Enter any character to instantly view its Unicode code point, encoding formats, HTML entity, category and more. Free, client-side, no data upload. Β· Client-side processing Β· Your data never leaves your browser
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π How It Works
The Unicode Character Inspector helps developers, designers, and linguists quickly view detailed encoding information for any character.
Features
- Supports all Unicode characters including emoji, special symbols, and multi-byte characters
- Shows code point (U+ format), decimal code point, UTF-8/16/32 encoding bytes
- Shows HTML entities (decimal/hexadecimal), CSS escapes, JavaScript escapes
- Shows character category (letter, number, punctuation, symbol, etc.)
- One-click copy for any encoding format
Common Uses
- Debug text encoding issues
- Find the correct encoding for special characters
- Reference Unicode characters correctly in HTML/CSS/JS
- Learn the differences between encoding formats
FAQ
What is a Unicode code point?
A Unicode code point is a unique number assigned to each character in the Unicode standard, typically represented as U+ followed by a hexadecimal number, e.g. U+0041 for the letter A.
What encoding formats are supported?
This tool supports viewing UTF-8, UTF-16LE, UTF-16BE, UTF-32 encodings, as well as decimal and hexadecimal code points, HTML entities, CSS escapes, JavaScript escapes, and more.
Can I inspect emoji characters?
Yes. This tool supports all Unicode characters including emoji, special symbols, and multi-byte characters.
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