🔍 Unicode Zero-Width Character Detector for Hidden Text

The Unicode Zero-Width Character Detector is a simple, browser-based tool that scans text for hidden zero-width characters commonly used for obfuscation and content manipulation.

Use this tool to paste suspicious code, scripts, or emails and uncover characters like ZERO WIDTH SPACE (\u200B), ZERO WIDTH JOINER (\u200D), and others. These characters are invisible and can disrupt parsers or fool eyeballs in phishing, malware, or misconfigured systems.

Use Cases

🛡 Detect hidden tracking or privilege escalation characters in shell scripts or bash configs
💬 Debug copy-pasted strings from word processors or the web
🔐 Examine settings files for invisible diff noise or timestamp tampering

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My name is Skylar Pearce, I have been working as a System Administror since 2013 as well some side consulting work. During my career I have worked with everything from Active Directory and vCenter to configuring routers and switches and phone systems, documenting and scripting my way through the whole thing. I have a Security+ certification and am currently working on my PenTest+. Throughout my career I have gained almost all of my knowledge from blogs like this. It is now time for me to pay it back. Over time I have gathered scripts and tricks over the years that I will share on this site. A lot of the posts here will be mainly reference posts, some will be full on how to’s. I am happy to go into more depth on any other topics I go over here, just make a comment on a post. I will do my best to post once a day on weekdays but as I run out of ideas it may slow down. My WordPress skills are still growing so the site will likely get better over time as I learn. You can reach me at contact@allthesystems.com or on LinkedIn