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Hidden Character Identifier

Hidden Character Identifier

Detect and identify hidden, invisible, and control characters in your text. Find zero-width spaces, non-breaking spaces, control codes, and Unicode formatting characters.

Text to Analyze

Paste your text to scan for hidden and invisible characters

Sample Texts

Analysis Summary

Total length
0
Visible chars
0
Hidden/invisible
0
Control chars
0
Whitespace
0
Issues found
0

What We Detect

  • Control characters: NULL, TAB, CR, LF, DEL, etc.
  • Zero-width spaces: ZWSP, ZWNJ, ZWJ
  • Non-breaking spaces: NBSP and variants
  • Unicode formatting: BOM, directional marks
  • Special spaces: En space, Em space, Hair space
  • Invisible characters: Various Unicode invisibles

Common Issues

  • Copy-paste artifacts: Hidden formatting from documents
  • Web scraping: Non-breaking spaces from HTML
  • Data imports: Control characters from CSV/databases
  • Encoding problems: BOM markers, directional text
  • Malicious text: Hidden characters for obfuscation
  • Form validation: Invisible spaces breaking validation