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Usage

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This module provides functions that access information on Unicode code points. The information is retrieved from data modules generated from the Unicode Character Database, or derived by rules given in the Unicode Specification. It and its submodules were copied from English Wiktionary and then modified; see there for more information.

Parameters and functions

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code point

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The code point is to be entered as hexadecimal value. For example, U+00A9 © COPYRIGHT SIGN:

|A9hex
|0xA9hex
|0x00A9hex
|0x00a9hex
{{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|name|0x00A9}} → COPYRIGHT SIGN

Incorrect or unintended results:

169dec: {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|name|169}} → LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH TILDE Red XN —"U+00A9" © expected; but is read as 00A9hex (that is, 361dec
U+00A9 {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|name|U+00A9}} Red XN —do not use "U+" prefix
غ {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|name|غ}} Red XN —cannot enter a character as codepoint

"lookup" and "is" functions

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lookup, is
Template-invokable functions that allow access to the functions starting with lookup and is.For most of the functions, add the code point in hexadecimal base as the next parameter. For is|Latin, is|rtl, and is|valid_pagename, add character string. HTML character references in the text are decoded by the module into code points.
For example, {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|Latin|àzàhàr̃iyyā̀}} → true.
Internally, in modules, these functions are named using underscore: lookup_name|code pointlookup_name
For &A9; ©: {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|name|A9}} → COPYRIGHT SIGN

Functions overview

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  • Code points: enter hexadecimal value, for example |0x0061 or |61; not |U+0061.
Topic Function Parameter type
(string=by character(s); c.p. by 0xHex value)
Example Returns Character
Unicode character name |lookup|name code point
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|name|0xA9}}
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|name|0x0007}}
  • COPYRIGHT SIGN
  • <control-0007>
  • ©
  • &#x0007;
Scripts |lookup|script code point {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|script|A061}} Yiii
Blocks |lookup|block code point {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|block|A061}} Yi Syllables
Planes |lookup|plane code point
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|plane|0xA9}}
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|plane|0x1F608}}
  • Basic Multilingual Plane
  • Supplementary Multilingual Plane
  • ©
  • 😈


General Category |lookup|category code point
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|category|0xA9}}
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|category|0x002B}}
  • So
  • Sm
  • ©
  • +
Controls |is|control code point
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|control|A9}}
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|control|FFFF}}
  • assigned
  • unassigned
  • ©
  • &#xFFFF;
Latin script |is|Latin string
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|Latin|abcŁíā̀}}
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|Latin|abc文xyz}}
  • true
  • false
WP:Article title (WP:NCTR) |is|valid_pagename string
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|valid_pagename|Main_page}}
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|valid_pagename|# (disambiguation)}}
  • true
  • false
Bidirectionality, right-to-left scripts |is|rtl string
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|rtl|ش}}
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|rtl|34}}
  • true
  • false
  • ش
  • 4
Combining character |is|combining code point
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|combining|0300}}
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|combining|64}}
  • true
  • false
  • ̀
  • d
Character assignation |is|assigned code point
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|assigned|A061}}
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|assigned|FFEF}}
  • true
  • false
  • ;
Printable |is|printable code point
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|printable|0061}}
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|printable|0007}}
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|printable|FFFF}}
  • >true<
  • >false<
  • >false<
  • >a<
  • >&#x0007;<
  • >&#xFFFF;<
Whitespace character § Unicode |is|whitespace code point
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|whitespace|0x20}}
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|whitespace|0xA0}}
  • {{#invoke:Unicode data|is|whitespace|0x64}}
  • >true<
  • >true< NBSP
  • >false<
  • > <
  • > <
  • >d<
Alias names |aliases [application unknown]
  • &#x;
  • &#x;
Combining class | [application unknown]
  • &#x;
  • &#x;
Age | [application unknown]
get_best_script |get_best_script [application unknown]

Data modules

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The data used by functions in this module is found in submodules. Some are generated by AWK scripts shown at User:Kephir/Unicode on English Wiktionary, others by Lua scripts on the /make subpages of the submodules.

The name data modules (Module:Unicode data/names/xxx) were compiled from UnicodeData.txt. Each one contains, at maximum, code points U+xxx000 to U+xxxFFF.

Character name data modules,
organized by first three digits of codepoint in hexadecimal base
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
00x U+0000–
U+0FFF
U+1000–
U+1FFF
U+2000–
U+2FFF
U+3000–
U+3FFF
U+4000–
U+4FFF
U+A000–
U+AFFF
U+D000–
U+DFFF
U+F000–
U+FFFF
01x U+10000–
U+10FFF
U+11000–
U+11FFF
U+12000–
U+12FFF
U+13000–
U+13FFF
U+14000–
U+14FFF
U+16000–
U+16FFF
U+18000–
U+18FFF
U+1A000–
U+1AFFF
U+1B000–
U+1BFFF
U+1C000–
U+1CFFF
U+1D000–
U+1DFFF
U+1E000–
U+1EFFF
U+1F000–
U+1FFFF
0Ex U+E0000–
U+E0FFF
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The Unicode database is released by Unicode Inc. under the following terms:

Copyright © 1991-2018 Unicode, Inc. All rights reserved. Distributed under the Terms of Use in https://www.unicode.org/copyright.html.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of the Unicode data files and any associated documentation (the "Data Files") or Unicode software and any associated documentation (the "Software") to deal in the Data Files or Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, and/or sell copies of the Data Files or Software, and to permit persons to whom the Data Files or Software are furnished to do so, provided that either (a) this copyright and permission notice appear with all copies of the Data Files or Software, or (b) this copyright and permission notice appear in associated Documentation.

THE DATA FILES AND SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR HOLDERS INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE DATA FILES OR SOFTWARE.

Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in these Data Files or Software without prior written authorization of the copyright holder.

Known issues

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  • Reading data like Module:Unicode data/aliases not provided nor documented
  • Test fail: lookup_category U+FFFF (<noncharacter-FFFF>) expected: Cn.
{{#invoke:Unicode data|lookup|category|0xFFFF}} → [Nil]

See also

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  • Named entities: for example, U+22C1 N-ARY LOGICAL OR: {{#invoke:LoadData|Numcr2namecr|0x22C1}} → &bigvee;, &Vee;, &xvee;