# Unicode Character Name Lookup

> Unicode Character Name Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from unicode.openverbs.com, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Looks up a Unicode character by its name and returns associated Unicode data

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://unicode.openverbs.com/v1/name
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/unicode-character-name-lookup-7f3c50a5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_EPOk2OaRjK3bay_Up5wMq

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## 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-name-lookup-7f3c50a5 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the Unicode character named 'SNOWMAN' and tell me what code point and symbol it corresponds to?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you know the official Unicode character name (e.g. 'LATIN SMALL LETTER A', 'SNOWMAN') and need to retrieve its code point or metadata. Prefer this over manual tables or local lookups when you need a lightweight, on-demand API call without maintaining a local Unicode database.

## Known failure modes

- Character name not found in Unicode standard — returns error or empty result
- Misspelled or non-standard character name causes lookup failure
- Input name provided in wrong case or format may fail if case-sensitive
- Network or payment-related errors if the x402 payment protocol is not properly handled

## How this service works

Reverse lookup: resolve a Unicode character name (e.g. 'SNOWMAN', 'CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E2D', 'HANGUL SYLLABLE GA') to its code point. Loose whitespace/case matching. An unknown name is a successful `found:false`.

## Output

Returns Unicode metadata for the given character name, including the character's code point, symbol/glyph, and potentially other Unicode properties such as category, block, or script information.

## 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",
     "required": [
      "name"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "name": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Unicode character name to look up."
      }
     },
     "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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