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Detect Zero-Width Characters

by royaltonpatrick · Privacy & Security
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Detects zero-width characters, highlights the characters and containing DOM element, and allows sanitization and copying of text.

Users
577
+27 in 30 days
Rating
4.2 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
5
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#40K
#34K among extensions
Version
0.0.4
updated 1 Nov 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years
100420739Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 577 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
146Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 5 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Detect Zero-Width Characters

Detects zero-width characters on a page. * Highlights zero-width characters. * Highlights the DOM element containing zero-width characters. * Displays a warning at bottom-right of element. * Select text and right-click to sanitize and copy.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+14+2.5%00.00
30 days+27+4.9%00.00
6 months+39+7.2%00.00
1 year+23+4.2%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Detect Zero-Width Characters appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
detect#8+9

Version history

2 versions recorded
0.0.431 Oct 2023
0.0.310 Apr 2018

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
10 Apr 2018
Size
30 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
icibkhaehdofmcbfjfpppogioidkilib

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
contextMenusclipboardWrite

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