Character Identifier

Name: Character Identifier
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: L. David Baron

This extension adds a context menu item for selected text that provides more information (from the Unicode database) about the characters...

Character Identifier: Add-on for Firefox

Character Identifier is a Firefox add-on that enhances the browsing experience by adding a context menu item for selected text. It retrieves detailed information from the Unicode database about the characters selected. The extension is licensed under MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1.

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By: L. David Baron

Daily users: 123

-3

Rating: 4.50

(4)

Version: 0.2.3 (Last updated: 2020-03-14)

Version code: 4982182

Creation date: 2006-11-21

Firefox on Android: Yes

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Permissions:

contextMenus

Size: 1.33M

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Source: Firefox Browser Add-ons

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# 9,318 ▼ 93

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#2 in identify keyword 58

#62 in chart keyword 55 ▼ 1

#98 in license keyword 27 ▼ 1

#110 in database keyword 36 ▼ 4

#165 in item keyword 27 ▼ 4

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User reviews

by Firefox user 18786257, 2025-01-17

A very useful extension, I use it from time to time, when I see an exotic character or something dubious. Alas, it hasn't been updated in 4 years, it uses an old database (Unicode 13) and more importantly, I no longer see the context menu, perhaps because of some Firefox update. I hope somebody will update it to work again.

by PhiLho, 2023-09-28

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Risk impact

Character Identifier does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

Character Identifier has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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