diff --git a/src/dressup/converter.py b/src/dressup/converter.py
index 1085826..937f983 100644
--- a/src/dressup/converter.py
+++ b/src/dressup/converter.py
@@ -1,16 +1,76 @@
 """Convert Unicode characters."""
 import pathlib
 import re
-from typing import Any, Dict, MutableMapping
+from typing import Any, Dict, MutableMapping, Optional
 
 import toml
 
 from . import exceptions
 
 
-def _read_translator() -> MutableMapping[str, Any]:
+class Translator(dict):
+    """Translator for converting text to Unicode.
+
+    Attributes:
+        items (Dict[str, str]): Keys and values to prepopulate Translator.
+            Optional.
+        strict_case (bool): Whether to forbid characters from being
+            converted to an upper or lower case counterpart if an exact
+            match is not found. By default set to False.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, items: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None, strict_case: bool = False
+    ) -> None:
+        """Constructor."""
+        if items is not None:
+            self.update(items)
+        self.strict_case = strict_case
+        pass
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """Representation of Translator."""
+        dict_repr = (
+            "{"
+            + ", ".join(
+                ": ".join((f"'{item}'", f"'{key}'")) for item, key in self.items()
+            )
+            + "}"
+        )
+        return f"Translator({dict_repr}, {self.strict_case})"
+
+    def __missing__(self, key: str) -> str:
+        """Return value in the case of a missing key.
+
+        If ``strict_case`` is True, will return the key itself. If
+        False, will first try to return a value matching the upper or
+        lowercase variant of the key.
+
+        Args:
+            key (str): The key missing from Translator.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: The returned value.
+        """
+        if self.strict_case:
+            return key
+        else:
+            if key.upper() in self:
+                return self[key.upper()]
+            elif key.lower() in self:
+                return self[key.lower()]
+            else:
+                return key
+
+
+def _read_translator(strict_case: bool = False) -> MutableMapping[str, Any]:
     """Read translator from config file.
 
+    Args:
+        strict_case (bool): Whether to forbid characters from being
+            converted to an upper or lower case counterpart if an exact
+            match is not found. By default set to False.
+
     Returns:
         MutableMapping[str, Any]: A dictionary where the keys are the
         unicode type, and the values are nested dictionaries with the
@@ -19,7 +79,11 @@ def _read_translator() -> MutableMapping[str, Any]:
     """
     toml_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / pathlib.Path("translator.toml")
     toml_text = toml_path.read_text()
-    translator = toml.loads(toml_text)
+    unicode_mapping = toml.loads(toml_text)
+    translator = {
+        unicode_type: Translator(unicode_mapping[unicode_type], strict_case=strict_case)
+        for unicode_type in unicode_mapping
+    }
     return translator
 
 
@@ -72,33 +136,17 @@ def show_all(
         'Ħɇłłø', 'Subscript': 'ₕₑₗₗₒ', 'Superscript': 'ᴴᵉˡˡᵒ',
         'Inverted': 'ɥǝןןo', 'Reversed': 'Hɘ⅃⅃o'}
     """
-    translator = _read_translator()
+    translator = _read_translator(strict_case=strict_case)
     if reverse:
         characters = characters[::-1]
-    if strict_case:
-        converted_characters = {
-            _format_names(character_type): "".join(
-                translator[normalize_text(character_type)].get(character, character)
-                for character in characters
-            )
-            for character_type in translator
-        }
-    else:
-        converted_characters = {
-            _format_names(character_type): "".join(
-                translator[normalize_text(character_type)].get(
-                    character,
-                    translator[normalize_text(character_type)].get(
-                        character.upper(),
-                        translator[normalize_text(character_type)].get(
-                            character.lower(), character
-                        ),
-                    ),
-                )
-                for character in characters
-            )
-            for character_type in translator
-        }
+    converted_characters = {
+        _format_names(character_type): "".join(
+            translator[normalize_text(character_type)][character]
+            for character in characters
+        )
+        for character_type in translator
+    }
+
     return converted_characters
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_converter.py b/tests/test_converter.py
index 2a924d4..673f93a 100644
--- a/tests/test_converter.py
+++ b/tests/test_converter.py
@@ -8,6 +8,39 @@
 from dressup import converter, exceptions
 
 
+def test_translator_repr() -> None:
+    """Its string representation contains the init parameters."""
+    translator = converter.Translator({letter: "b" for letter in "ab"}, False)
+    assert str(translator) == "Translator({'a': 'b', 'b': 'b'}, False)"
+
+
+def test_default_translatortor() -> None:
+    """It returns an empty dictionary when provided to items."""
+    translator = converter.Translator()
+    assert translator == {}
+
+
+def test_strict_case_translator() -> None:
+    """It returns the key when no match is found."""
+    values = {"a": "<3"}
+    translator = converter.Translator(values, strict_case=True)
+    assert translator["A"] == "A"
+
+
+def test_missing_translator_upper() -> None:
+    """It returns the upper case match when no match is found."""
+    values = {"A": "<3"}
+    translator = converter.Translator(values, strict_case=False)
+    assert translator["a"] == "<3"
+
+
+def test_missing_translator_lower() -> None:
+    """It returns the lower case match when no match is found."""
+    values = {"a": "<3"}
+    translator = converter.Translator(values, strict_case=False)
+    assert translator["A"] == "<3"
+
+
 def test_valid_toml() -> None:
     """It is a valid TOML file."""
     file_text = pathlib.Path("src/dressup/translator.toml").read_text()