Character Identifier

This extension adds a context menu item for selected text that provides more information (from the Unicode database) about the characters...
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Character Identifier is a Chrome extension that enhances your browsing experience by adding a context menu item whenever you select text. This feature allows you to quickly access detailed information about the selected characters directly from the comprehensive Unicode database.

Ideal for developers, linguists, and Unicode enthusiasts, this extension provides an easy and efficient way to explore character data, making text analysis and character identification straightforward. The extension respects licensing regulations, with Unicode data files licensed under the Unicode license and the extension itself tri-licensed under MPL 1.1, GPL 2.0, and LGPL 2.1.

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By:
L. David Baron
Daily users:
107
Rating:
4.50
(4)
Version:
0.2.3 Last updated: 2020-03-14
Version code:
4982182
Creation date:
2006-11-21
Risk:
Very low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
Size:
1.33M
URLs:
Website
Full description:
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Source:
Firefox Browser Add-ons
Updated:
a day ago

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by Firefox user 18786257, 2025-01-17
A very useful extension, I use it from time to time, when I see an exotic character or something dubious. Alas, it hasn't been updated in 4 years, it uses an old database (Unicode 13) and more importantly, I no longer see the context menu, perhaps because of some Firefox update. I hope somebody will update it to work again.
by PhiLho, 2023-09-28
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Character Identifier does not require any sensitive permissions.

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