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title: Install Character Map on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Character Map for Linux - A character map /
  special-characters viewer for Linux.
url: https://snapcraft.io/charactermap
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# Character Map (charactermap)

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latest/stable 1.2.15+28

Install latest/stable of Character Map

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install charactermap
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* charactermap

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 11 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 11 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [www.rayadams.app](https://www.rayadams.app "https://www.rayadams.app")

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### Contact

* [xrayadamo@gmail.com](mailto:xrayadamo@gmail.com "mailto:xrayadamo@gmail.com")

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### Source code

* [github.com/XRayAdams/charactermap](https://github.com/XRayAdams/charactermap "https://github.com/XRayAdams/charactermap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/XRayAdams/charactermap/issues](https://github.com/XRayAdams/charactermap/issues "https://github.com/XRayAdams/charactermap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/charactermap#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/charactermap#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/charactermap#tab-security)

#### A character map / special-characters viewer for Linux.

A character map / special-characters viewer for Linux.

Features:

* Browse installed fonts and see which Unicode blocks each one supports
* Filter Unicode blocks to only those a font actually covers
* Browse characters in a virtualized grid, grouped by Unicode block
* Search characters by name, hex, or decimal code
* Jump straight to a Unicode block
* Preview characters large, in the selected font
* Collect and copy characters to the clipboard
* Save the selected character as a PNG image

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## Install Character Map on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/charactermap/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/charactermap/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/charactermap/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/charactermap/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/charactermap/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/charactermap/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/charactermap/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/charactermap/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/charactermap/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/charactermap/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/charactermap/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/charactermap/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/charactermap/raspbian)