Tag Archives: Unicode

Inunico.de Is A Real-Time Search Engine For Unicode Characters [Web]

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The web is littered with Unicode characters, and sometimes, even though we know the name of a character, we tend to forget its exact shape, symbol and details. This is where Inunico.de, a web application, can come in handy. The app lets you browse different Unicode characters simply by typing a symbol’s name, after which it displays matching Unicode characters from its database. Read More

PictoKeyboard: Add A Unicode Keyboard To iPhone & iPad [Cydia Tweak]

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The stock iOS keyboard is pretty good, and has everything you expect to find in a smartphone keyboard. There are alphanumeric keys, as well as a few basic symbols, but beyond that, you have to rely on third-party apps to add some extra functionalities to your iPhone’s keyboard. That is, if your iDevice isn’t jailbroken, of course. If you do have access to the Cydia store, it is possible to download many tweaks which will alter the stock keyboard in your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. PictoKeyboard is one such Cydia tweak, which will give you a new keyboard containing Unicode pictures that you can use anywhere in the OS. Read on to know more about the nature of new buttons your phone’s keyboard will get after you install PictoKeyboard. Read More

Codepoints: Search & Copy Unicode Characters To Mac Clipboard

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Whether you’re a developer or a simple user, there comes a time when you might need to use unicode characters and something gets in your way. Developers might need them as part of their syntax, and an ordinary user might need them to swear on a public forum. In the event that entering such characters has been disabled or you aren’t quite sure how to type them, you have Codepoints, a Mac app worth $2.99 in the Mac app store that not only lets you search among over 20,000 unicode characters, but also copy them to your clipboard. The app sits in the menu bar and you can toggle the app window via keyboard shortcut. Read More

Shapecatcher: Easily Recognize Unicode Characters By Sketching Them [Web]

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Mathematical, statistical, and algebraic symbols are hard to remember by name and since the day when any of these disciplines will save your life has yet to arrive for most people, it is even harder to recall the name of small or capital Greek letters or any such symbols. Shapecatcher is a web app that can help you find specific Unicode characters by simply sketching their shape. Currently, the app features about 10,877 important Unicode characters in its database, which are compared to your drawing and are analyzed for similarities. The app is based on a simple character recognition engine that compares your sketch against its database of symbols and displays all possible matches. The app, in most cases, will find the symbol you’re looking for but depending on how well you drew it to begin with and how many similar symbols exist in the database, the correct result may not be at the top of the results list. Read More

Visually Compare Code & Text With Online File Comparison App ‘DiffNow’

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Comparing text or code isn’t something that the average person has to do but for developers or programmers who are often plagued with this task, it’s nothing short of a nightmare especially if you don’t have an effective tool to help you do the job. DiffNow is an online app that lets you compare text, code (HTML, Python Unicode), PDF documents, binary files and Zip archives. The app interface is divided in to two panels that scroll simultaneously as you scroll up or down making it easier to compare code line by line. The app also detects the differences in text/ code and highlights it accordingly. Read More