About Unicode Inspector

Unicode Inspector lists every code point in a string: its U+ hex value, how many bytes it takes in UTF-8, its general category, and its script.

It also flags the things that cause trouble: invisible characters, control characters, and text that mixes scripts the way a lookalike domain does. It runs in your browser.

How to use it

  1. Type or paste text into the box.
  2. Read the per-character table and the summary line above it.
  3. Normalise to NFC or NFD, or copy the table as tab-separated values.

Common questions

Why is the count different from my editor's?

This tool counts code points. Editors often count UTF-16 units, so an emoji or other character above U+FFFF shows as two there and one here.

Does it show the official character name?

No full name database is bundled, to keep the tool small. It names a set of common invisible and control characters and gives the code point for everything else.

What is the mixed-script warning for?

Text that mixes, say, Latin and Cyrillic letters can spell a word that looks normal but is not, which is how some phishing domains work.

Is my text uploaded?

No. The analysis runs in your browser.