
+    'N': 'NɴΝℕⲚ𝐍𝑁𝑵𝒩𝓝𝔑𝕹𝖭𝗡𝘕𝙉𝙽𝚴𝛮𝜨𝝢𝞜',
+    'P': 'PΡРᏢᑭᴘᴩℙⲢ𝐏𝑃𝑷𝒫𝓟𝔓𝕻𝖯𝗣𝘗𝙋𝙿𝚸𝛲𝜬𝝦𝞠',
+    'Q': 'Qℚⵕ𝐐𝑄𝑸𝒬𝓠𝔔𝕼𝖰𝗤𝘘𝙌𝚀',
+    'R': 'RƦʀᎡᏒᖇᚱℛℜℝ𝐑𝑅𝑹𝓡𝕽𝖱𝗥𝘙𝙍𝚁',
+    'S': 'SЅՏᏕᏚ𝐒𝑆𝑺𝒮𝓢𝔖𝕊𝕾𝖲𝗦𝘚𝙎𝚂',
+    'T': 'TΤτТтᎢᴛ⊤⟙Ⲧ𐌕𝐓𝑇𝑻𝒯𝓣𝔗𝕋𝕿𝖳𝗧𝘛𝙏𝚃𝚻𝛕𝛵𝜏𝜯𝝉𝝩𝞃𝞣𝞽',
+    'U': 'UՍሀᑌ∪⋃𝐔𝑈𝑼𝒰𝓤𝔘𝕌𝖀𝖴𝗨𝘜𝙐𝚄',
+    'V': 'VѴ٧۷ᏙᐯⅤⴸ𝐕𝑉𝑽𝒱𝓥𝔙𝕍𝖁𝖵𝗩𝘝𝙑𝚅',
+    'W': 'WԜᎳᏔ𝐖𝑊𝑾𝒲𝓦𝔚𝕎𝖂𝖶𝗪𝘞𝙒𝚆',
+    'X': 'XΧХ᙭ᚷⅩ╳Ⲭⵝ𐌗𐌢𝐗𝑋𝑿𝒳𝓧𝔛𝕏𝖃𝖷𝗫𝘟𝙓𝚇𝚾𝛸𝜲𝝬𝞦',
+    'Y': 'YΥϒУҮᎩᎽⲨ𝐘𝑌𝒀𝒴𝓨𝔜𝕐𝖄𝖸𝗬𝘠𝙔𝚈𝚼𝛶𝜰𝝪𝞤',
+    'Z': 'ZΖᏃℤℨ𝐙𝑍𝒁𝒵𝓩𝖅𝖹𝗭𝘡𝙕𝚉𝚭𝛧𝜡𝝛𝞕',
+    'a': 'aɑαа⍺𝐚𝑎𝒂𝒶𝓪𝔞𝕒𝖆𝖺𝗮𝘢𝙖𝚊𝛂𝛼𝜶𝝰𝞪',
+    'b': 'bƄЬᏏᖯ𝐛𝑏𝒃𝒷𝓫𝔟𝕓𝖇𝖻𝗯𝘣𝙗𝚋',
+    'c': 'cϲсᴄⅽⲥ𝐜𝑐𝒄𝒸𝓬𝔠𝕔𝖈𝖼𝗰𝘤𝙘𝚌',
+    'd': 'ⅾdԁᏧᑯⅆⅾ𝐝𝑑𝒅𝒹𝓭𝔡𝕕𝖉𝖽𝗱𝘥𝙙𝚍',
+    'e': 'eеҽ℮ℯⅇ𝐞𝑒𝒆𝓮𝔢𝕖𝖊𝖾𝗲𝘦𝙚𝚎',
+    'f': 'fſϝքẝ𝐟𝑓𝒇𝒻𝓯𝔣𝕗𝖋𝖿𝗳𝘧𝙛𝚏𝟋',
+    'g': 'gƍɡցᶃℊ𝐠𝑔𝒈𝓰𝔤𝕘𝖌𝗀𝗴𝘨𝙜𝚐',
+    'h': 'hһհᏂℎ𝐡𝒉𝒽𝓱𝔥𝕙𝖍𝗁𝗵𝘩𝙝𝚑',
+    'i': 'iıɩɪιіӏᎥℹⅈⅰ⍳ꙇ𝐢𝑖𝒊𝒾𝓲𝔦𝕚𝖎𝗂𝗶𝘪𝙞𝚒𝚤𝛊𝜄𝜾𝝸𝞲',
+    'j': 'jϳјⅉ𝐣𝑗𝒋𝒿𝓳𝔧𝕛𝖏𝗃𝗷𝘫𝙟𝚓',
+    'k': 'k𝐤𝑘𝒌𝓀𝓴𝔨𝕜𝖐𝗄𝗸𝘬𝙠𝚔',
+    'm': 'ⅿm',
+    'n': 'nոռ𝐧𝑛𝒏𝓃𝓷𝔫𝕟𝖓𝗇𝗻𝘯𝙣𝚗ᥒ',
+    'o': 'ⲟഠ',
+    'p': 'pρϱр⍴ⲣ𝐩𝑝𝒑𝓅𝓹𝔭𝕡𝖕𝗉𝗽𝘱𝙥𝚙𝛒𝛠𝜌𝜚𝝆𝝔𝞀𝞎𝞺𝟈',
+    'q': 'qԛգզ𝐪𝑞𝒒𝓆𝓺𝔮𝕢𝖖𝗊𝗾𝘲𝙦𝚚',
+    'r': 'rгᴦⲅ𝐫𝑟𝒓𝓇𝓻𝔯𝕣𝖗𝗋𝗿𝘳𝙧𝚛',
+    's': 'sƽѕꜱ𝐬𝑠𝒔𝓈𝓼𝔰𝕤𝖘𝗌𝘀𝘴𝙨𝚜',
+    't': 't𝐭𝑡𝒕𝓉𝓽𝔱𝕥𝖙𝗍𝘁𝘵𝙩𝚝',
+    'u': 'uʋυսᴜ𝐮𝑢𝒖𝓊𝓾𝔲𝕦𝖚𝗎𝘂𝘶𝙪𝚞𝛖𝜐𝝊𝞄𝞾',
+    'v': 'vνѵטᴠⅴ∨⋁𝐯𝑣𝒗𝓋𝓿𝔳𝕧𝖛𝗏𝘃𝘷𝙫𝚟𝛎𝜈𝝂𝝼𝞶',
+    'w': 'wɯѡԝաᴡ𝐰𝑤𝒘𝓌𝔀𝔴𝕨𝖜𝗐𝘄𝘸𝙬𝚠',
+    'x': 'x×хᕁᕽ᙮ⅹ⤫⤬⨯𝐱𝑥𝒙𝓍𝔁𝔵𝕩𝖝𝗑𝘅𝘹𝙭𝚡',
+    'y': 'yɣʏγуүყᶌỿℽ𝐲𝑦𝒚𝓎𝔂𝔶𝕪𝖞𝗒𝘆𝘺𝙮𝚢𝛄𝛾𝜸𝝲𝞬',
+    'z': 'zᴢ𝐳𝑧𝒛𝓏𝔃𝔷𝕫𝖟𝗓𝘇𝘻𝙯𝚣',
+    '/': '᜵⁄∕⧸／',
+    '\\': '⧵',
