Provenance Lens

Detect Hidden Unicode Characters

Find invisible and anomalous Unicode characters hidden in text. Spot tampering, hidden watermarks and copy-paste artefacts with clear evidence.

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What Provenance Lens checks1
  1. Unicode anomaliesUnicodeCheck available

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Unicode anomalies

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Source

Characters made visible

  • Zero-width characters and joiners
  • Bidirectional controls and unusual spacing
  • Codepoints that can be reviewed and reproduced

Presence is not intent

An unusual character can come from formatting, language tools or ordinary copy-paste. The report shows the character; it does not invent a motive.

For developers

Install the local scanner. It runs offline, reads the same signals as the hosted version, and emits the same JSON report schema.

LOCAL IN YOUR BROWSER

Check a file now

The file stays on your device. Every status is explained separately and can be reproduced in a JSON report.

Scan a fileInstall the CLI

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