use feature ':5.10'; my $foo = '⁦JenAFifield⁩'; foreach my $i (0..length($foo)) { $char = substr($foo,$i,1); $charnum = ord($char); say "$char\t$charnum"; } #### 226 129 166 J 74 e 101 n 110 A 65 F 70 i 105 f 102 i 105 e 101 l 108 d 100 226 129 169