+    ' ': '\u2000\u2001\u2002\u2003\u2004\u2005\u2006\u2007\u2008\u2009\u200a\xa0\u202f\u205f',
+    '.': '․．',
+    '-': '˗╴﹣－−⎼',
+    '!': '﹗！ǃⵑ︕',
+    ':': ':˸։፡᛬⁚∶⠆︓﹕',
+}
+
+def _prep_maketrans(data):
+    from_s = ''
+    to_s = ''
+    for target, chars in data.items():
+        from_s += chars
+        to_s += target * len(chars)
+
+    return str.maketrans(from_s, to_s)
+
+UNICODE_CHARMAP = _prep_maketrans(_UNICODE_CHARMAP)
+
 PUNISH_OPTIONS = ['kill', 'ban', 'quiet', 'kick', 'block']
 EXEMPT_OPTIONS = ['voice', 'halfop', 'op']
 DEFAULT_EXEMPT_OPTION = 'halfop'
@@ -215,8 +285,9 @@ utils.add_hook(handle_masshighlight, 'NOTICE', priority=1000)
 TEXTFILTER_DEFAULTS = {
     'reason': "Spam is prohibited",
     'punishment': 'kick+ban+block',
-    'watch_pms': 'false',
-    'enabled': False
+    'watch_pms': False,
+    'enabled': False,
+    'munge_unicode': True,
 }
 def handle_textfilter(irc, source, command, args):
     """Antispam text filter handler."""
@@ -277,6 +348,8 @@ def handle_textfilter(irc, source, command, args):
 
     if irc.get_service_option('antispam', 'strip_formatting', True):
         text = utils.strip_irc_formatting(text)
+    if txf_settings.get('munge_unicode', TEXTFILTER_DEFAULTS['munge_unicode']):
+        text = str.translate(text, UNICODE_CHARMAP)
 
     punished = False
     for filterglob in txf_globs: