About URL BiDi Visualizer
The URL BiDi Visualizer is a tool designed to help users analyze and understand the structure of URLs, including their bidirectional (BiDi) text properties, Unicode, and Punycode representations. It highlights non-ASCII characters and decodes internationalized domain names, making it easier to spot potential security issues such as homograph attacks.
Features
- Visualizes original and decoded forms of URLs
- Breaks down URLs into protocol, subdomain, domain, TLD, path, query, and fragment
- Highlights non-ASCII and suspicious characters
- Supports internationalized domain names (IDN) and Punycode
- Helps detect bidirectional text attacks
Use Cases
- Security researchers analyzing phishing URLs
- Developers working with internationalized web addresses
- Anyone interested in understanding how browsers interpret complex URLs