The unicode entry tool in OS X 10.11 (the one displayed in your menu bar if you tick the appropriate box in the first tab of the keyboard settings) allows me to copy information about a symbol. There is an entry to this effect in the context menu of the symbol. However, I can't find an option to just display that information, so I always have to copy the text to some other application if I want to just read it. Am I missing something?
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If you don't see Unicode data in right-hand sidebar, under your chosen glyph's Name, then you need to add Unicode to your list of categories on the left sidebar.
At the top left, click the Gear icon [it always looks greyed-out until you click it]
Select Customise List…
Scroll down the Select Categories list, open Code Tables & check Unicode.
[I've composited this picture, you won't really see both menus at once]
- Click Done & click any other glyph to make your new information display.
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1Your answer did help me in two ways. Firstly, it indicated where the information would be displayed. I got the name there but not the codes. Secondly, I noticed that you have way more symbol lists in the left part of the window. I added some more and suddenly the codes showed up. A bit of tweaking showed that enabling the
Unicodelist did make that info available. But the change didn't take effect immediately; I had to switch to a different symbol to see that effect. I'm on a German OS X. Do you want to include the English names for the setting I mentioned in your answer?– MvGCommented Jan 7, 2016 at 20:14 -
Ahh, well spotted :) I've had mine setup with Unicode for so long I don't remember how it looked before. I'll set up a proper answer, using your information. Thanks.– TetsujinCommented Jan 7, 2016 at 20:16