Encoders and decoders
Unicode Converter
Convert text to Unicode code points and escape sequences, and see the UTF-8 and UTF-16 encoding of every character.
- Runs in your browser
- Instant results
- Free, no sign-up
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How to use the Unicode Converter
- Type or paste text, or escape sequences in decode mode.
- Pick the format you need from the list.
- Copy the result and check the character table.
Frequently asked questions
Why does an emoji count as two characters in JavaScript?
Characters above U+FFFF are stored as two UTF-16 units (a surrogate pair), so string length counts them twice.
What is the difference between a code point and UTF-8?
A code point is the number of a character (U+00E9). UTF-8 is how that number is stored as bytes (C3 A9).
Which escapes can be decoded?
U+XXXX, \uXXXX, \u{...}, \UXXXXXXXX and HTML numeric entities.