What is Unicode and Punycode?

Unicode is a standard for encoding characters. Punycode is a way to represent Unicode characters in ASCII for domain names.

When do I need to convert between them?

When working with international domain names (IDNs) that contain non-ASCII characters, they need to be converted to Punycode for DNS resolution.

Yes, all conversion happens locally in your browser. No data is sent to any server.

This tool handles Unicode characters from all languages, including Chinese, Arabic, Cyrillic, and special symbols.

Convert domain names between Unicode and Punycode in your browser.

Input (one domain per line)

Result

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Convert internationalized domain names (IDN) between Unicode and Punycode directly in your browser.

Tip: Enter one domain per line. Example: 例え.com ⇄ xn--r8jz45g.com