CharacterMap Alternatives

CharacterMap is described as 'Org is a simple online character map. It is a tool that allows you to view the ASCII table and Unicode characters' and is an website. There are more than 25 alternatives to CharacterMap, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux and Android apps. The best CharacterMap alternative is WinCompose, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to CharacterMap are character.ai, KCharSelect, BabelMap and Character Map.

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  1. WinCompose icon
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    Get easy access to thousands of special symbols through composing of characters on the keyboard in ways that are very easy to remember.

    26 WinCompose alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • WinCompose is the most popular Windows alternative to CharacterMap.

    • WinCompose is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CharacterMap.

    • WinCompose is Free and Open SourceCharacterMap is Free and Proprietary
    • WinCompose is CustomizableCharacterMap is not according to our users
  2. character.ai icon
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    Engage in open-ended conversations and collaborations with AI-based characters and create your own characters for yourself and others to enjoy. Character.ai is a social platform for creating and interacting with advanced AI chatbots.

    37 character.ai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
    • character.ai is the most popular Web-based, Android & iPhone alternative to CharacterMap.

    • character.ai is Freemium and ProprietaryCharacterMap is Free and Proprietary
  3. KCharSelect icon
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    KCharSelect is a tool to select special characters from all installed fonts and copy them into the clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • KDE
     
    • KCharSelect is the most popular Linux alternative to CharacterMap.

    • KCharSelect is Free and Open SourceCharacterMap is Free and Proprietary
    • KCharSelect is LightweightCharacterMap is not according to our users
  4. BabelMap icon
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    BabelMap is a free character map application for Windows that allows you to browse through the entire Unicode character repertoire of over 107,000 characters, or search for a particular character by name or by code point.

    25 BabelMap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  5. Character Map icon
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    Character Map (Charmap.exe) is a utility included with Microsoft Windows operating systems and is used to view the characters in any installed font, to check what keyboard input (Alt code) is used to enter those characters, and to copy characters to the clipboard in lieu of...

    29 Character Map alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Shapecatcher icon
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    Shapecatcher is a new website, that helps you to find specific Unicode characters, just by sketching their shape. Currently about 10000 of the most important Unicode characters are compared to your sketch and are analysed for similarities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    A modern, native UWP replacement for the Win32 Character Map and Windows Font Viewer with flawless high DPI and touch support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. UnicodePad icon
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    Input all characters in Unicode with Unicode Pad. And input string can be copied to the clipboard. You can find out where selected character is in list. By long clicking, larger character and code point will be shown. Favorite characters can be memorized.

    25 UnicodePad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  9. Codepoint icon
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    70,000+ Unicodes in your pocket. Search Unicodes, Glyphs, SF Symbols and Emojis in a blink. Codepoint helps you to find the exact characters you need and supports you in discovering new glyphs. Export them as Symbols, Strings, Hexadecimals, HTML entities or even Swift code.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
     
    • Codepoint is the most popular Mac & iPad alternative to CharacterMap.

    • Codepoint is the most popular commercial alternative to CharacterMap.

    • Codepoint is Paid and ProprietaryCharacterMap is Free and Proprietary
  10. Unicodia  icon
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    Encyclopedia of Unicode characters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. SymbSearch icon
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    A tool for searching unicode-symbols and copying it to the clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. UnicodePlus icon
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    UnicodePlus is a free tool providing information about any Unicode character: name, codepoint, classification, conversion, UTF encodings, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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