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Special Character Picker

Search, combine, inspect, and copy Unicode symbols, arrows, math marks, currency signs, brackets, stars, and box drawing characters.

Runs in your browserNothing you type is sent to a server.

Input and result

What you type is kept in this browser only. Reopen to restore your last run.

Use cases

  • Build copy-ready symbol sets for bios, docs, comments, and labels.
  • Inspect Unicode code points before using symbols in HTML, CSS, or content fields.
  • Combine arrows, brackets, stars, and box drawing characters without leaving the browser.

Examples

Common input
→ ✓ ★
Pick and combine Unicode symbols locally, then review code points and rendering risks before copying.
Typical output
→ ✓ ★ U+2192 / U+2713 / U+2605
Use this as a quick sanity check before copying results.

Common mistakes

  • Some symbols render as tofu boxes when the destination app or font does not support them.
  • Emoji variation selectors and platform fonts can change the visible shape after copying.
  • Long symbol strings can wrap or be truncated in profile, title, and comment fields.

Before you copy

  1. 1Review the code points for uncommon symbols before using them in HTML, CSS, or docs.
  2. 2Paste the symbols into the target app once to verify font support.
  3. 3Keep decorative symbol strings short enough for mobile and search snippets.

Sources

  • The same letter can be one character or two

    An accented letter is either a single precomposed code point (NFC) or a base letter plus a combining mark (NFD). Unicode defines the two as canonically equivalent (UAX #15), which is how identical-looking text gives different lengths and fails an equality check.

    Basis: UAX #15

  • Invisible characters still count

    Unicode gives every character a General_Category, including classes that draw nothing - Cf (format) and Zs (space) among them (UAX #44). A zero-width space (U+200B) is invisible yet still consumes a character of your limit.

    Basis: UAX #44

  • Look-alike symbols are distinct characters

    Unicode security guidance catalogues visually similar pairs as confusables (UTS #39). Hyphen, minus sign and en dash are different code points, so one slipping into code or an identifier is a bug you cannot see.

    Basis: UTS #39

FAQ

Does Special Character Picker upload my input?

No. This tool runs in your browser unless the privacy badge explicitly says a server route is required.

Can I use this for production secrets?

Avoid pasting sensitive production data into any website. Prefer local test data or redacted payloads.