Unicode / ASCII Converter
About Unicode / ASCII Converter
Our free online Unicode / ASCII Converter converts any text into its underlying Unicode code points - in decimal, hex escape, or HTML entity format - and converts code points back into readable text.
It correctly handles the full Unicode range including emoji and non-Latin scripts, not just basic ASCII, making it useful for debugging encoding issues or embedding special characters directly in HTML/code.
Who Uses This Tool
Developers debugging a mangled character encoding issue use it to see the exact code point behind a character that isn't rendering correctly. Localization and internationalization engineers use it to check how a specific script or accented character is represented before embedding it in code. Front-end developers use it to convert an emoji or special symbol into an HTML entity so it survives copy-pasting into a CMS without corruption. Anyone building a font subset or icon set uses it to look up the precise code point for a glyph. Because it processes the full Unicode range rather than only ASCII, it stays useful well beyond basic Latin text.
- Converts text to Unicode code points in decimal, hex, or HTML entity format
- Converts code points back into readable text
- Correctly handles emoji and non-Latin scripts, not just ASCII
- Useful for debugging encoding issues or embedding special characters in code
- Includes unlimited use with a RankWise Tools membership
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Unicode code point?
A unique number assigned to every character in the Unicode standard - for example, the letter "H" is code point 72 (decimal) or U+0048 (hex). This tool converts between plain text and its underlying code points in a few common formats.
Does this handle emoji and non-Latin scripts?
Yes - it correctly handles the full Unicode range including multi-byte characters, emoji, and non-Latin scripts (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, etc.), not just basic ASCII.
What's the difference between the three formats offered?
Decimal and hex are common numeric code-point representations used in programming; HTML entity format (&#NNN;) is what you'd paste directly into HTML source to render a specific character.
