Urdu Unicode Character Details

What the Urdu Unicode Character Details Tool Shows

The Urdu Unicode Character Details tool gives a complete property sheet for a single character. Paste one character and it tells you what the character is, where it sits in Unicode, and every form you might need to write it in code, on a web page, or in a file.

Where a counter or an inspector looks at a whole string, this tool goes deep on one character, so it is the place to come when you need everything about a single letter or mark.

Everything runs on your own device. Your character is never uploaded or stored, so it stays private while you work.

How to See Details

1. Paste a character. Enter one character; the first one is described.
2. Read the sheet. See the name, code point, block, category, and direction.
3. Copy a form. Take the entity, escape, or byte form you need.
4. Copy or download. Copy the whole sheet, or save it as a text file.

The Properties

The sheet gives the Unicode name where it is known, the code point in hex as U plus four or more digits and in plain decimal, the block the character belongs to and its script, the category such as letter, mark, digit, or format, and the writing direction. Together these tell you exactly what the character is.

Entities and Escapes

For the web, the sheet gives the numeric HTML entity in decimal and hex, and a named entity where one exists. For code, it gives the escape used in most languages, and the CSS escape. These let you write the character safely even when you cannot type it directly.

The Byte Forms

The sheet shows the UTF-8 bytes, which is how the character is stored and sent on the web, and the UTF-16 code units, which is how it sits in memory. An Urdu letter usually takes two UTF-8 bytes and one UTF-16 unit, which the sheet makes plain.

A Worked Example

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The result above comes from the same function the tool uses, so it reflects real behavior. Press Load Example to try it.

Who Uses This Tool

Developers use it to grab the exact escape or entity. Students use it to learn a character. Anyone puzzled by a character uses it to identify it.

Accuracy and Limits

The code point, block, category, direction, entities, escapes, and byte forms are computed from the browser’s own text handling, so they are exact. The Unicode name is given for the common Urdu characters and a general description for the rest, since the full name list is very large.

Good to know: the block version, when shown elsewhere, is when the block was introduced, not always the single character.

Your Data Stays Private

The tool runs fully in your browser with standard web technology. Your character is not uploaded or stored, and it is not sent to any analytics service. Only your star rating is sent, to record the tool’s rating. When you close the page, your work is gone.