UniChar — Unicode Keyboard

Find & use special symbols

Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad

UniChar is a powerful yet beautiful Unicode character app and keyboard that allows you to quickly find, type, and work with special symbols. ◣ “UniChar is a cool little app and keyboard, and offers access to a huge world of Unicode characters that are otherwise absent within the standard iOS keyboard.” – iDownloadBlog "On the Mac, you can type any character [with] the Emoji & Symbols viewer ... The selection on iOS is much more limited ... But UniChar changes that." – Cult of Mac "This iOS keyboard app will give you all the Unicode characters you’ll ever need." – lifehacker “It’s a full-featured utility for searching and copying symbols … it’s always nice to see a developer who’s dedicated to improving this kind of utility over time and adopting new features … it's a very handy app.” – AppStories ◤ UniChar features thousands of symbols organized neatly into categories as well as a complete Unicode table.* You can quickly search for the symbol you’re looking for by name or by drawing, type symbols in any app with the custom keyboard, and collect your favorite symbols to access them even quicker. For developers, UniChar is an efficient tool to work with Unicode code points and HTML entities. Revamp your workflow with Universal Clipboard – copy on your iPhone, paste on your Mac. Or use UniChar alongside other apps with Multitasking support on iPad. App ◉ Work with characters and their info – name, code point, HTML entity ◉ Browse curated categories in grid or list view ◉ Access the entire Unicode table by character blocks ◉ Jump to a specific block or code point ◉ Search for symbols by name, info, or even by drawing** ◉ Collect and organize your favorite symbols ◉ Quickly copy character info to the clipboard ◉ Insert symbols into the text field and compose text using the system keyboard ◉ Share your text via Messages, Mail, Mastodon, etc – or open the text in other apps like Pages Keyboard ◎ Type special symbols in any app ◎ Browse curated categories of symbols ◎ Quickly input your recently used and favorite characters ◎ Designed to compliment the Emoji keyboard Widgets ■ Add your favorite symbol to your Lock Screen ■ View stats for how many drawings you've submitted to help improve Search by Drawing Apple Watch ◆ Add your favorite symbol to your watch face ◆ Quickly access your favorites and recents ◆ Copy character info to your iPhone’s clipboard iMessage and FaceTime ◇ Send symbol stickers to your friends ◇ Create stickers for any Unicode character ◇ Utilize your stickers in FaceTime and the Messages camera And More ● Beautiful and simple design ● Light and dark mode ● Handoff support ● Spotlight Search integration ● Drag and Drop ● Keyboard shortcuts and navigation ● Multitasking support including Split View, Slide Over, and Multiple Windows ● Support for adding links to characters in Quick Note ● Siri integration including support for 'Hey Siri remind me about this' and 'Hey Siri share this' ● Accessibility support including Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and Voice Control ● Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple silicon Mac ● No ads, no tracking, no subscriptions * All Categories can be unlocked via a one-time in-app purchase. ** Search by Drawing is powered by machine learning algorithms. As you draw, an on-device convolutional neural network processes your drawing to predict which symbols it matches. You can help improve symbol recognition by submitting your own drawings!

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◦ New Lock Screen widget to display your favorite symbol ◦ Rebuilt Apple Watch app — personalize your watch face with your favorite symbol ◦ Various enhancements and bug fixes

Version 7.7

The developer, Jordan Hipwell, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • User Content
    • Usage Data

Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More

The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More

  • Supported Features

    • VoiceOver

    • Voice Control

    • Larger Text

    • Dark Interface

    • Differentiate Without Colour Alone

    • Sufficient Contrast

    • Reduced Motion

Information

  • Provider
    • Jordan Hipwell
  • Size
    • 9.2 MB
  • Category
    • Reference
  • Compatibility
    Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    • Apple Watch
      Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
  • Languages
    • English
  • Age Rating
    4+
  • In-App Purchases
    Yes
  • Copyright
    • © 2014 Jordan Hipwell
  • Developer Website
  • Privacy Policy

    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Some in-app purchases and subscriptions may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled. Learn More

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