Character Code Charts Help and Links
SCRIPT CHARTS
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SYMBOLS
AND PUNCTUATION |
NAME INDEX
About the Online Code Charts
These charts are provided as a convenient
online reference to the character contents of the
Unicode Standard
but do not provide all the information needed to fully support
individual scripts using the Unicode Standard. Proper Unicode
support requires considerably more than providing glyphs
for characters, and requires consulting the Unicode Standard,
including the Unicode
Character Database and the
Unicode Technical
Reports. There are several other types of charts, see
the links on the left.
Blocks and Scripts
The list of code charts is divided into two separate
sections, one covering
scripts
and the other covering
punctuation,
symbols, and notational systems. Each section of the
map is organized so related scripts and symbols are
grouped together, as described
below.
The Unicode character code charts are divided into character
blocks, such that many scripts require the use of several
blocks. In such cases, all blocks related to a script are
listed together. The links from the block names are to the
most recent version of the corresponding character code
chart.
Other Types of Access
To look up a character by character code, use the lookup field at the
top. For an alphabetical index of characters and blocks,
use the
Unicode
Character Names Index. To search for a character code
chart by character code, use the search field at the top
of this page. To look up information on a Han ideograph,
use the
searchable
Unihan database.
A partial list of blocks in code point order can be found
on the page listing Unicode
Blocks by Last Resort Glyph.
Access to Specific Versions
To look up the code charts as of a particular version
of the Unicode Standard, open the charts
folder directly and look for a folder for the given
version, for example Unicode-5.0.
These folders contain charts with filenames starting with
Unn-, where nn is the version
number. For example
U31-0370.pdf
contains the code charts for the Greek block (0370-03FF)
as of version 3.1 of the Unicode Standard. Versioned code
charts are only created when new characters are added to
a block; they show the new characters with yellow highlight.
Starting from Unicode 4.1.0, archived versions of the
code charts provide a complete reference to the character
code charts for a given version of the Unicode Standard.
For example the directory
http://www.unicode.org/Public/4.1.0/charts/
contains the archived code charts for Unicode 4.1.0. The
archived code charts for each version are contained in a
single, very large PDF file.
For versioned or archived code charts prior to
Unicode 3.1, please consult the hardcopy book
editions. Versioned or archived code charts are not
updated with errata fixes.
Errata
For an up-to-date list of errata to the Standard, including
errata to the code charts, see
Errata and Updates. If you find what you suspect is
a glyph error in the charts, or an incorrect annotation
in the names list, you may use the
online contact
form to report it.
Conventions Used in the Script
Map
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Script Group |
Multi-block Script |
Single Script Block |
Partial Block |
| Groups scripts by region or other
criteria. Groups are arranged in an order that provide
the best fit for the table and may change. |
Groups blocks for scripts that use
characters from more than one block. |
Generally represents a single script,
with a link to the block. The name may be an abbreviated
or modified form of the official block name.
|
Designates a range of characters
comprising part of a block, with a link to the block,
not the range. The name of the range is freely chosen
for this map and may change. |
Additions to Unicode
Information on characters currently being considered
for addition to the Unicode Standard can be found at
Proposed
Scripts and
Proposed
Characters. A placeholder for additions of entire scripts
or blocks for may be tentatively entered into the list of
code charts and marked with the version number of the target
release. Any such information is tentative and subject to
change.
Disclaimers
The code charts are provided as a public service by Unicode,
Inc. They present information copyrighted by Unicode, Inc.,
but not all files are guaranteed to accurately reflect the
most current version of The Unicode Standard. For
major versions of the standard, the authoritative reference
are the printed or archived versions of the code charts as modified
by the on-line errata. For minor versions of the standard,
the authoritative version-specific reference for the code
charts are the files linked from the on-line document
defining a given minor version, as modified by the on-line
errata.
Fonts
The fonts used in these charts were provided to the Unicode
Consortium by a number of different
font designers who own the rights to the fonts. Note
that the glyphs in these charts are only representative;
there can be wide variation in the glyphs used to represent
any particular character, as discussed in the standard.
Terms of Use
You may freely use these code charts for personal or
internal business uses only. You may not incorporate them
wholly or in part into any product or publication, or otherwise
distribute them without express written permission from
the Unicode Consortium. However, you may provide links to
these charts.
The information on these pages may be updated from time
to time. The Unicode Consortium is not liable for errors
or omissions in these charts or the standard itself.