Unicode Character Lookup
Look up any Unicode character by name, codepoint (U+XXXX), hex value, or paste a character directly. Our unicode character lookup shows the official name, category, block, HTML entities, CSS escape, and JavaScript escape sequences — all in your browser, no signup required.
Search any Unicode character by name, codepoint (U+XXXX), hex value, or paste a character directly. Click any result to see its codepoint, HTML entity, escape sequences, and more.
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Why Use Our Unicode Character Lookup?
Multi-mode search with full encoding details for every character
Search by Name, Codepoint, or Character
Our unicode character lookup supports multiple search modes: type a character name like "ARROW" or "HEART", enter a codepoint in U+XXXX format, paste a hex value, enter a decimal number, or paste the character itself. All search modes work instantly in your browser.
Instant Unicode Character Lookup
The unicode character lookup returns results instantly with no server round-trips. Every result shows the character glyph, official Unicode name, codepoint, and category. Click any character to expand its full detail panel with all encoding formats.
Secure Unicode Character Lookup Online
All lookups run entirely in your browser. Your search queries and character data never leave your device when you use our unicode character lookup online — 100% private, works completely offline once loaded.
Unicode Character Lookup — No Installation
Use our free unicode character lookup directly in your browser with no downloads, no plugins, and no account required. Covers Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, math symbols, arrows, currency, emoji, dingbats, box drawing, and more.
Common Use Cases for Unicode Character Lookup
Practical applications for Unicode character research and encoding
Web Development & HTML Entities
Look up the HTML entity code for any special character — em dash, non-breaking space, copyright sign, or math symbol — and copy it directly into your HTML. Our unicode character lookup shows both decimal and hex entity formats.
Internationalization & Localization
Find the correct Unicode codepoints for accented Latin characters, Cyrillic letters, Greek symbols, and other scripts when building multilingual applications. Use our unicode character lookup to verify character names and categories.
CSS Content & Pseudo-elements
Get the CSS escape sequence for any Unicode character to use in content properties and pseudo-elements. Our unicode character lookup provides the exact CSS escape format (e.g. \2764) ready to paste into your stylesheet.
Programming & String Literals
Find the JavaScript, Java, or Python escape sequence for any Unicode character when working with string literals. Our unicode character lookup shows \uXXXX and \UXXXXXXXX formats for all codepoints.
Typography & Design
Discover the correct Unicode characters for typographic symbols — curly quotes, dashes, ellipsis, arrows, and dingbats — to use in design tools and documents. Our unicode character lookup covers all major symbol blocks.
Emoji & Symbol Research
Look up the official Unicode name, codepoint, and category for any emoji or symbol. Our unicode character lookup covers emoticons, miscellaneous symbols, transport symbols, and pictographs with full encoding details.
Understanding Unicode Characters
Learn how Unicode codepoints, categories, and encoding formats work
What is a Unicode Character Lookup?
A unicode character lookup is a tool that lets you search the Unicode Standard database by character name, codepoint, or the character itself, and retrieve all associated metadata. The Unicode Standard assigns a unique codepoint (a number from U+0000 to U+10FFFF) to every character in every writing system, symbol set, and emoji collection. Our unicode character lookup covers Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, mathematical operators, arrows, currency symbols, box drawing characters, dingbats, emoticons, and miscellaneous symbols — over 800 carefully selected characters across the most commonly used Unicode blocks.
How Our Unicode Character Lookup Works
- Enter Your Search:Type a character name (e.g. "ARROW" or "HEART"), a codepoint in U+XXXX format, a hex value, a decimal number, or paste the character directly into the search box. You can also filter by Unicode block or general category.
- Instant Browser-Based Lookup:Click "Search" or press Enter and the unicode character lookup searches the local database instantly in your browser. No server requests are made — your queries stay completely private on your device.
- Copy Any Encoding Format: Click any character card to open its detail panel. Copy the character glyph, U+ codepoint, HTML entity, HTML hex entity, JavaScript escape sequence, or CSS escape with a single click.
Unicode Encoding Formats Explained
- U+ Notation (U+XXXX): The standard way to write a Unicode codepoint. The hex digits after U+ identify the character uniquely. For example, U+2764 is the HEAVY BLACK HEART character (❤).
- HTML Entity (&#DECIMAL;): Decimal numeric character reference for use in HTML. For example,
♥renders as ♥ in any browser. - HTML Hex Entity (&#xHEX;): Hexadecimal numeric character reference. For example,
♥also renders as ♥. - JS/Java Escape (\\uXXXX): Unicode escape sequence for JavaScript, Java, and other languages. For BMP characters (U+0000–U+FFFF), use \\uXXXX. For supplementary characters (U+10000+), use \\UXXXXXXXX or surrogate pairs.
Unicode General Categories
Every Unicode character belongs to a general category that describes its type. The most common categories are: Lu (Uppercase Letter), Ll (Lowercase Letter), Nd (Decimal Number), Po (Other Punctuation), Sm (Math Symbol), Sc (Currency Symbol), So (Other Symbol), and Zs (Space Separator). Use the Category filter in our unicode character lookup to browse characters by type.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Unicode Character Lookup
Common questions about Unicode codepoints, encoding formats, and character search
A unicode character lookup is a tool that lets you search the Unicode Standard database by character name, codepoint (U+XXXX), hex value, decimal number, or by pasting the character itself. It returns the official name, category, block, and all encoding formats for the character. Our unicode character lookup runs entirely in your browser.
Enter the codepoint in U+XXXX format (e.g. U+2764 for ❤), as a plain hex value (e.g. 2764), or as a decimal number (e.g. 10084). You can also paste the character directly into the search box and the unicode character lookup will identify it instantly.
For every character, the unicode character lookup shows: the U+ codepoint notation, decimal codepoint, hex value, HTML decimal entity (&#DECIMAL;), HTML hex entity (&#xHEX;), JavaScript/Java escape sequence (\uXXXX), and CSS escape sequence (\XXXX). All formats can be copied with one click.
Yes. All lookups run entirely in your browser using a local character database. Your search queries never leave your device. No data is sent to any server when you use our unicode character lookup online.
Our unicode character lookup covers the most commonly used blocks: Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A, Greek and Coptic, Cyrillic, General Punctuation, Currency Symbols, Letterlike Symbols, Arrows, Mathematical Operators, Miscellaneous Symbols, Dingbats, Box Drawing, Emoticons, and Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs.
Every Unicode character has a general category that describes its type — for example, Lu (Uppercase Letter), Ll (Lowercase Letter), Nd (Decimal Number), Sm (Math Symbol), Sc (Currency Symbol), or So (Other Symbol). Use the Category filter in our unicode character lookup to browse characters by type.
Use the HTML entity format shown in the unicode character lookup detail panel. For example, ♥ or ♥ both render as ♥ in any browser. You can also paste the character directly into your HTML if your file is saved as UTF-8.
Use the CSS escape sequence shown in the unicode character lookup. For example, to use ♥ in a CSS content property, write: content: "\2665". The CSS escape format is a backslash followed by the hex codepoint without the U+ prefix.
Yes! Our unicode character lookup is 100% free with no signup, no account, and no usage limits. Look up as many characters as you need — completely free, forever.