Text to Unicode Entity Converter — Free
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Numeric character references make text portable through HTML templates, source files, and systems that cannot safely carry every character directly. Type text to generate decimal entities such as i, or paste those entities back into the reverse panel to decode them.
How it works
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Enter text or entities
Both conversion directions are available together.
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Review the live output
Every code unit is represented as a decimal HTML entity.
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Copy what you need
Copy the encoded entities or decoded text.
About this tool
What Unicode conversion shows
Every character you type has a Unicode code point — its permanent ID in the global character standard. The tool reveals those code points in common notations (U+1F600 style, decimal, and hexadecimal), which is how you see what a character "really is" beneath its glyph.
The debugging use case
Text that looks identical but behaves differently is usually different code points: a Cyrillic а inside an English word, a non-breaking space where a normal one should be, a curly quote where a straight one was expected. The converter exposes the impostor instantly.
Beyond debugging
The same view powers character-picking workflows — find the code point of an unusual symbol, then reference it anywhere by its U+ notation. For pure bit-level viewing, the binary converter shows the same characters as raw bytes.
Frequently asked questions
Why do two identical-looking words convert differently?
They contain different code points — homoglyphs from other alphabets, or lookalike punctuation. The difference is invisible on screen and obvious in the code points, which is exactly why this view exists.
What does U+ mean in the output?
It is the standard prefix for a Unicode code point: U+0041 is the letter A, U+1F600 is the grinning emoji. Every character in every font has exactly one.
Can emoji convert too?
Yes — emoji are ordinary Unicode characters, usually showing as multi-byte sequences. Their code points are how platforms exchange them.