Unicode Character Lookup

How to Use this Unicode Character Lookup Tool

The Unicode Lookup Tool is a web-based utility designed to help users find information about Unicode characters. It allows users to search for characters by entering character number (decimal or hexadecimal), number range, or a text string.

Enter Search Criteria
In the input field, enter one or more of the following search patters, delimited by commas (','):

• Actual character: Users can directly enter the character they want to look up. For instance: G, ë, or "$".
• Character number: Input either a decimal or hexadecimal character number. For example: 34, 120, FA, or x35. An asterisk ('*') added at the end, e.g. 12*, x15*, will make the search more inclusive and will bring the characters with partially matching codes.
• Number range: Specify a range of decimal or hexadecimal numbers to search for characters within that range. For example: 34-120, 3A-FA, or x35-x120.
• Text string: Enter a text string to search for characters with matching text in their description, like airplane or "with tilde".

Submit Query
After entering the search criteria, click the Submit button to initiate the search. The tool will then display the details about the Unicode characters that meet the specified criteria. This information includes:

• The unique Unicode identifier assigned to each character.
• The decimal code representing the character.
• The corresponding HTML entity code, which that can be utilized to represent the character in HTML documents.
• A brief description of the character.

Displaying Unicode Characters

Font availability can vary across web browsers and operating systems. If a web browser does not have a specific font that supports a particular Unicode character, it may resort to using a fallback font or rendering the character as a placeholder symbol, such as a rectangle or question mark.

This tools provides a font selector that allows users to choose one of the four different font options to specify the appearance of the characters:

• Sans-serif,
• Serif,
• Noto Sans with Black and White Emoji,
• Noto Sans with Color Emoji.

Upon selecting a font option from the Select Font drop-down menu, the appearance of the Unicode characters in the table updates dynamically to reflect the chosen font style.