Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to UnicodeForUs, open-source repository of fun unicode characters
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. UnicodeForUs, open-source repository of fun unicode characters launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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𝑳𝒆𝒕'𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔… #famouslastwords
2014 · qaz.wtf · its alternatives →
- 2IM
2020 · glyphfinder.com · its alternatives →
- 3USunicode.style▲125
2018 · unicode.style · its alternatives →
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I made a free tool that stuns LLMs with invisible Unicode characters. *Use cases:* Anti-plagiarism, text obfuscation against LLM scrapers, or just for fun! Even just one word's worth of “gibberified” text is enough to block most LLMs from responding coherently.
Nov 2025 · gibberifier.com · its alternatives →
- 5AS
2015 · unicode-highlight.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
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Shapecatcher▲85Find unicode characters and emojis by drawing
2016 · shapecatcher.com · its alternatives →
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- 8TI
2018 · tascii.io · its alternatives →
- 9RT
2015 · bedazzle.gordn.org · its alternatives →
- 10UF
2014 · sprezzkeyboard.com · its alternatives →
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Bitwise operations and conversions to hexadecimals
2016 · flippybitandtheattackofthehexadecimalsfrombase16.com · its alternatives →
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Unicode normalization and case folding routines at GB/s using SIMD. All in a small, simple C library. - dzfrias/xxUTF
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A procedural character generator
2017 · glkitty.itch.io · its alternatives →
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Work Sans▲12An open source typeface family based on early Grotesques
2015 · weiweihuanghuang.github.io · its alternatives →
- 16FC
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
- 17UL
2021 · unicode.emnudge.dev · its alternatives →
- 18IM
2022 · getmumu.com · its alternatives →
- 19PA
2021 · gurki.github.io · its alternatives →
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Compact, non-backtracking, unicode aware regular expressions in C89 - mnurzia/bbre
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 22TA
I created a small typing game. Would love to get some feedback on it. What can I improve? Are there any features you're missing? Are you having fun playing it? I certainly did have fun :)
Jul 2026 · typocalypse.florianrudaj.com · its alternatives →
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Hi, I'm learning to keep things simple. I'm on startup no. 2 and have just put up a sign-up and twitter page. For the twitter page I needed a profile pic or logo of some sort so I've hacked together a little logo using unicode characters. Have a look: https://twitter.com/#!/TheSuperOwl I think it looks quite cute, it's a temporary thing until we get a designer on board. The 2 founders are not designers (product person & developer) so we don't want this to hold us back with getting things going. It's quite fun - I think we can play around with the unicode characters in the meantime. For…
2011 · twitter.com · its alternatives →
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TypeForgeXfree▲6Transform your text with 50+ unique Unicode font styles
Jul 2026 · typeforgex.pages.dev · its alternatives →
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