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Unicode Inspector

by Daniel Martin · Developer Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Break down strings into unicode codepoints

Users
228
−1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#60K
#51K among extensions
Version
2.0.2
updated 22 Mar 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
60188317Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 228 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
001Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 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 Inspector

This extension is intended for people who look at strings on web pages and need to know what those strings really contain. (e.g., someone using a web-based computer forensics tool looking at potentially deliberately tricky command lines) This rips apart any highlighted text into its component Unicode code points, and shows how that text would be written in UTF-8 or UTF-16LE (UTF-16LE is what the Windows kernel uses for strings). It also allows one to edit UTF-8 or UTF-16 bytes and shows what strings they become. The byte representations can also use base64. To cut down on memory use, this extension loads Unicode names (pulled from the Unicode® Character Database) into memory as needed on a block-by-block basis, so there may be a tiny delay when looking up the first character of a given block. Preferences are saved with "Chrome sync"; the most recently viewed string is saved locally.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+3+1.3%00.00
30 days−1−0.4%00.00
6 months−10−4.2%00.00
1 year+12+5.6%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Unicode Inspector appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
string#70+9

Version history

3 versions recorded
2.0.222 Mar 2025
2.020 Mar 2025
1.37 Mar 2019

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
7 Mar 2019
Size
463 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
ckmdmkehfjmcdfnepokgihljkmgekjed

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 2
Permissions
contextMenusactiveTabstoragescriptingoffscreenalarms

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