uni-char-search

A command-line tool to search Unicode characters by name keyword.

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What it does

• Takes a search term and returns matching Unicode characters
• Shows the code point, symbol, and official Unicode name for each match
• Fast lookup directly from the terminal

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Stack

• Python, unicodedata

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Setup

No dependencies beyond the Python standard library.

chmod +x uni_char_search

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Usage

uni_char_search fire
uni_char_search arrow
uni_char_search snowflake

Example output:

U+002632  TRIGRAM FOR FIRE
U+002EA3  CJK RADICAL FIRE
U+002F55  KANGXI RADICAL FIRE
U+00322B  PARENTHESIZED IDEOGRAPH FIRE
U+01F525  FIRE
U+01F692  FIRE ENGINE

Demo

Search for fire: