U+ Unicode Utility

Unicode Code Point Converter

Convert text into Unicode code points or decode Unicode code point values back into text. Work with standard U+ notation, hexadecimal and decimal values, HTML numeric character references and JavaScript Unicode escapes while inspecting exact Unicode scalar values.

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Unicode Code Point Conversion

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Input Enter Unicode text. Each Unicode code point will be identified and converted.

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Code Point Format

Unicode code points: A code point is the numeric identifier assigned to a Unicode character. For example, A is U+0041, € is U+20AC and 😀 is U+1F600.

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Unicode Code Point Converter

The Unicode Code Point Converter translates Unicode text into the numeric code points assigned to its characters and converts valid code point values back into text. It supports standard U+ notation as well as hexadecimal, decimal, HTML numeric references and JavaScript Unicode escape notation.

Every Unicode character is associated with a numeric code point. For example, the Latin capital letter A is U+0041, the euro sign is U+20AC and the grinning face emoji is U+1F600.

This tool is useful for software development, Unicode debugging, HTML authoring, JavaScript development, character identification, encoding analysis and understanding how characters are represented independently of UTF-8, UTF-16 or UTF-32.

How to Convert Text to Unicode Code Points

Select Text → Unicode Code Points, enter the text you want to inspect and choose an output notation. The converter reads the input as Unicode code points rather than simply processing individual UTF-16 code units.

Text:
A€😀

Unicode code points:
U+0041 U+20AC U+1F600

Hexadecimal:
0041 20AC 1F600

Decimal:
65 8364 128512

Supplementary characters such as emoji are therefore returned as one Unicode code point rather than incorrectly appearing as two UTF-16 surrogate values.

How to Convert Unicode Code Points to Text

Select Unicode Code Points → Text, choose the notation used by your input and enter one or more valid code points. The converter validates each value before constructing the corresponding Unicode text.

Input:
U+0041 U+20AC U+1F600

Output:
A€😀

Values above U+10FFFF and surrogate values from U+D800 through U+DFFF are rejected because they are not valid Unicode scalar values.

What Is a Unicode Code Point?

A Unicode code point is a numeric value used to identify an element in the Unicode codespace. Code points are commonly written with the prefix U+ followed by hexadecimal digits.

Character	Unicode	Hexadecimal	Decimal
A	U+0041	0041	65
é	U+00E9	00E9	233
€	U+20AC	20AC	8364
中	U+4E2D	4E2D	20013
😀	U+1F600	1F600	128512

Unicode U+ Notation

U+ notation is the conventional human-readable way to identify a Unicode code point. The U+ prefix indicates Unicode, while the digits following it are hexadecimal.

A     = U+0041
é     = U+00E9
€     = U+20AC
中    = U+4E2D
😀    = U+1F600

U+1F600 does not mean that the character is stored in memory using the literal text “U+1F600”. It identifies the character’s Unicode code point. The actual stored bytes depend on the selected character encoding.

Unicode Code Point in Hexadecimal and Decimal

A code point is a number, so it can be represented using different number systems. Unicode documentation usually uses hexadecimal, while some APIs and programming contexts expose decimal values.

Character:
€

Unicode notation:
U+20AC

Hexadecimal:
20AC

Decimal:
8364

Hexadecimal 20AC and decimal 8364 identify exactly the same Unicode code point.

Unicode Code Points as HTML Numeric References

HTML numeric character references allow a Unicode code point to be represented in markup using either decimal or hexadecimal notation.

Character:
€

HTML decimal:
€

HTML hexadecimal:
€

Rendered character:
€

The hexadecimal form begins with &#x, while the decimal form begins with &#. Both end with a semicolon.

Unicode Code Points as JavaScript Escapes

JavaScript source code can represent Unicode characters using escape notation. Basic Multilingual Plane values can use four-digit \uXXXX escapes, while modern JavaScript also supports code-point escapes using braces.

A:
\u0041

€:
\u20AC

😀:
\u{1F600}

The braced form is particularly useful for supplementary-plane code points because the entire Unicode value can be expressed directly.

Unicode Code Point Example: Letter A

Character:
A

Unicode:
U+0041

Hexadecimal:
0041

Decimal:
65

HTML hex:
A

HTML decimal:
A

JavaScript:
\u0041

A belongs to the ASCII range. Its Unicode code point and ASCII numeric value therefore correspond to the same number, 65 decimal.

Unicode Code Point Example: Euro Sign

Character:
€

Unicode:
U+20AC

Hexadecimal:
20AC

Decimal:
8364

HTML hex:
€

HTML decimal:
€

JavaScript:
\u20AC

Unicode Code Point Example: Emoji

Many emoji use supplementary Unicode code points above U+FFFF. The grinning face character is a useful example.

Character:
😀

Unicode:
U+1F600

Hexadecimal:
1F600

Decimal:
128512

HTML:
😀

JavaScript:
\u{1F600}

U+1F600 is one Unicode code point even though environments based on UTF-16 internally represent it using two surrogate code units.

BMP and Supplementary Unicode Code Points

The Basic Multilingual Plane, or BMP, contains code points from U+0000 through U+FFFF. Unicode also contains supplementary planes covering values from U+10000 through U+10FFFF.

