Unicode Inspector

The Unicode Inspector is a free browser-based tool that provides detailed information about every character in a string. Whether you are debugging encoding issues, analyzing multilingual text, or learning about Unicode internals, this tool gives you a comprehensive character-by-character breakdown instantly.

For each character you enter, the inspector displays the Unicode code point (U+XXXX format), the raw UTF-8 byte sequence in hexadecimal, the UTF-16 code units, the official Unicode character name, its general category (Letter, Number, Punctuation, Symbol, Separator, Control, or Other), and the Unicode block it belongs to (e.g. Basic Latin, CJK Unified Ideographs, Emoticons). You can also see the byte count in UTF-8, which is essential when working with protocols or databases that enforce byte-length limits.

The summary statistics panel shows totals at a glance: total characters, code points, byte sizes in both UTF-8 and UTF-16 encodings, and the number of unique characters. This is useful for estimating storage requirements or validating string length constraints across different encodings.

You can search the character table by code point (U+0041), character name, category, or Unicode block. Click any row to open a detailed panel with all properties and quick-copy buttons. The tool correctly handles supplementary-plane characters such as emoji and CJK Extension B ideographs, which require surrogate pairs in UTF-16.

If you work with text processing, consider pairing this tool with the Word & Character Counter for document statistics, the String Escape/Unescape tool for encoding special characters in code, or the Text Case Converter for transforming letter case across scripts.

All processing runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript string APIs. No data is sent to any server — your text stays on your machine at all times. This makes it safe to inspect sensitive or proprietary content without privacy concerns.

1. Type or paste any text into the input area at the top of the page.
2. View the summary statistics bar for total characters, code points, UTF-8 bytes, UTF-16 bytes, and unique character count.
3. Browse the character table to see each character's code point, UTF-8 bytes, UTF-16 units, name, category, block, and byte count.
4. Use the search bar to filter characters by code point (e.g. U+00E9), character name, category, or Unicode block.
5. Click a row in the table to open the detailed character panel with all properties displayed in a card layout.
6. Click the Copy buttons to copy the character, its code point, or UTF-8 bytes to your clipboard.
7. Press Ctrl+Shift+C to copy the currently selected character. Click Clear to reset the input and start over.