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How to Use the SymbolFYI Symbol Table Tool

A complete guide to SymbolFYI's Symbol Table — browse characters by Unicode block, filter by category, copy characters, and explore encoding details.

How to Use the SymbolFYI Encoding Converter

A guide to SymbolFYI's Encoding Converter — convert characters between UTF-8, UTF-16, HTML entities, CSS escapes, and other formats instantly.

How to Use the SymbolFYI Character Analyzer

A guide to SymbolFYI's Character Analyzer — count characters, words, and bytes, inspect Unicode properties, and analyze text encoding character by character.

How to Use the SymbolFYI Unicode Lookup Tool

A guide to SymbolFYI's Unicode Lookup — enter a U+ codepoint to see the character's name, block, script, and full encoding details.

How to Use the SymbolFYI Symbol Search Tool

A complete guide to SymbolFYI's Symbol Search — find Unicode characters by name, keyword, HTML entity, or pasted character, with one-click copy in any format.

How Screen Readers Handle Unicode Symbols and Emoji

Learn how screen readers announce Unicode symbols, emoji, and special characters — NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver behavior differences and best practices.

Mojibake: Why Text Turns to Garbage and How to Fix It

Understand mojibake — garbled text from encoding mismatches. Learn to diagnose, fix, and prevent encoding errors in files, databases, and web applications.

Character Encoding Detection: How to Identify Unknown Text Encoding

Detect character encodings in unknown text — BOM sniffing, statistical analysis with chardet, ICU detection, and why heuristics sometimes fail.

CSS Content Property: Using Unicode Symbols in Stylesheets

Learn to use Unicode characters in CSS — the content property, escape sequences, custom list markers, decorative elements, and accessibility considerations.

What Is a Code Point? Understanding Unicode's U+ Notation

Learn what Unicode code points are — the U+ notation system, how code points differ from characters and glyphs, and how to find any character's code point.