Unicode Conversion

Unicode Conversion is a Visual Studio Code extension that allows you to convert between Unicode escape sequences and Unicode characters bidirectionally in your files effortlessly.

Features

✨ Bidirectional Conversion:

• 🔀 Convert Unicode escape sequences to Unicode characters (\u0e01 → ก)
• 🔄 Convert Unicode characters to escape sequences (ก → \u0e01)
• 📄 Convert entire documents or selected text
• ⌨️ Multiple input methods: Context menu, Command Palette, Keyboard shortcuts

Conversion Examples

Unicode to Text (Decode)

Input:  \u0e2a\u0e27\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e14\u0e35
Output: สวัสดี

Input:  \u4f60\u597d
Output: 你好

Input:  \u0048\u0065\u006c\u006c\u006f
Output: Hello

Text to Unicode (Encode)

Input:  สวัสดี
Output: \u0e2a\u0e27\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e14\u0e35

Input:  你好
Output: \u4f60\u597d

Input:  こんにちは
Output: \u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f

Usage

🔀 Unicode to Text Conversion (Decode)

Convert Document Unicode Escape Sequences

• Command Palette: Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) to open the command palette, then type Unicode Conversion: Convert Document (Unicode → Text) and select the command.
• Context Menu: Right-click in the editor window, navigate to Unicode Conversion > Convert Document (Unicode → Text).
• Keyboard Shortcut: Press Ctrl+Alt+U (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Alt+U (Mac) to convert all Unicode escape sequences in the document.

Convert Selected Unicode Escape Sequences

• Command Palette: Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) to open the command palette, then type Unicode Conversion: Convert Selection (Unicode → Text) and select the command.
• Context Menu: Right-click in the editor window, navigate to Unicode Conversion > Convert Selection (Unicode → Text).
• Keyboard Shortcut: Press Ctrl+Alt+S (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Alt+S (Mac) to convert the selected Unicode escape sequences.

🔄 Text to Unicode Conversion (Encode)

Convert Document to Unicode Escape Sequences

• Command Palette: Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) to open the command palette, then type Unicode Conversion: Convert Document (Text → Unicode) and select the command.
• Context Menu: Right-click in the editor window, navigate to Unicode Conversion > Convert Document (Text → Unicode).
• Keyboard Shortcut: Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Alt+Shift+U (Mac) to convert all non-ASCII characters in the document to Unicode escape sequences.

Convert Selected Text to Unicode Escape Sequences

• Command Palette: Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) to open the command palette, then type Unicode Conversion: Convert Selection (Text → Unicode) and select the command.
• Context Menu: Right-click in the editor window, navigate to Unicode Conversion > Convert Selection (Text → Unicode).
• Keyboard Shortcut: Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Alt+Shift+S (Mac) to convert the selected non-ASCII characters to Unicode escape sequences.

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts Summary

💡 Use Cases

• JSON Files: Convert encoded Unicode strings to readable text
• Database Exports: Decode Unicode escape sequences from database dumps
• Internationalization: Work with multilingual content in various formats
• API Responses: Convert between encoded and decoded Unicode formats
• Configuration Files: Handle Unicode content in config files
• Log Files: Decode Unicode escape sequences in application logs

Installation

1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Press Ctrl+P to open the quick open dialog
3. Type ext install jackz.unicode-conversion and press Enter

Alternatively, you can install it from the VS Code Marketplace.

🚀 What's New in Latest Version

• ✅ Bidirectional Conversion: Convert both ways (Unicode ↔ Text)
• ✅ Enhanced Commands: Clear command names with direction indicators
• ✅ New Keyboard Shortcuts: Additional shortcuts for reverse conversion
• ✅ Improved Context Menu: Better organization of conversion options
• ✅ Better Range Handling: Fixed document replacement issues

Support

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License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License.