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Unicode Guard

Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Detects suspicious Unicode in links and text: homoglyphs, invisibles and bidi controls.

Users
3
−1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#326K
#256K among extensions
Version
0.3.4
updated 16 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 4 months
023Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 4 months
001Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 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 Unicode Guard

Unicode Guard helps detect visually misleading Unicode characters in web pages, links, webmail and visible text. It highlights suspicious characters that may be used to imitate legitimate domains, email addresses or links, including homoglyphs, invisible characters, bidirectional controls, unusual dots and suspicious alphabet mixing. The extension works locally in your browser. It does not send page content, browsing history, credentials or personal data to external servers. Unicode Guard is not an antivirus and does not provide complete phishing protection. It is a visual inspection tool designed to help users notice suspicious Unicode-based tricks before trusting a link or text. Main features: -Highlights suspicious Unicode characters in visible text. -Marks links with suspicious domains. -Detects common homoglyphs and alphabet-mixing patterns. -Detects invisible characters and bidi controls. -Shows a local warning page before continuing to suspicious links. -Includes configurable detection options. -Works locally without remote analysis. Unicode Guard is a new extension, so Chrome Enhanced Safe Browsing may temporarily show a trust warning. The extension has been reviewed by Chrome Web Store, works locally, does not use remote code, and does not collect or transmit user data.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days−1−25.0%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
0.3.414 Jun 2026

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
14 Jun 2026
Size
37 KB
Languages
de, en, nl, es, fr, it, pt-BR, pt-PT
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Elevated riskimpact 3, likelihood 3
Permissions
storageactiveTabwebNavigation
Site access
http://*/*https://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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