About GlyphNest
GlyphNest is a fast, free character library. It helps you find and copy real Unicode text: emoji, symbols, arrows, currency signs, math operators, punctuation and letters, including complete multi-part emoji sequences.
How to use it
- Tap any character to copy it. A short confirmation appears when the copy has really succeeded.
- Search by name (“rupee”), by code point (“U+1F600”) or by emoji shortcode (“:tada:”). Small typos are corrected.
- Browse by category from the list on the left (a scrolling row on phones). The home page shows a short sample of every category; “See all” opens the full set.
- Use the small i on a character (shown on hover, always visible on touch screens) to see code points, the HTML entity, UTF-8 and UTF-16 forms and similar characters.
- From that panel you can add the character to your favorites, or to the composer tray to build a string, reorder it, add your own text and copy everything at once.
- Favorites and recent copies stay on your device and can be exported and imported.
- Press / to jump to search and Esc to clear it or close a panel.
How characters look
GlyphNest copies text, not pictures. The same character can look different, or be missing, depending on the fonts on your device and in the app where you paste it.
Character data
The catalog is generated from the Unicode Character Database and emoji data files for Unicode 17.0, published by the Unicode Consortium and used under the Unicode Terms of Use. Emoji shortcodes come from the open-source Emojibase project (MIT license). GlyphNest is not affiliated with or endorsed by either.
Accessibility
Every control has a text label, a visible focus outline and works with the keyboard. Copy results are announced to screen readers, motion is reduced when your device asks for it, and light and dark themes are both checked for contrast. Pages are tested automatically for serious accessibility problems in Chrome and Safari.