# Unicode Pad — Complete character map

> Access and copy thousands of Unicode characters with custom keyboards. (iPhone/iPad app by Ziga Kranjec.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unicode-pad/id374098312 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ziga Kranjec](https://appshunter.io/developer/368394743)
- Category: Utilities, Reference
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 3.50/5 from 8 App Store ratings · 171 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 140 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-05-31
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unicode-pad/id374098312/reviews.md

## What is Unicode Pad?

Note: This app supports only in-app custom keyboards! For a fancier version which also supports iOS 8 and later custom keyboards, check out the Unicode Pad Pro app!


• Tested on latest iOS 11
• Support for Unicode 11 standard

• Copy characters to clipboard for use in other apps, like web, mail, chat, notes… practically any iOS app!
• Notepad with customizable keyboards, for your often-used characters and for copying several characters at once. Great for casual writing, too!
• Share your custom keyboards with your friends!
• Send mail and tweets right from within the app!
• Huge selection of symbols (thousands), in fact all that are available on your device. Database itself actually contains data for all Unicode characters (over 100,000), but only glyphs available in iOS system font are actually visible.
• Quick acces to many groups of commonly used symbols!
• Search for characters by name, hexadecimal codepoint or glyph! Find similar and related characters instantly!
• Streamlined design, specifically optimized for each device. Support for all device orientations and Retina display.
• Support for Backspace, New line, Shift and Alternate special keys on custom keyboards.
• Custom keyboard sizes up to 6x16=96 keys.
• View extended character descriptions on Wikipedia, right inside the app! This works particularly great for emoticons!
• One universal application works on iPhone, iPod and iPad!
• Reference booklet of characters available on modern computers! Paper Unicode maps are over 1000 pages long!
• Developers: see which characters are available on your iOS device!
• Great for scientific, mathematical and physics notation, handles many superscripts, subscripts and other symbols!
• Excellent for phonetic notation!
• Perfect for writing Unicode poetry!
• Awesome for making interesting app names!
• HTML entity names for relevant characters
• UNIHAN english definitions for CJK ideograms for many characters
• Flick left and right for next and previous characters in detail view
• Affordable price!

## Key features

- Copy characters to clipboard
- Customizable keyboards
- Share custom keyboards
- Search characters by name/codepoint/glyph
- View extended character descriptions
- Thousands of symbols available

## What do users think of Unicode Pad?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Comprehensive symbol catalog
- 💡 Customizable keyboards
- 🚀 Easy to use interface
- 🔍 Powerful search functionality
- 🌟 Useful for nicknames and special characters
- ✅ Good value for money
- 🔄 Frequent updates and developer support
- 📖 Links to Wikipedia for character information
- ✨ Well-organized categories
- 📲 Works on various iOS devices

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 📦 Some characters display as boxes
- 🐌 Laggy scrolling and slow loading
- 🖱️ Manual copy-pasting required
- ⌨️ Limited keyboard space for custom keyboards
- ❌ Inability to use as a system-wide keyboard
- 📉 Some features are not fully functional
- 💽 App not working with older iOS versions
- 🚫 Missing specific character sets (e.g., Khmer Unicode)

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when selecting notepad
- App crashes on startup
- Scrolling is laggy
- Custom keyboards take time to load
- Characters not appearing on keyboard after adding
- Some symbols don't copy properly (show as boxes)
- App won't update
- App becomes very slow after updates
- Custom keyboards are hard to see after update
- Buttons disappear
- Detail window cannot be closed
- Glyph description length exceeds screen
- App freezes and requires device reset
- Favorites/copy buttons sometimes go invisible
- Cannot get to clipboard to post to other apps
- App doesn't work with Facebook
- Characters not displayed (show as squares)

**Most requested features**

- Ability to add keyboards to other apps
- More space for custom keyboards
- Integration with iOS keyboard
- Add backspace/delete/return keys to custom keyboards
- Ability to rearrange keys on custom keyboards
- Ability to remove custom keys while on the keyboard
- Sort Unicode blocks numerically
- Save/swap out keyboards from within the app
- Option to hide iOS incompatible characters
- Add space bar to custom keyboard layouts
- Copy as HTML option
- Precise selection and editing features
- Macros for multiple keystrokes
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard

## Recent user reviews (10 of 171)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unicode-pad/id374098312/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Kept crashing but I remember it was like an older version of Unicode Pad PRO, I like it

*2025-12-11*

:)

### 3/5 — Keyboard usable in other apps?

*2020-11-01*

I understand that for keyboards usable in other apps, there is Unicode Pro (which I’ve been using for a long time already). However, it only gives access to five additional keyboards, which are all in use already. So if Unicode Pad gave access to usable keyboards, you could have ten in total. An even better solution would obviously be to have infinite keyboards or at least a lot more in Unicode Pro, but if we simply had usable ones with this app, it would be a good start. Otherwise the keyboards are rather pointless.
Thank you for considering.

