Unicode Inspector

Overview

What Unicode Inspector does

Iterates by Unicode scalar rather than UTF-16 code unit and labels spaces, tabs, and line breaks so invisible characters remain understandable.

Example

Action and outcome

Workflow

Use Unicode Inspector

Follow these steps to show every selected Unicode code point with ActionClip.

1. Select the text you want to use.
2. Choose Unicode Inspector from ActionClip.
3. Review the result, then copy it where you need it.

Before you add it

Requirements and privacy

• Before you start: No setup required.
• Your selected text: Runs locally in ActionClip’s JavaScript sandbox. Selected text does not leave your Mac.

Inspect before installing

Action configuration

The definition below is included so you can inspect how the action works before downloading it.

function run(selected_text) {
  if (!selected_text) return "No characters selected.";
  return Array.from(selected_text).map((character) => {
    const value = character.codePointAt(0);
    const code = "U+" + value.toString(16).toUpperCase().padStart(4, "0");
    let label = character;
    if (character === " ") label = "SPACE";
    else if (character === "\n") label = "LINE FEED";
    else if (character === "\r") label = "CARRIAGE RETURN";
    else if (character === "\t") label = "TAB";
    return code + "  " + label;
  }).join("\n");
}