Example
Input:
StarryTool
Click the encode button to output:
\u0053\u0074\u0061\u0072\u0072\u0079\u0054\u006f\u006f\u006c
About the Online Unicode Encode/Decode Converter
The Unicode encoding process in the Online Unicode Encoder/Decoder involves mapping characters and symbols to numbers (code points), which can then be converted into byte sequences for storage on computers or transmission over networks. This involves specific encoding schemes such as UTF-8, UTF-16, etc.
Unicode decoding is the reverse process, converting byte sequences back into corresponding characters or symbols. This requires knowledge of the original encoding scheme to accurately restore the information.
• Features
Extensive character coverage: Unicode can represent over 143,000 characters, including text, symbols, and emojis, covering nearly all the world’s writing systems.
Uniformity: Unicode provides a unified coding scheme for global characters, solving compatibility issues caused by the coexistence of multiple encoding systems.
Scalability: The Unicode standard is continually updated to include new characters and symbols, such as new emojis and newly discovered ancient texts.
Multiple encoding forms: Unicode has various implementations, such as UTF-8, UTF-16, and UTF-32, each offering different advantages in storage efficiency and compatibility.
UTF-8 is the most common form, using 1 to 4 bytes to represent each character and is compatible with ASCII, commonly used in web pages and emails.
UTF-16 and UTF-32 use fixed 2 bytes and 4 bytes to represent characters, which can simplify processing logic in certain scenarios.
• Applications
Web and email: Text on the internet, such as HTML pages and emails, widely uses Unicode, especially UTF-8, to support multilingual content for global users.
Databases: Database systems use Unicode to store multilingual text, enabling storage and retrieval of data in any language.
Software development: Modern programming languages and development frameworks support Unicode, allowing developers to build applications that can handle global languages and character sets.
File formats: Many modern file formats, such as XML and JSON, adopt Unicode to ensure multilingual compatibility of file contents.
Operating systems: Modern operating systems like Windows, macOS, and Linux support Unicode at their core, enabling users to input, display, and manage multilingual text.