Unicode Converter
See the code behind each character, write text as escapes for code, or turn escapes like \u00e9 and é back into text.
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Character by character
| Character | Code point | UTF-8 bytes | Kind |
|---|
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How to convert text to Unicode
- Type or paste text (or switch to "Codes to text" and paste escapes).
- Choose how to write the codes: U+, \u, HTML, CSS, UTF-8 bytes…
- Copy the result, and check each character in the table.
Formats
| Format | é | 😀 |
|---|---|---|
| Code point | U+00E9 | U+1F600 |
| JavaScript / JSON | \u00E9 | \uD83D\uDE00 |
| JavaScript ES6 | \u{E9} | \u{1F600} |
| Python | \xE9 | \U0001F600 |
| HTML | é | 😀 |
| UTF-8 bytes | C3 A9 | F0 9F 98 80 |
Why one character can be several codes
Emoji above U+FFFF are written in JavaScript as two \u codes (a surrogate pair), and take 4 bytes in UTF-8. Some symbols that look like one character are several: a flag is two letters, and 👍🏽 is a thumbs up plus a skin tone. The table lists every code point, which also reveals invisible characters.
Frequently asked questions
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