Unspoof Unicode Text Tool
Detect and clean deceptive Unicode characters, hidden glyphs, homoglyph attacks, and invisible spoofing tricks - entirely inside your browser with zero data tracking.
Tool
About This Tool
Unicode spoofing occurs when attackers replace normal characters with visually similar glyphs from other scripts. This tool identifies homoglyph substitutions, strips invisible characters, and normalizes text using compatibility decomposition. All processing is performed locally in the browser for complete privacy.
Key Benefits
- Prevents phishing and homoglyph domain attacks
- Ensures text authenticity and readability
- Works offline with zero data collection
- Improves cybersecurity workflows
- Instant high-performance processing
Features
- Unicode normalization using NFKD standard
- Detection of homoglyph and confusable characters
- Removal of zero-width invisible characters
- Local client-side computation only
- Mobile responsive privacy-friendly interface
Use Cases
- Cybersecurity investigations
- Phishing detection
- Domain name verification
- Code review security audits
- Content moderation systems
Fun Fact
Many phishing attacks exploit Unicode confusables because humans visually process shapes rather than codepoints. Some malicious domains look identical to trusted brands while containing entirely different character sets.
Historical Context
Unicode spoofing became a major security concern after the rise of internationalized domain names in the early 2000s. Researchers identified homoglyph attacks capable of bypassing user trust. Security standards such as IDNA and Unicode Technical Report #36 were introduced to mitigate spoofing risks by defining detection and normalization practices.