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Encode your text into Unicode escape sequences, hex codes, or HTML entities for programming and internationalization.
Unicode is the universal standard for character encoding, ensuring that text appears consistently across all devices, operating systems, and programming languages. Our Text to Unicode converter is a specialized tool designed to help you translate standard text into various encoded formats. Whether you are a software developer needing to escape strings in JavaScript or a web designer working with CSS content properties, this tool provides instant, accurate results.
In many programming environments, using "special" characters directly in source code can lead to encoding errors or unexpected behavior. For instance, if you're building a web application and need to display a specific symbol that isn't on a standard keyboard, using its Unicode escape sequence (like \u2122 for the Trademark symbol) ensures it renders correctly regardless of the file's encoding.
This tool is particularly useful when paired with our Unicode to Text tool, allowing you to move back and forth between human-readable text and machine-friendly code.
Different languages require different formats. Our converter supports:
\uXXXX format for standard characters and \u{XXXXXX} for extended characters like emojis.\XXXX format, commonly used in the content property of pseudo-elements.&#xXXXX;) and Decimal (&#XXXX;) formats for embedding symbols directly into HTML.U+XXXX format used in documentation and character maps.Modern text isn't just letters and numbers; it's full of emojis and complex symbols. These often fall outside the "Basic Multilingual Plane" and require surrogate pairs or 32-bit representations. Our tool handles these automatically. If you're looking to create stylized text for social media, you might also find our Fancy Text Generator or Invisible Character Generator helpful for unique formatting needs.
Beyond simple coding, converting text to Unicode is essential for Internationalization (i18n). When translating apps into languages with non-Latin scripts (like Arabic, Chinese, or Hindi), developers often use Unicode escapes to prevent data corruption during database transfers or API calls. It is a fundamental step in building robust, global software.
Unicode is a character set (a list of characters and their unique numbers), while UTF-8 is an encoding (a way to store those numbers in bits). Unicode tells you that 'A' is 65; UTF-8 tells you how to write that 65 in binary so a computer can read it.
The first 65,536 characters (Basic Multilingual Plane) fit in 4 hex digits. Emojis and rare historical scripts require more space, leading to 5 or 6-digit hex codes (Supplementary Planes).
Yes! You can use our companion tool, the Unicode to Text converter, to reverse the process and see the original characters.