unicode_names2
v2.0.0 GrowingMap characters to and from their name given in the Unicode standard. This goes to great lengths to be as efficient as possible in both time and space, with the full bidirectional tables weighing barely 500 KB but still offering O(1)* look-up in both directions. (*more precisely, O(length of name).)
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 7+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 245 crates
- ✓Permissive license ((MIT OR Apache-2.0) AND Unicode-DFS-2016)
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1.4M downloads in the last 30 days (46.4K/day), up 43% from the previous period.
245 crates depend on unicode_names2. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 7 years with 15 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include rustpython-parser, egui_demo_lib, wordshk_tools, rustpython-vm, rustpython-stdlib. When high-quality crates choose unicode_names2, it's a strong quality signal.
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