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24 alternatives to Glyf — Unicode character picker for mac

Find any Unicode or NerdFont character from your menubar.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   ✶ glyfs▲121

   Unicode characters & text tools for iPhone, iPad and Mac

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Glyphfinder▲272

   The missing character search for designers, devs & writers

   2020 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Glyphy▲337

   Copy & paste glyphs with ease

   2019 · glyphy.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Glyph Catalog▲105

   Your go-to Unicode, Alt code & Hex code catalog

   2024 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Characters▲143

   Mac menu bar app for quick use of special characters.

   2015 · getcharacters.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Unicopy▲139

   Easy-to-copy unicode characters and symbols

   2023 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Symbar▲76

   Quick access to SF Symbols from your menu bar

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Special Symbols by Mumu X▲168

   30k+ unicodes and their synonyms to speed up symbols picking

   2022 · getmumu.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Glyph Catalog▲9

   Discover, Copy & Learn Every Symbol Code Instantly

   Nov 2025 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Glyphs 3.0▲160

    Build, edit and manage fonts on your Mac

    2021 · glyphsapp.com · its alternatives →

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    CopySymbol™▲68

    Copy & paste special character library, shortcuts, CSS codes

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Entity Pro▲115

    Ultimate glyph finder for macOS

    2020 · appahead.studio · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Shapecatcher▲85

    Find unicode characters and emojis by drawing

    2016 · shapecatcher.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Invisible Character Viewer▲115

    Detect and identify hidden unicode in text strings

    2024 · invisiblecharacterviewer.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    UniChar Keyboard▲8

    Find Unicode symbols using Machine Learning

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Characters for iOS▲81

    Kaomoji library & keyboard for iOS

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FreeWWW Unicode Character Picker▲2

    Find and copy 5,000+ symbols, emojis, and characters

    Jul 2026 · freewww.com · its alternatives →

18. 18US
    unicode.style▲125

    2018 · unicode.style · its alternatives →

19. 19OC
    One clean, developer-focused page for every Unicode symbol▲198

    I’m building a Unicode reference where each symbol has its own dev-friendly page with all relevant encodings. Example: [https://fontgenerator.design/symbol/almost-equal-to](https://fontgenerator.design/symbol/almost-equal-to) Includes Unicode, HTML, CSS, JS, UTF-8/16 bytes, URL encoding, and usage examples. The same structure is used across thousands of symbols (math, arrows, currency, tech/UI, punctuation). Built because existing references are fragmented. Feedback welcome.

    Dec 2025 · fontgenerator.design · its alternatives →

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    Mumu X▲183

    The most handy emoji picker on macOS, now with GPT-3

    2021 · getmumu.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    CharMap 4.0▲139

    Unicode viewer and keyboard for iPhone and iPad

    2024 · charmap.net · its alternatives →

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    Mojito▲162

    Type to search for any emoji, symbol, or gif in seconds

    May 2026 · mojito.wells.ee · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Chars▲84

    Unicode Symbols Keyboard for iOS

    2014 · chars.cc · its alternatives →

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    Copy Paste Character▲115

    Easily find and copy special characters

    2014 · copypastecharacter.com · its alternatives →

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