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Piotr Lopusiewicz
Piotr Lopusiewicz

Reputation: 2594

How to find out number/name of unicode character in Python?

In Python:

>>> "\N{BLACK SPADE SUIT}"
'♠'
>>> "\u2660"
'♠'

Now, let's say I have a character which I don't know the name or number for. Is there a Python function which gives this information like this?

>>> wanted_function('♠')
["BLACK SPADE SUIT", "u2660"]

Upvotes: 55

Views: 19080

Answers (1)

DSM
DSM

Reputation: 353199

You may find the unicodedata module handy:

>>> s = "\N{BLACK SPADE SUIT}"
>>> s
'♠'
>>> import unicodedata
>>> unicodedata.name(s)
'BLACK SPADE SUIT'
>>> ord(s)
9824
>>> hex(ord(s))
'0x2660'

Upvotes: 83

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