Turn text into Webdings icons, then read them back
A Webdings translator turns ordinary keys into the icons the Webdings font draws, and reads those icons back as the keys behind them.
A Webdings translator converts the letters, numbers, and punctuation you type into the icons that the Webdings font draws for those keys, and it can decode a pasted row of those icons back into text. Webdings is not another name for Wingdings. It is a separate Microsoft symbol font with its own key-to-picture map.
What a Webdings translator converts
Every key in a symbol font stands for one picture. A Webdings translator applies the Webdings version of that map, so the same sentence comes out as a completely different row of icons than it would in Wingdings.
The output is copyable Unicode text. You can paste it into a message or a document, and the person receiving it does not need the font installed. Copied symbols may still look different from one device to another. If you'd rather switch the font in Word or on a Mac, see how the font switch differs from pasting symbols.
Webdings and Wingdings use different key maps
The homepage FAQ answers this directly: “No. Wingdings and Webdings are different Microsoft symbol fonts with different key-to-symbol mappings. The same keyboard key can produce a different symbol in each font.”
That matters when you decode. If you paste a line of Webdings icons, the translator switches to Webdings when it can identify those symbols. If you select another set by hand, symbols with no match stay as they are, and a note tells you which set to select. Wingdings itself also has the Wingdings 2 translator and its own chart and a Wingdings 3 translator for arrow symbols, each with its own map.
What the Webdings set looks like
According to Microsoft’s typography notes, Webdings was made for web designers who wanted a fast way to add graphics to pages. It contains web-related images and user-interface icons, including ones suited to page navigation.
On this site’s Webdings map, the uppercase letters lean toward buildings and places, digits carry window and media-player controls, and lowercase letters mix vehicles with interface marks.
| Key | Symbol | Unicode |
|---|---|---|
| H | 🏠 | U+1F3E0 |
| L | 🔍 | U+1F50D |
| N | 👁 | U+1F441 |
| 8 | ⏩ | U+23E9 |
| a | ✔ | U+2714 |
| b | 🚲 | U+1F6B2 |
| r | 🗙 | U+1F5D9 |
Buildings, transport, and media controls
Because Webdings leans toward places, travel, and controls, it reads differently from the hands, faces, and zodiac signs people associate with Wingdings. A Webdings translator is the tool to use when the row in front of you looks like a map legend or a media player rather than a set of hand signs.
How to use the Webdings translator
- Open the free Wingdings Translator with the Webdings set chosen.
- Type or paste your text. Letters, numbers, and punctuation that Webdings maps become icons; anything outside the map stays unchanged.
- Choose Copy result, or select a single tile in the chart to copy just that icon.
The tool runs in the browser, with nothing to install, on phones, tablets, and desktops.
Decode a line someone sent you
Paste the icons with Webdings selected. Auto detect can set the direction, and the converted letters appear in the result box. If you are hunting for a tick rather than a full message, Webdings has its own heavy check, and the guide to a check mark in Wingdings and Wingdings 2 shows where the other ticks sit.
Webdings translator: FAQ
Is there a Webdings translator that works both ways?
Yes. Choose the Webdings set, then type text to get icons or paste icons to read the keys behind them. Auto detect can choose the direction.
Is Webdings the same as Wingdings?
No. Wingdings and Webdings are different Microsoft symbol fonts with different key-to-symbol mappings. The same keyboard key can produce a different symbol in each font.
Who designed Webdings?
Microsoft’s typography notes say Webdings was designed in 1997, as a collaboration between Microsoft’s Vincent Connare and Monotype designers Sue Lightfoot, Ian Patterson, and Geraldine Wade.
Does the Webdings set map every key?
This site’s Webdings map covers 94 of the printable keyboard characters. The lowercase k has no Webdings symbol here and stays unchanged, along with any other character outside the map.
Is there a check mark in Webdings?
Yes. On this site’s map, the lowercase a gives ✔ (U+2714).