Question

I want to show a special character.

I found this link which displays everything.

let’s take for example this char :

2 questions )

• how can I convert ↓ , ↓ to \u____unicode char ? ( c#)

• When should I use ↓ vs ↓

Answer 1

You can use:

System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlDecode("↓")
System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlDecode("↓")

The above is .NET 4.0 and above, for prior versions, use System.Web.HttpUtility.

Both will produce a string containing ↓.

You can take this string, get the first (and only) character from it – this will be a C#, UTF16 character.

I would suggest using ↓ instead of the numeric character reference if you must use character references, as it is more readable. If you can use the ↓ directly, that is best.