UniChar — Unicode Keyboard

UniChar — Unicode Keyboard


Find & use special symbols


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7.6.2for iPhone, iPad and more
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252 Ratings
Jordan Hipwell
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9.9 MB
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Dec 18, 2023
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About UniChar — Unicode Keyboard

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, Twitter, AirDrop, etc – or open the text in other apps

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

Drawings Widget
■ View stats for how many drawings you've submitted
■ Tap to open the app and help improve Search by Drawing

Legacy Widget
□ Convenient access to your recently used and favorite characters
□ Copy to the clipboard with a single tap
□ Drag and drop character info into other apps

Apple Watch App
◆ Quickly access your favorites and recents
◆ Copy character info to your iPhone’s clipboard
◆ Add your favorite symbol to your watch face

iMessage App
◇ Send symbol stickers to your friends
◇ Create stickers for any Unicode character
◇ Utilize your stickers in the Messages camera and FaceTime

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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What's New in the Latest Version 7.6.2

Last updated on Dec 18, 2023
Old Versions
This update includes compatibility improvements and other minor enhancements.
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Version History
7.6.2
Dec 18, 2023
This update includes compatibility improvements and other minor enhancements.
7.6.1
Apr 24, 2023
The update adds an option to enable haptic feedback and includes other minor enhancements.
7.6
Sep 11, 2022
This update adds support for iOS 16 and new device models.
7.5.1
Aug 8, 2022
This update includes minor bug fixes.
7.5
May 31, 2022
Updated Search by Drawing model to include the latest submissions—thanks for submitting your drawings!
7.4.3
Feb 9, 2022
This update includes minor bug fixes and enhancements.
7.4.2
Dec 29, 2021
This update includes minor bug fixes and enhancements.
7.4.1
Oct 20, 2021
This update includes minor enhancements and improved stability.
7.4
Sep 20, 2021
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

This update includes new features and optimizations for iOS and iPadOS 15!

‣ When you tap or long press a symbol, you can use Quick Note to add a link back it, or ask Siri to share this symbol with someone
‣ Support for drag and drop on iPhone
‣ Improved Handoff support
‣ Improved keyboard shortcuts
‣ Keyboard navigation
‣ Optimizations for new device models
‣ Updated Unicode table
‣ Other minor enhancements
7.3.4
Apr 5, 2021
This update includes various bug fixes and enhancements.
7.3.3
Feb 15, 2021
This update includes stability improvements.
7.3.2
Feb 8, 2021
⁃ Ability to jump to a specific code point in the Unicode table
⁃ Other minor enhancements and bug fixes
7.3.1
Dec 8, 2020
Family Sharing for in-app purchases is now supported!
7.3
Nov 16, 2020
This update includes improvements to Search by Drawing, support for iOS and iPadOS 14, and more.

Search by Drawing
● A new drawing classification model improves accuracy, recognizes more symbols, and significantly reduces the app download size
● Thank you to everyone who made this possible — 6,300 people from 101 countries have submitted their drawings!

iOS and iPadOS 14
● A new widget allows you to see how many drawings you’ve submitted
● Improved support for Scribble with Apple Pencil

More
● Optimizations for iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and iPad Air (4th generation)
● New watchOS complications — Utilitarian Large, Graphic Corner, Graphic Circular, Graphic Bezel, and Graphic Extra Large
● Ability to reset settings
● Other minor enhancements and bug fixes
7.2.2
Jul 26, 2020
This update includes minor bug fixes and enhancements.
7.2.1
May 25, 2020
This update includes minor bug fixes and enhancements.
7.2
Apr 29, 2020
■ Added the ability to hide Recently Used and Favorites from the keyboard
■ Added support for multiple windows on iPad
■ Optimized for floating keyboard on iPad
■ Other minor enhancements
7.1
Mar 28, 2020
This update adds full support for mouse and trackpad pointer interactions on iPadOS 13.4.
7.0.3
Dec 6, 2019
Now it's quicker to help improve Search by Drawing – tap the banner at the top to submit your drawings. Thanks for your contributions!
7.0.2
Nov 11, 2019
□ Added options to copy symbol information on tap in App Actions
□ Minor bug fixes
7.0.1
Oct 12, 2019
This update includes minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
7.0
Sep 19, 2019
UniChar 7 is here. Introducing a complete Unicode table, a favorites category, and much more. This update takes full advantage of new capabilities in iOS 13 including dark mode and context menus.

Unicode Table
● Browse the complete map of Unicode symbols
● Symbols are organized by code point in their respective blocks
● View a list of all blocks, search for one, and instantly jump to it

Favorites Category
● Thanks to your feedback, now you can favorite symbols, allowing you to access them quickly
● Drag and drop to rearrange them
● Access favorites in the app, keyboard, widget, and on Apple Watch

Dark Mode
● UniChar looks stunning with a new dark interface
● Automatically matches your system appearance

Context Menus
● Tap and hold to see details about a character and reveal a menu of options
● Quickly copy or insert the symbol, name, code, html, or all of the character info – your last used options are placed right at the top
● Add or remove a symbol from your favorites

And Much More
● Added 500 newly supported symbols including mahjong tiles, domino tiles, playing cards, a dedicated musical category, and more
● Quicker access to Search by Drawing
● Added undo button when using and training Search by Drawing
● Added ability to drag and drop the character name or all character info
● Added ability to customize what information to drag and drop from the widget
● Expanded keyboard shortcuts
● Refined iconography
● Full accessibility support including Voice Control

A lot of thought and hard work has gone into this update. If you love it please let me know by leaving a review!
6.2.4
Jul 16, 2019
This update contains a small bug fix when training Search by Drawing. Thanks to those of you who have submitted drawings, especially if you're using iOS 13 beta! A good number have been received but we need many more. Please continue to submit yours!
6.2.3
Jul 1, 2019
If you have iOS 13 beta installed, this is a special update for you! Check out the new symbols coming with iOS 13 in Train Search by Drawing. Submit your own drawings of the new symbols to teach the app to recognize them. With your help we can ensure these symbols will be searchable. I want to reward you for your efforts, so if you draw them all, screenshot the surprise at the end and send it to me. Thank you for contributing and have fun drawing!

If you don't have iOS 13 beta installed, you can still submit drawings! The more drawings the better Search by Drawing will be. Let me know if you draw them all and I will reward you as well.
6.2.2
Mar 30, 2019
This update includes minor bug fixes and enhancements. Not very exciting, I know, but it also lays the groundwork for neat things to come.

UniChar — Unicode Keyboard FAQ

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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of UniChar — Unicode Keyboard.
iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 6.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
UniChar — Unicode Keyboard supports English
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