🔣 Unicode Converter
Professional Unicode converter and encoder that handles text encoding, decoding, escape sequences, and character analysis with support for multiple formats including HTML entities, URL encoding, and Unicode code points.
How to Use This Unicode Converter
Step-by-Step Guide:
- Input Your Text: Paste or type the text you want to convert into the input area.
- Choose Conversion Mode: Select the type of conversion you need:
- • Text to Unicode: Convert text to Unicode code points
- • Unicode to Text: Convert Unicode codes back to text
- • HTML Entities: Convert to/from HTML character entities
- • URL Encoding: Encode/decode for URL compatibility
- Select Format Options: Customize the output format:
- • Code point format: U+XXXX, \uXXXX, or decimal
- • Escape sequence style: JavaScript, Python, or JSON
- • Case sensitivity: Uppercase or lowercase hex
- Advanced Features: Enable optional enhancements:
- • Character analysis: Show Unicode block and properties
- • Bidirectional conversion: Show both input and output formats
- • Validation: Check for encoding errors and issues
- Export Results: Choose your preferred output method:
- • Copy to clipboard: Ready for pasting into code
- • Download as file: Save for later use or documentation
- • Share format: Generate shareable links or examples
How It Works
This Unicode converter uses comprehensive character encoding algorithms to handle text transformation across multiple international standards and web formats:
Character Encoding Processing:
- Unicode Analysis: Identifies character properties, blocks, and encoding requirements
- Format Detection: Automatically recognizes input format and suggests appropriate conversions
- Encoding Transformation: Converts between UTF-8, UTF-16, ASCII, and other character sets
- Validation and Error Handling: Detects invalid sequences and encoding problems
Supported Formats:
The converter handles multiple encoding standards:
- • Unicode code points: U+XXXX notation and decimal values
- • Escape sequences: JavaScript \uXXXX, Python \uXXXX, JSON format
- • HTML entities: Named entities (&) and numeric entities (&)
- • URL encoding: Percent-encoding for web compatibility (%XX)
- • Base64 encoding: Binary-safe text representation
Advanced Analysis:
Professional features include character block identification, normalization analysis, and encoding efficiency optimization for international text processing.
When You Might Need This
- • Converting text to Unicode escape sequences for JavaScript and JSON
- • Processing international characters for web applications
- • Generating HTML entity codes for special characters and symbols
- • Encoding special characters for HTML and XML documents
- • Processing form data with international character sets
- • Converting text for multi-language application support
- • Processing translation files with Unicode character mappings
Frequently Asked Questions
What Unicode formats does this converter support?
Our converter supports all major Unicode formats including U+XXXX notation, \uXXXX escape sequences (JavaScript/JSON), decimal code points, hexadecimal values, HTML entities (named and numeric), URL percent encoding, and Base64 encoding for comprehensive text conversion needs.
Can I convert emoji and special symbols?
Yes, our tool fully supports emoji, mathematical symbols, currency signs, and all Unicode blocks including supplementary planes. The character analysis feature identifies Unicode blocks and provides detailed information about each character's properties.
How does the bidirectional conversion work?
The tool automatically detects input format and provides intelligent conversion suggestions. You can convert text to Unicode codes, Unicode codes back to text, or transform between different encoding formats like HTML entities and URL encoding seamlessly.
What character encoding standards are supported?
The converter supports UTF-8, UTF-16, ASCII, and Unicode normalization forms (NFC, NFD, NFKC, NFKD). It handles all Unicode planes including the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP) and supplementary planes for comprehensive character coverage.
How accurate is the Unicode block identification?
Our character analysis uses the official Unicode Character Database (UCD) to provide accurate block identification, character categories, and properties. This ensures precise classification for all characters across Unicode versions.