The invention relates to a method and a device for displaying a character and a terminal. The method may comprise the steps of identifying a currently displayed to-be-converted character; obtaining a target character of a converting type corresponding to the to-be-converted character based on the determined converting type; and displaying the target character. With application of the embodiment, the terminal can determine the target character corresponding to the to-be-converted character based on the converting type and can display the target character, so that a user can quickly find the needed target character without switching applications, the operation is simple and convenient, and the user experience is relatively good.