CharacterName

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`CharacterName`

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CharacterName["c"]

gives the name of the character c.

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CharacterName[n]

gives the name of the character with character code n.

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CharacterName[c,"type"]

gives a name of the specified type.

Details

Possible types include:

	"CommonName"	spelled-out English name
	"HTMLName"	name in HTML
	"LongName"	long form canonical name
	"StandardName"	Wolfram Language standard name (if any)
	"TeXName"	name in TeX
	"UnicodeName"	name in Unicode standard

CharacterName[c] gives the Wolfram Language standard name for c if it exists, and gives the long form canonical name otherwise.
CharacterName["string"] gives a list of names of the characters in string.
CharacterName has attribute Listable.

Examples

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Basic Examples (4)Summary of the most common use cases

Wolfram Language standard name:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdo4u64q-k0l2yk

Out[1]=1

Spelled-out character name:

In[2]:=2

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdo4u64q-ngttfn

Out[2]=2

Canonical form of the character name:

In[3]:=3

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdo4u64q-xc131

Out[3]=3

Character name according to the Unicode standard:

In[4]:=4

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdo4u64q-ggvhrx

Out[4]=4

Look up character name using character code:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdo4u64q-jygbzz

Out[1]=1

Character names used in TeX:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdo4u64q-bz4k7i

Out[1]=1

In[2]:=2

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdo4u64q-jn8irz

Out[2]=2

Character names used in HTML:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdo4u64q-d3n3gy

Out[1]=1

In[2]:=2

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdo4u64q-eb775h

Out[2]=2

In[3]:=3

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdo4u64q-ho829w

Out[3]=3

Possible Issues (1)Common pitfalls and unexpected behavior

Some characters may not have standard Wolfram Language names:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdo4u64q-fv4o4o

Out[1]=1

All renderable characters have common names:

In[2]:=2

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdo4u64q-pt8mr4

Out[2]=2

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