Who can read UTF-8 in email today?

From: Markus Kuhn (Markus.Kuhn@cl.cam.ac.uk)
Date: Sat Oct 17 1998 - 05:08:27 EDT


I'd be very curious about which email software out there is already
supporting UTF-8 encoded plain-text files and can at least display
them correctly.

If you can read a significant fraction of the following Unicode test
characters on your email system, please let me know. I will write a list
of UTF-8 enabled email products and post it.

If you can't read them, then please try to get in touch with the
developer of your favourite email software and try to get them
interested in Unicode and UTF-8. Make them aware of the UTF-8 definition
at

  ftp://ftp.funet.fi/mirrors/nic.nordu.net/rfc/rfc2044.txt

and the list of links to various free Unicode fonts at

  http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs-fonts.html

Hopefully Unicode/UTF-8 will soon be sufficiently commonplace in email
software that we can start using it at least on the Unicode mailing
list.

The following list of test characters is the current repertoire of the
ISO 10646-1 X11 fixed font available from the above URL:

Basic Latin (U+0000-U+007F):

 !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_
`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~

Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080-U+00FF):

 ¡¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª«¬­®¯°±²³´µ¶·¸¹º»¼½¾¿ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖ×ØÙÚÛÜÝÞß
àáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõö÷øùúûüýþÿ

Latin Extended-A (U+0100-U+017F):

ĀāĂ㥹ĆćĈĉĊċČčĎďĐđĒēĔĕĖėĘęĚěĜĝĞğĠġĢģĤĥĦħĨĩĪīĬĭĮįİıIJijĴĵĶķĸĹĺĻļĽľĿ
ŀŁłŃńŅņŇňʼnŊŋŌōŎŏŐőŒœŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšŢţŤťŦŧŨũŪūŬŭŮůŰűŲųŴŵŶŷŸŹźŻżŽžſ

Latin Extended-B (U+0180-U+024F):

ƀƁƂƃƄƅƆƇƈƉƊƋƌƍƎƏƐƑƒƓƔƕƖƗƘƙƚƛƜƝƞƟƠơƢƣƤƥƦƧƨƩƪƫƬƭƮƯưƱƲƳƴƵƶƷƸƹƺƻƼƽƾƿ
ǀǁǂǃDŽDždžLJLjljǍǎǏǐǑǒǓǔǕǖǗǘǙǚǛǜǝǞǟǠǡǢǣǤǥǦǧǨǩǪǫǬǭǮǯǰDZDzdzǴǵǺǻǼǽǾǿȀȁȂȃȄȅȆ
ȇȈȉȊȋȌȍȎȏȐȑȒȓȔȕȖȗ

IPA Extensions (U+0250-U+02AF):

ɐɑɒɓɔɕɖɗɘəɚɛɜɝɞɟɠɡɢɣɤɥɦɧɨɩɪɫɬɭɮɯɰɱɲɳɴɵɶɷɸɹɺɻɼɽɾɿʀʁʂʃʄʅʆʇʈʉʊʋʌʍʎʏ
ʐʑʒʓʔʕʖʗʘʙʚʛʜʝʞʟʠʡʢʣʤʥʦʧʨ

Spacing Modifier Letters (U+02B0-U+02FF):

ʰʱʲʳʴʵʶʷʸʹʺʻʼʽʾʿˀˁ˂˃˄˅ˆˇˈˉˊˋˌˍˎˏːˑ˒˓˔˕˖˗˘˙˚˛˜˝˞ˠˡˢˣˤ˥˦˧˨˩

Greek (U+0370-U+03FF):

ʹ͵ͺ;΄΅Ά·ΈΉΊΌΎΏΐΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩΪΫάέήίΰαβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρς
στυφχψωϊϋόύώϐϑϒϓϔϕϖϚϜϞϠϰϱϲϳ

Cyrillic (U+0400-U+04FF):

ЁЂЃЄЅІЇЈЉЊЋЌЎЏАБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯабвгдежзийклмнопрс
туфхцчшщъыьэюяёђѓєѕіїјљњћќўџѠѡҐґҒғҢңҤҥҪҫҬҭҮүӀӐӑӒӓӔӕӖӗӘәӚӛӜӝӞӟӠӡӢ
ӣӤӥӦӧӨөӪӫӮӯӰӱӲӳӴӵӸӹ

Armenian (U+0530-U+058F):

ԱԲԳԴԵԶԷԸԹԺԻԼԽԾԿՀՁՂՃՄՅՆՇՈՉՊՋՌՍՎՏՐՑՒՓՔՕՖՙ՚՛՜՝՞՟աբգդեզէըթժիլխծկհձղճ
մյնշոչպջռսվտրցւփքօֆև։

Hebrew (U+0590-U+05FF):

אבגדהוזחטיךכלםמןנסעףפץצקרשת

Georgian (U+10A0-U+10FF):

აბგდევზთიკლმნოპჟრსტუფქღყშჩცძწჭხჯჰჱჲჳჴჵჶ჻

Latin Extended Additional (U+1E00-U+1EFF):

