# Unicode Character Inspector

> Unicode Character Inspector is a paid API for AI agents from unicode.openverbs.com, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns detailed Unicode metadata for a given character or code point, including name, category, and properties

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://unicode.openverbs.com/v1/inspect
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/unicode-character-inspector-5e748102
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_XkRBdKp6znz7c2c_cxmJ6

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## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability unicode-character-inspector-5e748102 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What are the Unicode properties and official name for the character 😀 — look it up by its code point U+1F600.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need authoritative Unicode metadata — official character names, categories, properties, or block information — for a specific character or code point. It accepts both the raw character and multiple code point formats (U+XXXX, hex, decimal), making it flexible for different input sources. Prefer this over general-purpose text APIs when the specific Unicode standard properties of a character are what matter.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent code point returns an error
- Providing both 'char' and 'codepoint' simultaneously may cause a validation error
- Malformed code point format (e.g. wrong prefix or out-of-range value) returns a parsing error
- Empty or multi-character input to 'char' field may be rejected
- Missing both 'char' and 'codepoint' returns a required field validation error

## How this service works

Resolve a single code point (given as 'char' or 'codepoint') to its name, general category, block, script and plane. Provide exactly one of the two inputs.

## Output

Returns structured Unicode metadata for the queried character or code point, including the official Unicode name, general category, block, script, and other standard properties associated with that code point.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "char": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "A single Unicode character. Provide this OR 'codepoint'."
      },
      "codepoint": {
       "oneOf": [
        {
         "type": "string"
        },
        {
         "type": "number"
        }
       ],
       "description": "Code point as 'U+1F600', '1F600', '0x1F600' or a decimal number. Provide this OR 'char'."
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

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