What is Unicode Lookup?

Unicode Lookup searches the Unicode character database by name, code point, or pasted character. Find any symbol, emoji, or special character and copy it to your clipboard.

Search by descriptive name ("snowflake"), by code point ("U+2744"), by HTML entity, or by pasting the character itself. The grid returns up to 120 matches with block, category, and UTF-8 bytes. Click a tile to copy either the character or the code point, and export the whole result set as a TSV file. Switch to Analyze Text to paste a whole string and see every character broken out tile by tile, or Browse Blocks to explore characters grouped into ranges like Arrows or Dingbats.

How to use

1. Type a character name (like 'snowflake'), code point (like 'U+2744'), or paste a character to look up.
2. Browse the search results showing character name, code point, block, and category.
3. Click any character to copy it to your clipboard, or view its full Unicode properties.

When to use

• Finding the right arrow, bullet, or maths symbol when your keyboard has no shortcut for it.
• Looking up the official block and category of a character before filing a typography bug.
• Grabbing the HTML entity or hex form of a symbol to drop into source code or CSS content.

Result

A developer searches for 'arrow' and finds 140+ arrow characters, then copies '→' (U+2192 RIGHTWARDS ARROW) for use in their documentation.

FAQ

Why does my favourite emoji not appear in the search results?

The database is general-purpose Unicode coverage focused on commonly named characters. Many newer emoji and skin-tone variants live in supplementary planes and aren't indexed yet. Paste the emoji directly to confirm its code point even if name search misses it.

What's the difference between a character and a code point in the copy mode toggle?

Character copies the rendered glyph itself, ready to paste into a document or chat. Code point copies the U+XXXX form, useful for source code, regex patterns, or filing tickets where the visual glyph would be ambiguous.

What is the difference between a Unicode block and a category?

A block is a contiguous numeric range like "Arrows" (U+2190–U+21FF) that groups related characters. A category is a Unicode property like Letter, Number, or Symbol that classifies a single character independent of where it lives in the code space.

Can I look up a character if I only have its UTF-8 hex bytes?

Decode the UTF-8 bytes to a single code point first, then paste either the resulting character or its U+XXXX form into the search box. The tool doesn't accept raw multi-byte sequences directly.

What does the exported TSV file contain?

Five tab-separated columns per row: the character itself, its code point in U+ form, its full Unicode name, its block, and its general category. Opens cleanly in spreadsheets and most text editors with UTF-8 encoding.

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