Preview and apply text normalization

Choose a form for a specific purpose

Open Unicode Normalizer, paste a short sample, and choose a form. Select Preview to compare the proposed text with the original. Nothing becomes available to copy or download until you choose Apply.

Compare a canonical-equivalence example

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Read the output values as well as the glyph. If the counts are unfamiliar, compare code points and grapheme clusters. “Unchanged” means the selected form left this input as it was; it does not validate the text for every application.

Review compatibility changes carefully

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The first two examples change under compatibility normalization. That can be useful for a defined comparison task, but it is not a reason to rewrite a document without review. The last example prevents a common assumption: normalization does not replace every similar-looking mark with a familiar keyboard character.

Apply the reviewed result

1. Preview

   Run the chosen form and compare the original and output code points.

2. Review

   Read the compatibility warning for NFKC or NFKD and check whether each change is appropriate.

3. Apply

   Use the separate Apply action when the proposed result is the one you want.

4. Copy or export

   Copy the reviewed result or save it locally, while retaining the original separately if needed.

Changing the source text or selected form requires a new preview. Do not rely on an old result after editing the input. If you need to compare a result in more detail, copy that result into Unicode Inspector and look at its individual code points.