Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to ✶ glyfs

Unicode characters & text tools for iPhone, iPad and Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ✶ glyfs launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Glyphy▲337
Copy & paste glyphs with ease
2019 · glyphy.io · its alternatives →
2
Symbol Pad▲86
Easily copy/paste special symbols and characters on iOS
2016 · its alternatives →
3
Gboard by Google▲1,207
Google Search, GIFs, emojis & more—right from your keyboard
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
Paste 4.0▲650
The most convenient way to copy and paste on iPhone and iPad
2023 · pasteapp.io · its alternatives →
5
Glyph3D – A 3D text visualizer for macOS and iOS / iPadOS▲52
Hello internet folks! I'm happy to share the first TestFlight release of Glyph3D, a 3D text visualizer for macOS and iOS. It's free, supports pretty much any utf8 data, and is a pretty interesting way to navigate your repositories or data directories without the limitations of standard text windows! Download and bookmark for macOS and iOS: https://github.com/tikimcfee/LookAtThat/ - You should be able to download public repos from GitHub and render them. - Play with opening and closing windows. I've disabled many of the in-flight features to keep user confusion down,…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
Glyphs 3.0▲160
Build, edit and manage fonts on your Mac
2021 · glyphsapp.com · its alternatives →
7
Glyphfinder▲272
The missing character search for designers, devs & writers
2020 · its alternatives →
8
Unicopy▲139
Easy-to-copy unicode characters and symbols
2023 · its alternatives →
9
Glyf — Unicode character picker for mac▲4
Find any Unicode or NerdFont character from your menubar.
Jun 2026 · glyf.molovo.co · its alternatives →
10
A website that makes your text look cool anywhere online using Unicode▲108
Generate 180+ copy-and-paste fonts for Instagram, TikTok, Discord, bios, names, and messages. Free fancy text generator with cool, cute, bold, cursive, and symbol styles.
2025 · fontgenerator.cool · its alternatives →
11
CharMap 4.0▲139
Unicode viewer and keyboard for iPhone and iPad
2024 · charmap.net · its alternatives →
12
SmartPaste▲93
Paste without annoying styles on macOS
2021 · smartpaste.app · its alternatives →
13
Entity Pro▲115
Ultimate glyph finder for macOS
2020 · appahead.studio · its alternatives →
14
iOS 11 icons: Glyphs▲254
Most demanded iOS 11 icons for free by Icons8
2017 · icons8.com · its alternatives →
15
E.gg for iOS▲133
Digital zine creator
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
ocrX Image to Text▲125
Scan and extract text from images on iPhone, iPad & Mac
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Chars▲84
Unicode Symbols Keyboard for iOS
2014 · chars.cc · its alternatives →
18
Emoji Extractor Plus▲85
Extract PNG emojis from Apple font files
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
Chars 2▲84
Note-taking with Unicode
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
Snipit - Ultimate OCR app for Mac▲131
Effortless image to text conversion for Mac
2024 · getsnipit.com · its alternatives →
21
Characters for iOS▲81
Kaomoji library & keyboard for iOS
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Emoji Party▲147
Charades meets Emojis for iPhone and Apple TV
2016 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
Glyph Catalog▲105
Your go-to Unicode, Alt code & Hex code catalog
2024 · its alternatives →
24
Blixy▲125
Fonts & Themes Keyboard
Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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