# Character Identifier

> This extension adds a context menu item for selected text that provides more information (from the Unicode database) about the characters...

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/character-identifier](https://chrome-stats.com/d/character-identifier)

## Overview

- **ID:** `character-identifier`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** L. David Baron
- **Category:** web-development,language-support
- **Daily users:** 97
- **Rating:** 4.17 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2.3
- **Last updated:** 2020-03-14
- **First published:** 2006-11-21
- **Size:** 1.27 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/character-identifier/)
- **Website:** [https://dbaron.org/mozilla/char-identifier/](https://dbaron.org/mozilla/char-identifier/)

## Description

**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.

## Rankings

- #11,738 — Overall
- #4 — identify
- #73 — chart
- #73 — database
- #140 — license
- #193 — item

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/character-identifier)