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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 28, 2026

Best Special Characters Plugins for WordPress

10 plugins are tagged “special characters” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Insert Special Characters with 3K+ active installs.

Plugins in category10
#1 by installsInsert Special Charac…
Top-10 installs3.3K+
Avg. health (this page)37/100

10 Special Characters plugins

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Best Special Characters Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Insert Special Characters Insert Special Characters A Special Character inserter for the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg). by 10up 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (8) 2 weeks ago 72
2 Remove Special Characters on Upload Remove Special Characters on Upload A plugin that will help you remove special characters from the name of your files. by Douglas Faria 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 3 years ago 32
3 Password Generator Password Generator Password Generator is a plugin which adds a widget to WordPress which generates various… by Outerbridge 80+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 4 years ago 32
4 Hawaiian Characters Hawaiian Characters Adds the correct characters with diacriticals to the WordPress editor Special Characters… by mrwweb 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 years ago 24
5 Remove Special Characters Remove Special Characters This plugin will help when you add images with special characters, after activated it will… by CHR Designer 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 11 years ago 24
6 Clean Media Library File Names Clean Media Library File Names This plugin cleans uploaded file names to remove special characters and spaces. by webdeveric 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 11 years ago 23
7 Secure Password Generator Secure Password Generator Adds a secure password generator to your WordPress website. by oakcreekdev 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 years ago 23
8 Cleanup Text Cleanup Text Function to remove smart quotes, HTML and other special characters from text. Call the… by roggie 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 16 years ago 23
9 WebTextTools Character Picker WebTextTools Character Picker Insert accented and special characters into Gutenberg with a fast, searchable character… by webtexttools <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 6 months ago 49
10 TypeAnySymbol – Unicode Symbol Picker TypeAnySymbol – Unicode Symbol Picker Search Unicode symbols by name, common term, character or code point and insert them… by typeanysymbol <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 weeks ago 64

Top Special Characters plugins, head to head

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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026

What is the most popular special characters plugin for WordPress?

Insert Special Characters is the most popular special characters plugin with 3K+ active installs and a 4.9/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many special characters plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 10 plugins tagged “special characters” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Are these special characters plugins actively maintained?

2 of the top 10 special characters plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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