### 1/5 — Don’t get

*2020-07-09*

It doesn’t work wast of money

### 1/5 — Problem

*2020-05-19, version 11.2*

I can not use extanded font

### 5/5 — Thanks for big variety of symbols

*2019-07-15*

This is literally the best program to write nicknames 💝

### 5/5 — A Rarely Used Delight

*2017-12-03*

Unicode Pad is the kinda app that you don’t need very often but is invaluable when you do. Moreover, every time I run it I’m delighted at what a pleasant experience it is. Highly recommended.

### 5/5 — Good app buuuut..

*2017-04-11, version 10.2*

What's up with the scrolling? Completely laggy on my iPhone 6S Plus and iPad Pro 9.7...

Yay, fixed the scrolling. 5 stars to you! Cheers 🍻

### 5/5 — Absolute bargain

*2017-02-24*

Comprehensive, packed with tools and information, cleverly organized, thoughtfully designed. Just brilliant.

### 5/5 — Ty for keeping supporting

*2017-01-22*

I just want to thank the developer whoever created this app, god bless you, this kind of apps that i never regret paying for, every update your bring is beautiful, this is my only unicode app and i never thought that i will be happy with it, I recommend this app for anyone who seek for a unicode app. if i could place more than 5 stars i would . highly recommended . TY for keeping the updates rolling .

### 5/5 — Freue mich sehr das ein Update da ist 😌

*2017-01-13*

Die App funktioniert einwandfrei und war bei der Navigation durch die Ausdrucks- und Formulierungsmöglichkeiten des Internets ein treuer Begleiter :]

## Frequently asked questions about Unicode Pad

### What does Unicode Pad do?

Unicode Pad allows you to access and copy thousands of Unicode characters, including symbols, for use in any iOS application. It features a notepad with customizable keyboards for quick access to your most-used characters and the ability to copy multiple characters at once.

### What are the key features of Unicode Pad?

Key features include copying characters to the clipboard, creating and sharing custom keyboards, searching for characters by name, codepoint, or glyph, and viewing extended character descriptions on Wikipedia. It supports the latest Unicode standards and offers a vast selection of symbols.

### How much does Unicode Pad cost?

Unicode Pad is available at an affordable price. The application is a one-time purchase and does not feature in-app purchases or advertisements.

### What devices is Unicode Pad compatible with?

Unicode Pad is a universal application that works on iPhone, iPod, and iPad devices. It supports all device orientations and Retina displays, ensuring a streamlined design optimized for each device.

### Who would benefit from using Unicode Pad?

This app is ideal for developers, scientists, mathematicians, and anyone who frequently needs to use special characters, scientific notation, phonetic symbols, or create unique app names. It's also great for casual writing and crafting Unicode poetry.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 11.2 — 2018-07-19

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

• Support for Unicode version 11
• Display glyphs in Private use Areas
• Drag and drop support on iPad
• Improved compatibility with iPhone X
• New pinch gesture in catalogs to change the font size 
• Updated BabelStoneHan and Unifont fonts 
• Added some Noto sans fonts
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 10.5 — 2017-10-08

• Improved font selector, also available in catalogs on all devices
• New up and down gestures in detail view
• Adapted to iOS 11
• Updated fonts
• Bug fixes

### 10.3 — 2017-06-14

version 10.3
• Improved responsiveness
• Bug fixes

### 10.2 — 2017-04-10

version 10.2 - Spring Cleaning
• Super smooth scrolling - watch those characters fly at 60 FPS!
• Updated fonts: BabelStone Han, Aegean, Akkadian, Analecta, DejaVu, Unifont
• Bug fix with glyph table sometimes not appearing right away

### 10.1 — 2017-01-13

version 10.1 - Keyboard Love

• Nicer looking layouts for keyboard toolbars
• Shift and shift lock
• Autorepeat on space and backspace keys
• Glyph size option in catalogs on iPad
• Scripts can now be sorted alphabetically, by region or by age.
• Overall improved keyboard responsiveness
• Improved symbol selections: Notational Systems, Picturelike Letters
• Updated BabelStone Han font, new Amiri and KikakuiSansPro fonts
• Infobox now displays all codes in composed characters correctly. This also works great for new emoji!
• Much easier adding of characters to custom keyboards directly from the character detail view
• Copy glyph as PDF graphics or PNG image
• New sections of favourite and recently copied characters
• Links to more relevant websites for additional info, such as unicode.org and emojipedia
• Character info display widget in notepad is now available on the iPhone
• Character detail display somewhat beautified
• Many other bug and annoyance fixes.

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## More apps by Ziga Kranjec

- [Unicode Pad Express](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unicode-pad-express/id368394740)
- [Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unicode-pad-pro-with-keyboards/id744321889)
- [Kangxi Board](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kangxi-board/id1544846244)

All apps by Ziga Kranjec: https://appshunter.io/developer/368394743

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