Index: base/applications/charmap/charmap.c
===================================================================
--- base/applications/charmap/charmap.c	(revision 59673)
+++ base/applications/charmap/charmap.c	(working copy)
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 HICON     hBgIcon;
 SETTINGS  Settings;
 
+/* GetUName prototype */
+typedef int (WINAPI * GETUNAME)(WORD wCharCode, LPWSTR lpbuf);
+GETUNAME GetUName;
+
 /* Font-enumeration callback */
 static
 int
@@ -247,6 +251,22 @@
     }
 }
 
+
+extern VOID UpdateStatusBar(WCHAR wch)
+{
+	
+	/* if all else fails */
+	if(GetUName)
+	{
+	WCHAR buff[MAX_PATH];
+	WCHAR szDesc[MAX_PATH];
+	GetUName(wch,szDesc);
+
+	swprintf(buff,L"U+%04X: %s",wch,szDesc);
+	SendMessage(hStatusWnd,SB_SETTEXT,SB_SIMPLEID,(LPARAM)buff);
+	}
+}
+
 static
 void
 ChangeView(HWND hWnd)
@@ -557,6 +577,18 @@
     iccx.dwICC = ICC_TAB_CLASSES;
     InitCommonControlsEx(&iccx);
 
+	/* Loading the GetUName function */
+	HINSTANCE hGetUName = NULL;
+    hGetUName = LoadLibraryW(L"getuname.dll");
+    if(hGetUName != NULL)
+    {
+        GetUName = (GETUNAME) GetProcAddress(hGetUName,"GetUName");
+        if(GetUName == NULL)
+        {
+            FreeLibrary(hGetUName);
+        }
+    }
+
     if (RegisterMapClasses(hInstance))
     {
         hRichEd20 = LoadLibraryW(L"RICHED20.DLL");
Index: base/applications/charmap/lrgcell.c
===================================================================
--- base/applications/charmap/lrgcell.c	(revision 59673)
+++ base/applications/charmap/lrgcell.c	(working copy)
@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@
             EndPaint(hwnd,
                      &ps);
 
+            UpdateStatusBar(infoPtr->pActiveCell->ch);
+
             break;
+			
         }
 
         case WM_DESTROY:
Index: base/applications/charmap/precomp.h
===================================================================
--- base/applications/charmap/precomp.h	(revision 59673)
+++ base/applications/charmap/precomp.h	(working copy)
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 
 /* charmap.c */
 extern VOID ChangeMapFont(HWND hDlg);
+extern VOID UpdateStatusBar(WCHAR wch);
 
 /* settings.c */
 extern void LoadSettings(void);