Learn about Characters

CharacterName is an easy-to-use function to learn more about any type of character.

Find information about Latin characters.

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CharacterName["a", "UnicodeName"]

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CharacterName["ä", "UnicodeName"]

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Find information about non-Latin characters.

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CharacterName["б", "CommonName"]

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CharacterName["ط", "CommonName"]

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CharacterName["キ", "CommonName"]

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Find information about any character.

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CharacterName["$"]

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CharacterName["<", "HTMLName"]

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CharacterName["}", "TeXName"]

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