Unicode Lookup
Search, identify, and explore Unicode characters. Paste any character to see its name, code point, and encoding details.
Our Unicode lookup tool lets you search, identify, and explore any character in the Unicode standard. Whether you have a mysterious character you cannot identify, need to find a specific symbol by name, or want to look up the code point and encoding details of a character, this tool provides instant, comprehensive information.
Unicode is the universal character encoding standard that assigns a unique number (called a code point) to every character used in human writing systems worldwide, plus thousands of symbols, emoji, mathematical notation, technical characters, and more. The current Unicode standard defines over 150,000 characters across 161 scripts. Our lookup tool gives you access to this vast catalog from a simple search interface.
You can use the tool in three ways. First, paste any character directly into the input field to identify it. The tool will display the character's official Unicode name, its code point in hexadecimal notation (U+XXXX format), the UTF-8 and UTF-16 byte sequences, the Unicode block it belongs to, its general category, and its bidirectional properties. This is invaluable when you encounter an unfamiliar character in a document, email, or web page and need to know exactly what it is.
Second, search by character name. Type a descriptive term like 'snowflake', 'check mark', 'arrow', or 'heart' and the tool will find matching Unicode characters. This is the fastest way to find a specific symbol when you know what it looks like but do not know its code point or how to type it.
Third, search by code point. Enter a value like U+2764 or 0x2764 to jump directly to that character. Developers and technical users frequently need to reference characters by their code points when working with character encoding, internationalization, and text processing.
Web developers use the tool to find HTML entities and CSS escape sequences for special characters. Linguists and translators explore characters from different writing systems. Designers search for decorative symbols and dingbats. Database administrators debug character encoding issues by identifying unexpected characters in their data.
All lookups happen in your browser with no server requests. The tool is fast, private, and always available.
How to Use
Search or Paste
Paste a character, type a name (like 'heart'), or enter a code point (like 'U+2764')
View Details
See the character name, code point, encoding, block, and category
Copy Character
Click copy to grab the character for use in your project
Unicode Lookup FAQ
A Unicode code point is a unique hexadecimal number assigned to every character in the Unicode standard. It is written in the format U+XXXX, where XXXX is the hex value. For example, the letter 'A' is U+0041 and the heart symbol is U+2764.
Simply paste the character into the lookup tool. It will display the character's official Unicode name, code point, encoding details, and the Unicode block it belongs to. This works for any Unicode character, including invisible characters.
Yes. Type a descriptive word like 'arrow', 'star', 'musical', or 'greek' to search through Unicode character names. The tool will show all matching characters that you can then copy.
UTF-8 is the most widely used character encoding on the internet. It encodes each Unicode code point as one to four bytes. ASCII characters use one byte, while more complex characters use two to four bytes. The lookup tool shows the UTF-8 byte sequence for each character.
Yes. You can paste any emoji to see its Unicode name, code point, and encoding details. Many emoji are composed of multiple code points (like skin-toned emoji or flag sequences), and the tool will show each component.
Absolutely. Developers use Unicode lookup tools for debugging encoding issues, finding HTML entities, checking character properties for text processing, verifying bidirectional text behavior, and identifying unknown characters in data.
The Unicode standard currently defines over 150,000 characters across 161 scripts, including letters, numbers, symbols, emoji, mathematical notation, musical symbols, and historical scripts. New characters are added with each Unicode version.
Yes. All lookups happen locally in your browser. No characters or search queries are sent to any server. You can safely identify confidential characters or symbols.