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Unicode Character Explorer

Search every Unicode 18 character by name, code point, block or by pasting it, and see its official name, block, general category, UTF-8 bytes, UTF-16 code units and HTML, CSS and JavaScript escapes — each with a copy button. Browse all 353 blocks as a character grid.

This tool runs entirely in your browser.

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How to use the Unicode Character Explorer

  1. 1Paste a character, type words from its name (“snowman”), or a code point like U+2603.
  2. 2Or pick a Unicode block from the list and browse its characters.
  3. 3Click a character to see its name, category, encodings and escapes.
  4. 4Copy the character, code point, HTML entity or UTF-8 bytes with one click.

What is the Unicode Character Explorer?

Unicode gives every character a number called a code point, written U+ followed by hex digits: “é” is U+00E9 and “😀” is U+1F600. Encodings turn that number into bytes — UTF-8 uses 1 to 4 bytes and is what the web runs on; UTF-16, used inside JavaScript and Windows, uses one or two 16-bit units (a “surrogate pair” for anything above U+FFFF).

Characters are grouped into blocks such as Latin-1 Supplement, Arrows or Mathematical Operators, and each has a general category (letter, number, punctuation, symbol, mark …). Names come from the official Unicode Character Database; the list of names (about 170 KB compressed) is downloaded from this site when the page opens, so searching by name never sends what you type anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type a Unicode character?

Copy it here and paste it. On Windows you can also hold Alt and type the decimal code on the numeric keypad in some apps; on macOS enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard and hold Option while typing the hex code.

Why do some characters show as boxes?

Your device has no font containing that character — common for new emoji and rare scripts. The code point and name are still correct.

What’s the difference between a code point and UTF-8?

The code point is the character’s number; UTF-8 is how that number is stored as bytes. U+00E9 (é) is stored as the two bytes C3 A9 in UTF-8.

Is the Unicode Character Explorer free and private?

Yes. The Unicode Character Explorer is free, needs no account, and runs entirely in your browser. What you type is never sent to a server or stored.

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