What's that Unicode character in my clipboard?

Notepad++ has a pre-installed plug-in called Converter that has a option to Convert ASCII to HEX and Vice-versa. This tool is quite useful as to convert data files that are in HEX format which are to be converted to ASCII to read:

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That is how it works:

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I work a lot with Unicode characters, so I have written a small Windows application specifically for this:

Unicode Character Informer (Documentation)

In addition, my text editor, Rejbrand Text Editor, has extensive Unicode character support.


When I'm faced with this problem, a quick Google search usually provides a quick answer. For example, when I google " unicode", I get a result like this: Google search for the "smiling face with heart shaped eyes" emoji

I like this method because:

  • It works on any computer with internet
  • You don't have to install anything
  • The keypresses required (Ctrl+C & Ctrl+T & Ctrl+V & Enter) are muscle memory actions for me, and probably for most other developers/typists.