TypeAnySymbol – Unicode Symbol Picker
| 开发者 | typeanysymbol |
|---|---|
| 更新时间 | 2026年9月7日 21:51 |
| PHP版本: | 7.4 及以上 |
| WordPress版本: | 7.1 |
| 版权: | GPLv2 or later |
| 版权网址: | 版权信息 |
详情介绍:
- Smart search – match by Unicode name ("rightwards arrow"), everyday term
("right arrow", "em dash", "not equal"), the actual character, or a code point
(
U+2192,2192,→). Case, spaces and hyphens are all ignored. - Curated library – roughly 1,000 genuinely useful visible characters, organised into Popular, Arrows, Math, Currency, Punctuation, Greek, Accented Letters, Shapes, Technical, Signs and Numbers & Fractions.
- Real characters only – Insert drops a plain Unicode character at the caret. No shortcodes, no wrapper spans, no custom blocks. Deactivate the plugin and every symbol you inserted stays exactly as it was.
- Favorites & Recently Used – kept in your browser only (localStorage), no database tables, no account.
- Keyboard friendly – full arrow-key navigation, visible focus, Escape to close, proper labels and ARIA roles.
- Nothing on the front end – no scripts, styles, fonts, APIs, analytics or telemetry are ever loaded for your visitors. Assets load only inside the block editor.
安装:
- Install and activate the plugin (from Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin,
or by uploading the
typeanysymbol-unicode-symbol-pickerfolder to/wp-content/plugins/). - Open a post or page using the WordPress Block Editor.
- Click inside a Paragraph, Heading, List, Quote, Button, or another supported text field.
- Find the Symbols button in the block text toolbar. Depending on available toolbar space, it may appear directly or inside the toolbar's More menu.
- Search for a symbol such as "copyright", "degree", "em dash", "theta", or "right arrow".
- Select the character and click Insert.
- The real Unicode character is inserted directly into the content.
屏幕截图:
常见问题:
Where do I find the symbol picker?
There is no settings page. Edit a post or page in the WordPress Block Editor, click inside a supported text block, and choose Symbols from the block toolbar (it may be under the toolbar's More menu when space is tight).
Does this plugin add frontend scripts?
No. All assets are enqueued exclusively on enqueue_block_editor_assets.
Your site's front end is completely untouched.
Does it use an API?
No. Everything ships with the plugin. It never makes a network request.
Does it collect data?
No. There is no analytics, no telemetry, no licensing server and no account. Favorites and recently-used symbols are stored only in your own browser.
What happens when I deactivate it?
Nothing changes in your content. Inserted characters are ordinary Unicode text, so they remain intact and display exactly as before.
Can I search by Unicode code point?
Yes. U+2192, u+2192, 0x2192, a bare 2192, → and → all
resolve to →.
Does it support the Classic Editor?
No. Version 1.0 targets the block editor only.
Which characters are included?
Around 1,000 hand-picked visible characters that are useful to writers, bloggers, developers, teachers, students and editors – arrows, math and logic symbols, currency signs, smart punctuation, Greek letters, accented Latin letters, geometric shapes, technical and keyboard symbols, and common fractions. It is intentionally not a full Unicode database.
更新日志:
- Initial release.
- Block-editor toolbar button for RichText fields.
- Symbol picker with search, category tabs, grid, symbol details and Insert.
- Curated library of ~1,000 visible Unicode characters.
- Client-side smart search by name, alias, keyword, character and code point.
- Favorites and Recently Used stored in localStorage.
- One-time admin welcome notice and a "How to use" Plugins-screen link.
- No front-end assets, no network requests, no data collection.