---
name: "kitten-unicode-input"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kitty"
version: "0.49.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kitten-unicode-input"
---

# kitten-unicode-input(1)

Browse and select unicode characters by name

## Name

kitten-unicode-input - Browse and select unicode characters by name

## Usage

**kitten unicode-input**

## Description

Input a Unicode character

## Options

- **--emoji-variation** *\[=none\]*

  Whether to use the textual or the graphical form for emoji. By default the default form specified in the Unicode standard for the symbol is used.

  Choices: none, graphic, text

- **--tab** *\[=previous\]*

  The initial tab to display. Defaults to using the tab from the previous kitten invocation.

  Choices: previous, code, emoticons, favorites, name

- **--help, -h** *\[=no\]*

  Show help for this command