CharacterMap Alternatives

Sites and apps similar to CharacterMap include WinCompose, which is free and open source. Other options are character.ai, KCharSelect, BabelMap and UnicodePad. AI Companions like CharacterMap are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Android, iPhone, Mac and Linux.

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. character.ai icon
     17 likes

    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.

    88 character.ai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  3. KCharSelect icon
     7 likes

    KCharSelect is a tool to select special characters from all installed fonts and copy them into the clipboard.

    4 KCharSelect alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • KDE
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  4. BabelMap icon
     31 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  5. UnicodePad icon
     6 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
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  6. Character Map icon
     23 likes

    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...

    30 Character Map alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Codepoint icon
     1 like

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
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  8. Shapecatcher icon
     15 likes

    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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  9. TypeAnySymbol is a free online reference for finding, copying, identifying, and typing Unicode symbols and special characters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Unicodia  icon
     5 likes

    Encyclopedia of Unicode characters.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Oh My Glyph icon
     3 likes

    View the glyphs and swashes from the PUA (private use area) of TTF & OTF font files with ease.

    17 Oh My Glyph alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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