Symbols often look alike but behave differently across systems. Emoji skin tones, flags, diacritics, and zero-width joiners can cause broken counts, layout issues, or encoding errors. The SnipText
Symbol and Character Info gives you instant clarity: accurate grapheme counts, Unicode and ASCII details, character names, blocks, scripts, and ready-to-copy HTML entities — all in your browser, no upload required.
What the Symbol and Character Info Tool Shows
- Grapheme clusters: Count what users actually see, including emoji, flags, and combined marks.
- Unicode and ASCII: Code points like U+1F600, ASCII values where available, plus plane information.
- Character metadata: Human-readable names, Unicode block, and script classification.
- Encodings: Exact UTF-8 bytes and UTF-16 code units for debugging and data integrity checks.
- HTML entities: Copy named or numeric entities for safe use in HTML, XML, or Markdown.
- Unique symbol summary: Frequency counts and deduped views to spot unusual or repeated glyphs.
How to Use the Tool
- Open the Symbol and Character Info tool.
- Paste or type text into the input field — each unique symbol is displayed in a tile.
- Click a tile for details: Unicode, ASCII, names, scripts, blocks, UTF-8/UTF-16 values, and HTML entities.
- Use Copy Report to export a full character breakdown for bug reports, documentation, or QA tickets.
- Clusters vs code points: Use grapheme cluster counting to match user-perceived characters.
- Show invisibles: Reveal spaces, tabs, and line breaks like ␠ ␉ ␊ for debugging.
- Normalization: Switch between NFC, NFD, NFKC, and NFKD for consistent storage and search. See our Whitespace Cleaner guide for cleanup tips.
- Emoji handling: Grapheme mode respects ZWJ sequences, skin tones, and flags. For emoji replacements, try the Emoji Replacer.
- Case conversion: Standardize headings or labels with the Case Converter.
Advanced Options
- Visibility controls: Toggle invisibles, exclude whitespace, and switch between grapheme/code point modes.
- Transform tools: Convert case, URL encode/decode, escape/unescape HTML, or sort unique glyphs.
- Quick picker: Pin and re-use frequent symbols; export or import your custom sets.
- Random samplers: Generate sets like arrows, math symbols, currency signs, punctuation, emoji, and Latin-1.
Use Cases
- Developers: Debug API payloads, database storage, regex patterns, and search behavior. Combine with Palindromic Word Finder to test edge cases.
- Writers & editors: Confirm counts, inspect entities, and validate limits with the Word Counter.
- Design & QA teams: Detect invisible characters and normalization issues that cause layout bugs. Pair with Whitespace Cleaner or Remove Empty Lines.
Related Guides and Tools
- Symbol and Character Info Guide – full walkthrough with examples.
- Palindromic Word Finder – detect symmetry in words, phrases, and substrings.
- Emoji Replacer – replace or strip emojis for cleaner text.
- Whitespace Cleaner – normalize spacing, newlines, and tabs.
- Case Converter – uppercase, lowercase, sentence case, and more.
- Word and Character Counter – analyze limits and readability.
Try It Now
Go to Symbol and Character Info — decode Unicode, ASCII, graphemes, and HTML entities instantly.
FAQ
- Is Symbol and Character Info free?
- Yes. Completely free to use with no sign-up required.
- Do you store my text?
- No. Everything runs locally in your browser for maximum privacy and speed.
- Does it support emojis and ZWJ sequences?
- Yes. Grapheme counting detects emoji modifiers, flags, and ZWJ sequences as one character.
- Can I copy HTML entities and Unicode codes?
- Yes. Copy individual values or export the full report for documentation.
- How can I normalize text before publishing?
- Use NFC, NFD, NFKC, or NFKD modes, strip diacritics, and clean formatting with the Whitespace Cleaner.