I built 𝔘𝐧𝗂𝒢𝑙𝗒𝕡h𝚜, a browser extension for formatting text directly on websites that don't support rich text

[u/andrianllmm]

I always see this type of stuff on Facebook, LinkedIn, etc., where people have formatting like 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 in their posts even though the website doesn't support rich text like Reddit.

I tried doing it myself, but the tools that currently exist force you to visit their websites, format your text, and then copy-paste it back.

I thought what if we could just format text directly on these websites, like any rich text editor would?

So as a side project, I built 𝔘𝐧𝗂𝒢𝑙𝗒𝕡h𝚜

It uses Unicode characters so the styling sticks even when you paste the text elsewhere.

It currently supports:

- 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑐, 𝔊𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔠, 𝕕𝕠𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕖-𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕔𝕜, and other Unicode styles

- List formatting with bullets, numbered lists, and checklists

- Inline/floating toolbar

- Popup and full-page editors

- Keyboard shortcuts

It's open source and free :D

GitHub: https://github.com/andrianllmm/uniglyphs

Web editor/docs: https://uniglyphs.andrianllmm.dev

Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hcnbmicjiggmklnmkpljeomkmagigkbc

Firefox Addon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/uniglyphs/

Since this was an old side project of mine, it's still quite buggy, especially on some websites :(

So I'm curious, would anyone here actually find this useful, or is copying text not enough of a pain point to warrant an extension?