What Does Character Map (charmap) Mean?
Character Map is a free utility available in all Windows operating systems for inserting special symbols, accented letters or foreign-language characters into any Windows-based application. Character Map is a useful utility program, especially when dealing with word-processing programs like Microsoft Word.
Techopedia Explains Character Map (charmap)
As keys are not allocated for certain special characters, Character Map serves as an important utility for placing special symbols into applications. Character Map can be invoked in Windows by typing charmap in the command prompt or by navigating to System Tools and then clicking Character Map or double clicking the charpmap.exe from its location in the system. Additionally, many applications that use Character Map have an “Insert Symbol” feature that opens Character Map.
