What Is Asciify?
Asciify (asciify.dev) is a free, browser-based ASCII and Unicode character reference built for developers. You use it when you need to look up a character's code point, hex value, or HTML entity without digging through spec tables — search by name, code point, or the glyph itself, then copy what you need. It requires no account, and the site states it sets no tracking cookies and keeps only anonymous, aggregated page and search counts.
What you can look up
The reference is organized into character sets and categories rather than a single flat table:
| Set / category | Coverage shown on the site |
|---|---|
| Standard | Core ASCII set |
| Extended | Extended ASCII |
| DOS | DOS character set |
| Compact | Compact view of the sets |
| Control | 28 characters (0–8, 14–31, 127) |
| Whitespace | 6 characters (9–13, 32) |
| Punctuation & symbols | 32 characters (33–47, 58–64, 91–96, 123–126) |
| Numbers | 10 characters (48–57) |
| Uppercase letters | 26 characters (A–Z, 65–90) |
| Lowercase letters | 26 characters (a–z, 97–122) |
Emoji are also included, with styles from Twemoji, Noto Color Emoji, Fluent UI Emoji, OpenMoji, Toss Face, JoyPixels, SerenityOS, EmojiTwo, and proprietary Apple and Facebook sets shown for reference and comparison.
How the lookup works
- Open the site at asciify.dev. The search field is the main entry point.
- Type a query. The site accepts a character name, a code point, or the glyph itself — for example, searching a letter name, a numeric code, or pasting the symbol directly.
- Toggle the set if the character you want sits outside standard ASCII. Switching between Standard and Extended changes which characters appear.
- Copy the output you need — hex code or HTML entity — into your source, config, or documentation.
The site also exposes a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl K) to jump to the search, and a "jump to any character, emoji, or category" behavior so you can navigate by name, code point, or glyph rather than scrolling.
When it's the right tool
- You're writing HTML and need the entity for a symbol instead of pasting the raw glyph.
- You're debugging encoding issues and want to confirm which code point a character actually maps to.
- You're comparing how the same emoji renders across vendors before choosing one for a UI.
- You need to check whether a character falls in the control, whitespace, or punctuation ranges.
It is a reference and lookup tool, not a converter or encoder — it won't transform a whole file or string for you. If your task is bulk conversion, you'll still need a script or library; Asciify is for finding and copying individual characters and their codes.
Privacy and licensing notes
The site states it has no accounts, no ads, no tracking cookies, and no cross-site tracking, with Cloudflare handling hosting and request delivery. Character names and code points come from the Unicode® Standard. Emoji artwork is reproduced under the licenses listed on the site (CC-BY 4.0, Apache 2.0, MIT, SIL OFL 1.1, BSD-2-Clause, and others), with Apple and Facebook styles shown under nominative/fair-use principles and removable on request from a rights holder. Asciify states it is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of those rights holders.