Convert Unicode to Code Points
A fast, privacy-first online tool to convert Unicode characters into their official Unicode code points (U+XXXX format). All processing happens locally in your browser.
Unicode Converter Tool
Unicode Code Points
Enter one or more Unicode characters to see their code points.
About This Tool
This Unicode to Code Points converter helps you identify the official Unicode code point for each character in a string. It supports ASCII, emojis, symbols, and complex scripts by correctly handling surrogate pairs and extended Unicode ranges.
Key Benefits of Using This Tool
- Instant conversion with zero server dependency
- Accurate handling of emojis and multi-byte characters
- No data tracking or storage - fully privacy-safe
- Useful for developers, linguists, and content creators
Features
- Supports the full Unicode standard
- Outputs standardized U+XXXX format
- Responsive, mobile-friendly design
- Runs entirely in-browser for maximum speed
Use Cases
- Debugging encoding issues in software applications
- Learning Unicode and character encoding standards
- Identifying emoji or symbol code points
- Preparing data for text processing or NLP pipelines
Fun Fact
Unicode currently defines over 149,000 characters, covering scripts from ancient civilizations to modern emojis - all uniquely identified by code points.
Historical Context
The Unicode Standard was introduced in the early 1990s to solve the fragmentation of character encodings across languages and platforms. By assigning a unique code point to every character, Unicode enabled truly global, interoperable text processing on the modern internet.