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KCharSelect vs Unicodia: catalog facts
KCharSelect	Unicodia
Best for: Linux users who need to insert symbols and look up Unicode characters	Best for: Anyone looking up Unicode characters, symbols and emoji on Windows
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source, apart from the licence of one bundled font.
Linux	Windows
Search characters by Unicode name Shows aliases, notes and technical representations All 4 strengths for KCharSelect Search characters by Unicode name Shows aliases, notes and technical representations Unihan definitions and pronunciations for East Asian characters Regular releases through KDE Gear	Covers all Unicode 17 characters Shows which installed font renders each character All 4 strengths for Unicodia Covers all Unicode 17 characters Shows which installed font renders each character Copies codes as HTML, UTF-8 or UTF-16 Notes on each writing system
Linux only Fits best in a KDE Plasma desktop	Windows only, with only basic support on Windows 7 Named multi-character sequences are not shown yet All 3 limitations for Unicodia Windows only, with only basic support on Windows 7 Named multi-character sequences are not shown yet Search is simple
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for KCharSelect apps.kde.org/kcharselect Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Unicodia mercury13.github.io/unicodia Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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