Text to Unicode Converter

This text to Unicode converter lists the code point of every character, such as U+20AC for €. You can also get JavaScript, CSS, and HTML escapes, or paste code points to turn them back into text.

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How to use the Text to Unicode Converter

        
  1. Choose Text → Unicode or Unicode → text.
  2. Pick the output format, such as U+20AC or €.
  3. Copy the result, or read each character in the table below.



                    

            
How it works

        
Every character in Unicode has a number, its code point, written as U+ and at least four hex digits. The converter reads text one code point at a time, so an emoji counts as one character even though JavaScript stores it as two UTF-16 units.
€  → U+20AC → \u20AC → € → €
😀 → U+1F600 → \uD83D\uDE00 (UTF-16 pair) → \u{1F600}



                    

            
Examples

        
  • € = U+20AC.
  • é = U+00E9 = é.
  • 😀 = U+1F600.
  • U+0048 U+0069 = Hi.



                    

            
Code points and encodings

        
A code point is a character's number; an encoding is how that number is stored as bytes. U+20AC is the euro sign in every encoding, but UTF-8 stores it as three bytes (e2 82 ac) and UTF-16 as one 16-bit unit (20ac). For the bytes, use the Unicode to UTF-8 or Text to Hex converters.



                    

            
Limitations

        
  • Combined characters (such as é written as e + a combining accent, or family emoji) show as several code points.
  • Character names are not shown.



            

        

        
Frequently asked questions

        

                            

                    What is a Unicode code point?

                    
The number Unicode gives a character, written as U+ followed by hex digits. A is U+0041.

                

                            

                    How do I write an emoji as an escape in JavaScript?

                    
Use \u{1F600} in modern JavaScript, or the surrogate pair \uD83D\uDE00 in older code and JSON.

                

                            

                    How do I write a Unicode character in HTML?

                    
Use &#x followed by the hex code point and a semicolon, such as € for €.

                

                    

    

        

        

            
            
Often used together with the Text to Unicode Converter.