Unicode Character Lookup
Inspect any character or emoji: Unicode code point, decimal value, UTF-8 and UTF-16 bytes and HTML entity. Find hidden and invisible characters.
Runs on your device
Result
Results appear here as you type.
What it does
Paste text to see exactly which characters it contains. Invisible and control characters are labelled, which helps debug text that "looks the same" but is not.
How to use it
- Paste one or more characters.
- Read the code points and encodings.
- Copy the entity or escape you need.
Example
The example fills in realistic values and runs the tool. Select Try an example above to see it.
When it helps
- Debugging encoding problems.
- Finding zero width or lookalike characters.
- Getting HTML entities for symbols.
Questions
Why does one emoji show several rows?
Many emoji are sequences of code points, such as a base emoji plus a skin tone modifier.
What is the limit?
The first 200 visible characters.
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