Unicode Inspector — free online character viewer
Ever copied a name or a line of code and something looked off — an odd space, a character that won't match, a string that's the wrong length for no clear reason? Often there's a hidden character in there you can't see. We added a free tool that pulls text apart so you can find it — Unicode Inspector — right in your browser.
What it does
Paste any text and it splits into characters, one by one. For each one you see the glyph, its codepoint (U+XXXX), the decimal value, the Unicode category, the UTF-8 bytes and the UTF-16 code units. It also flags and counts the invisible ones — zero-width spaces, BOMs, non-breaking spaces, control characters and soft hyphens — so nothing sneaks past you.
Nothing leaves your device
The whole thing runs in your browser. Your text is never uploaded, never saved, and there's no sign-up. You can paste a password, a private snippet, anything — it stays on your screen and goes nowhere.
How to use it
- Open Unicode Inspector and paste or type your text.
- Read the breakdown for each character, or switch on the hidden-only filter to see just the invisible ones.
- Copy the table when you're done.
It's free with no limit. There are more small tools on the Apps page.