ḀḁḂḃḄḅḆḇḈḉḊḋḌḍḎḏḐḑḒḓḔḕḖḗḘḙḚḛḜḝḞḟḠḡḢḣḤḥḦḧḨḩḪḫḬḭḮḯḰḱḲḳḴḵḶḷḸḹḺḻḼḽḾḿ
ṀṁṂṃṄṅṆṇṈṉṊṋṌṍṎṏṐṑṒṓṔṕṖṗṘṙṚṛṜṝṞṟṠṡṢṣṤṥṦṧṨṩṪṫṬṭṮṯṰṱṲṳṴṵṶṷṸṹṺṻṼṽṾṿ
ẀẁẂẃẄẅẆẇẈẉẊẋẌẍẎẏẐẑẒẓẔẕẖẗẘẙẚẛỲỳ

General Punctuation (U+2000-U+206F):

      ‐‑‒–—―‖‗‘’‚‛“”„‟†‡•‣․‥…‧‰′″‴‵‶‷‹›※‼‽‾‿⁀⁁⁂⁃⁄⁅⁆

Superscripts and Subscripts (U+2070-U+209F):

⁰⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹⁺⁻⁼⁽⁾ⁿ₀₁₂₃₄₅₆₇₈₉₊₋₌₍₎

Currency Symbols (U+20A0-U+20CF):

₠₡₢₣₤₥₦₧₨₩₫€

Letterlike Symbols (U+2100-U+214F):

℀℁ℂ℅℆ℓ℔ℕ№℗ℙℚℝ℠™℣ℤ℥Ω℧KÅ℮ℰℱℲℴℵℶℷℸ

Number Forms (U+2150-U+218F):

⅓⅔⅕⅖⅗⅘⅙⅚⅛⅜⅝⅞⅟ⅠⅡⅢⅣⅤⅥⅨⅩⅪⅬⅭⅮⅯⅰⅱⅲⅳⅴⅵⅸⅹⅺⅼⅽⅾⅿↀↁ

Arrows (U+2190-U+21FF):

←↑→↓↔↕↖↗↘↙↞↟↠↡↢↣↤↥↦↧↨↩↪↫↬↯↰↱↲↳↴↵↶↷↸↹↺↻↼↽↾↿⇀⇁⇂⇃⇄⇅⇆⇇⇈⇉⇊⇋⇌⇐⇑⇒⇓⇔⇕⇚⇛⇞
⇟⇠⇡⇢⇣⇤⇥⇦⇧⇨⇩⇪

Mathematical Operators (U+2200-U+22FF):

∀∁∂∃∄∅∆∇∈∉∊∋∌∍∎∏∐∑−∓∔∕∖∗∘∙√∛∜∝∞∟∠∡∢∣∤∥∦∧∨∩∪∫∮∱∴∵∶∷∸∹∺∻∼∽∾∿≀≁≂≃≄≅
≆≇≈≉≊≋≌≍≎≏≐≑≒≓≔≕≖≗≘≙≚≛≜≝≞≟≠≡≢≣≤≥≦≧≨≩≪≫≬≭≮≯≰≱≲≳≴≵≶≷≸≹≺≻≼≽≾≿⊀⊁⊂⊃⊄⊅
⊆⊇⊈⊉⊊⊋⊌⊍⊎⊏⊐⊑⊒⊓⊔⊕⊖⊗⊘⊙⊞⊟⊠⊡⊢⊣⊤⊥⊦⊧⊨⊩⊫⊲⊳⊴⊵⊶⊷⊸⊹⋂⋃⋅⋪⋫⋬⋭⋮⋯⋰⋱

Miscellaneous Technical (U+2300-U+23FF):

⌀⌂⌈⌉⌊⌋⌐⌕⌠⌡〈〉

Control Pictures (U+2400-U+243F):

␀␁␂␃␄␅␆␇␈␉␊␋␌␍␎␏␐␑␒␓␔␕␖␗␘␙␚␛␜␝␞␟␠␡␢␣␤

Optical Character Recognition (U+2440-U+245F):

⑀⑁⑂⑃⑄⑅

Box Drawing (U+2500-U+257F):

─━│┃┄┅┆┇┊┋┌┍┎┏┐┑┒┓└┕┖┗┘┙┚┛├┝┞┟┠┡┢┣┤┥┦┧┨┩┪┫┬┭┮┯┰┱┲┳┴┵┶┷┸┹┺┻┼┽┾┿╀╁
╂╃╄╅╆╇╈╉╊╋╌╍╎╏═║╒╓╔╕╖╗╘╙╚╛╜╝╞╟╠╡╢╣╤╥╦╧╨╩╪╫╬╭╮╯╰╱╲╳╴╵╶╷╸╹╺╻╼╽╾╿

Block Elements (U+2580-U+259F):

▀▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█▉▊▋▌▍▎▏▐░▒▓▔▕

Geometric Shapes (U+25A0-U+25FF):

■□▢▣▪▫▬▭▮▯▰▱▲△▴▵▶▷▸▹►▻▼▽▾▿◀◁◂◃◄◅◆◇◈◉◊○◌●◐◑◒◓◔◕◖◗◘◙◚◛◜◝◞◟◠◡◢◣◤◥◦◧
◨◩◪◫◬◭◮◯

Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600-U+26FF):

☀☉☐☑☒☺☻☼☿♀♁♂♠♡♢♣♤♥♦♩♪♫♬♭♮♯

Dingbats (U+2700-U+27BF):

✂✓✕✗❐❑❒

Alphabetic Presentation Forms (U+FB00-U+FB4F):

fifl

Specials (U+FFF0-U+FFFF):


Markus

-- 
Markus G. Kuhn, Security Group, Computer Lab, Cambridge University, UK
email: mkuhn at acm.org,  home page: <http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/>



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