Unicode Converter

Convert text to Unicode code points in U+XXXX notation, or decode code point sequences back to text.

Text → code points

Text input

Code point input

What is the difference between a code point and a UTF-16 code unit?: A code point is a single Unicode scalar value. UTF-16 represents some code points with a surrogate pair (two code units). Emoji, for example, are one code point but two UTF-16 code units. This tool displays code points, not code units.
Why are surrogate code points rejected?: Values U+D800 through U+DFFF are reserved for UTF-16 encoding and are not valid standalone Unicode scalar values.
Which input formats are accepted?: U+XXXX, 0xXXXX, decimal digits, or hex digits containing letters. Tokens may be separated by spaces, commas, or newlines.