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Gucharmap vs Shapecatcher

A side-by-side look at Gucharmap and Shapecatcher. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Gucharmap

Gucharmap

Office & Productivity

Gucharmap is a free and open source character map application for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It allows users to browse through all Unicode characters and see information like code points and Unicode names for each character.

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Shapecatcher

Shapecatcher

Education & Reference

Shapecatcher is a free online utility for looking up Unicode characters and symbols by drawing them. It allows users to handwrite or draw different characters and then suggests possible matches. It's useful for finding symbols, emoji, dingbats, and other non-standard characters.

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