Range	Category	Example	Code Point
U+0000–U+FFFF	Basic Multilingual Plane	€	U+20AC
U+10000–U+10FFFF	Supplementary Planes	😀	U+1F600

Unicode Code Points vs UTF-8 Bytes

Unicode code points identify characters, while UTF-8 defines how those code points are encoded into bytes. The two representations should not be confused.

Character:
€

Unicode code point:
U+20AC

UTF-8 bytes:
E2 82 AC

U+20AC is the character’s numeric Unicode identity. E2 82 AC is one specific encoded representation of that value.

Unicode Code Points vs UTF-16 Code Units

For most Basic Multilingual Plane characters, one Unicode code point corresponds to one UTF-16 code unit. Supplementary characters require two UTF-16 surrogate code units.

Character:
😀

Unicode code point:
U+1F600

UTF-16 code units:
D83D DE00

Code points:
1

UTF-16 units:
2

The converter reports U+1F600 as the actual Unicode scalar value rather than treating the surrogate components as separate characters.

Unicode Scalar Values and Invalid Code Points

The Unicode codespace extends from U+0000 through U+10FFFF, but the surrogate range U+D800 through U+DFFF is reserved for UTF-16 and does not contain Unicode scalar values.

Valid:
U+0041
U+20AC
U+1F600
U+10FFFF

Invalid scalar values:
U+D800
U+DFFF
U+110000

Decode mode validates input so invalid scalar values are rejected rather than converted into malformed text.

Why Convert Unicode Code Points?

Code point conversion is useful when identifying unusual characters, debugging text-processing problems, examining multilingual strings, working with programming languages or interpreting values from Unicode documentation.

It can also help investigate invisible characters, compare visually similar symbols, construct HTML character references, create JavaScript Unicode escapes and understand the relationship between text and character encodings.

Common technical uses

Developers frequently inspect Unicode code points when debugging APIs, databases, search systems, normalization problems, emoji handling, regular expressions, internationalized software and text imported from external data sources.

Common Unicode Code Point Mistakes

One common mistake is treating UTF-8 hexadecimal bytes as Unicode code points. For example, E2 82 AC is the UTF-8 byte sequence for €, while the character’s code point is U+20AC.

Another mistake is treating UTF-16 surrogate values such as D83D and DE00 as independent Unicode characters when they actually combine to represent the supplementary code point U+1F600.

A third mistake is assuming that one visible symbol always equals one code point. Some emoji, accented sequences and writing systems may use multiple Unicode code points that combine visually.

Unicode Code Point Converter Limitations and Notes

The converter works at the Unicode code-point level rather than the grapheme-cluster level. A visible character may therefore produce more than one result when it consists of combining marks, variation selectors or zero-width-joiner sequences.

The converter does not normalize Unicode input. If two visually similar strings use different underlying code-point sequences, their results remain different so the actual data can be inspected accurately.

Control characters and invisible formatting characters may not produce a visible glyph when decoded, although their code point values remain valid.

Unicode Code Point Converter FAQs

What is a Unicode code point?

A Unicode code point is a numeric value assigned within the Unicode codespace. It is commonly written as U+ followed by hexadecimal digits.

What is the Unicode code point for A?

The capital letter A has Unicode code point U+0041, hexadecimal 41 and decimal 65.

What is the Unicode code point for €?

The euro sign has Unicode code point U+20AC, which equals decimal 8364.

What is the Unicode code point for 😀?

The grinning face emoji has Unicode code point U+1F600, equivalent to decimal 128512.

How do I convert text to U+ notation?

Select Text → Unicode Code Points and Unicode U+ Notation, enter your text and run the converter.

Can I convert U+ values back to text?

Yes. Select Unicode Code Points → Text, choose Unicode U+ Notation and enter values such as U+0041 U+20AC U+1F600.

Can I enter decimal Unicode values?

Yes. Select Decimal and enter values such as 65 8364 128512.

Can I convert Unicode to HTML numeric references?

Yes. The converter can generate hexadecimal references such as € or decimal references such as €.

Can I decode HTML numeric character references?

Yes. Select HTML Hex Reference or HTML Decimal Reference in decode mode and enter the corresponding references.

Can I generate JavaScript Unicode escapes?

Yes. BMP code points are generated in \uXXXX notation and supplementary code points use modern JavaScript code-point notation such as \u{1F600}.

Does the tool understand JavaScript surrogate pair escapes?

Yes. Decode mode can combine a valid high-surrogate and low-surrogate escape such as \uD83D\uDE00 into the single Unicode code point U+1F600.

What is the highest Unicode code point?

The highest code point in the Unicode codespace is U+10FFFF.

Are U+D800 through U+DFFF valid characters?

No. That range is reserved for UTF-16 surrogate code units and does not contain Unicode scalar values.

Is a Unicode code point the same as a UTF-8 byte?

No. A code point identifies a Unicode character, while UTF-8 converts that code point into one to four bytes.

Why can one visible emoji contain several code points?

Complex emoji may contain multiple characters joined with variation selectors, skin-tone modifiers or zero-width joiners. The converter shows the underlying Unicode code points individually.