https://github.com/joaomartiniano/unicodeviewer

A simple C# Windows application for viewing Unicode characters.
https://github.com/joaomartiniano/unicodeviewer

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A simple C# Windows application for viewing Unicode characters.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/joaomartiniano/unicodeviewer
• Owner: joaomartiniano
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-01-06T22:12:25.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-01-07T16:52:54.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-20T10:09:51.911Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: csharp, unicode, windows-forms
• Language: C#
• Size: 546 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Unicode Viewer

Unicode Viewer is a small application, written in C#, that lets the user search for and view Unicode characters.

![UnicodeViewer main window](images/unicodeviewer.png)

I wrote it because sometime ago I needed to find some Unicode characters (and also because it seemed like an interesting little side project).

You can [download the installer files](https://github.com/joaomartiniano/UnicodeViewer/releases/latest) or clone this repository to build it on Visual Studio.

**Please note**

This application only shows the Unicode characters in the range U+0000 through U+FFFF.

## User Interface

The user interface is quite simple:

- the user selects a Unicode code block, from the **Code Blocks** list

- the corresponding Unicode characters are displayed on a grid

- by clicking on any character of the grid, a preview is displayed on the right side of the window, along with the name and hexadecimal code

### Searching

On the **Search** window the user can search for Unicode characters.

![Search window](images/search.png)

The user can search for:

- a character name (any character that contains the specified text)

- a Unicode character (just paste a Unicode character into the textbox)

- a Unicode code point (insert a four digit hexadecimal code, like 00B6)

Double-clicking on an item of the results list or clicking on the **Go To Character** button selects that character in the main window.