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Unicode Code Point Inspector

List Unicode code points, UTF-16 units and UTF-8 bytes for each character.

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Unicode character inspector online

Inspect why a symbol occupies multiple code units or bytes. A visual character can contain multiple Unicode code points, such as combining accents or emoji sequences.

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Enter the source input or select Try example. Review the displayed input. Select Run tool and inspect the result before copying or downloading.

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Inspect why a symbol occupies multiple code units or bytes.

Worked example — Unicode Code Point Inspector

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Input:

Aé😀

Output:

[
  {
    "position": 1,
    "character": "A",
    "codePoint": "U+0041",
    "utf16Units": 1,
    "utf8Bytes": [
      65
    ]
  },
  {
    "position": 2,
    "character": "é",
    "codePoint": "U+00E9",
    "utf16Units": 1,
    "utf8Bytes": [
      195,
      169
    ]
  },
  {
    "position": 3,
    "character": "😀",
    "codePoint": "U+1F600",
    "utf16Units": 2,
    "utf8Bytes": [
      240,
      159,
      152,
      128
    ]
  }
]

The example returns 3 top-level items in an array. Each item is a record; the first record contains “position”, “character”, “codePoint”, “utf16Units”.

Limitations and common mistakes

  • A visual character can contain multiple Unicode code points, such as combining accents or emoji sequences.

Frequently asked questions

How can I examine Unicode code points online?

Enter the source input or select Try example. Review the displayed input. Select Run tool and inspect the result before copying or downloading.

Where is my input processed?

The bundled tool processes input in your browser. It does not upload tool input to a conversion service. Other site plugins, analytics, advertising and browser extensions may have separate behavior.

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