PopChar
Find & insert characters instantly
PopChar helps you find and insert special characters in any app. It suits you if you regularly need accents, symbols, ligatures, or emoji, or want to check how characters look across fonts.
by ergonis Software · 100% positive (89)
What you get
You can find the right symbol without knowing its name or shortcut.
PopChar gives you a way to put accents, symbols, ligatures, and emoji into your text without hunting through menus or guessing key combinations. You can search for a character by name or sketch its shape when you recognize it but don’t know what it’s called. Once you find it, you can insert it into whichever app you’re using.
You can also check that you’ve chosen the right character before adding it. Magnifying a symbol lets you inspect small details, such as an accent’s direction or a dot’s position. Comparing the same character across your fonts helps you choose its appearance and spot fonts that don’t include it.
For characters you use repeatedly, you can look up their keyboard shortcuts rather than rely on trial and error. Searchable emoji and ligatures give you another route to finding the exact character your text needs.
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Find unnamed symbols
You can sketch a character’s shape to find matches when you don’t know its name.
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Insert without menu hunting
You can add accents, symbols, ligatures, and emoji to your text in any app.
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Check the small details
You can enlarge characters to verify accents, dots, and other details before using them.
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Choose a suitable font
You can compare a character across fonts and see which fonts lack it.
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Learn repeat-use shortcuts
You can look up keyboard combinations for characters you need often.
Best for
- You regularly write with accents or special symbols
- You need to compare character shapes across fonts
- You recognize a symbol but don’t know its name
Skip it if
You probably don’t need it if you rarely insert special characters and already know the shortcuts for those you use.
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From the developer
Scrolling through menus for a single symbol is no fun, and random key combos rarely help. PopChar clears the clutter and makes the whole process effortless. Finding and inserting characters turns into a smooth little routine.Read the full description
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