About Character Map

Character Map shows everything you need to reference or encode a character: its U+ code point, decimal value, HTML entity, hex and decimal numeric references, JavaScript and CSS escapes, and its UTF-8 bytes.

It also renders the classic ASCII table and several common Unicode blocks. It runs in your browser.

How to use it

  1. Type a character, or a code point as U+0041, 0x41, 65, or A.
  2. Read the full breakdown.
  3. Browse a Unicode block or the ASCII table and click any cell.

Common questions

Does it name every character?

It names the ASCII control and printable set. For other characters it gives the code point and encodings but not the official Unicode name, to keep the tool small.

What is the CSS escape for?

Use it in a content property or a selector, for example \41 for the letter A.

Why show UTF-8 bytes?

Handy when debugging encoding issues: a character above U+007F takes two to four bytes.

Does anything leave my browser?

No. The tool runs entirely on this page.