Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement
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Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement | |
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Range | U+1CC00..U+1CEBF (704 code points) |
Plane | SMP |
Scripts | Common |
Assigned | 686 code points |
Unused | 18 reserved code points |
Unicode version history | |
16.0 (2024) | 686 (+686) |
Unicode documentation | |
Code chart ∣ Web page | |
Note: [1][2] |
Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement is a Unicode block containing additional graphic characters that were used for various home computers from the 1970s and 1980s. It includes characters from Amstrad, Apple 8-bit, Kaypro CP/M, Ohio Scientific, Robotron KC, Sharp MZ computers, HP terminals, and TRS-80. It includes a set of semigraphics in the form of 230 "octant" characters, large images split into four "characters", and the "large type" characters used for building large text characters.[3]
Block
[edit]Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement[1][2] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF) | ||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
U+1CC0x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CC1x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CC2x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CC3x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CC4x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CC5x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CC6x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CC7x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CC8x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CC9x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CCAx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CCBx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CCCx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CCDx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CCEx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CCFx | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
U+1CD0x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CD1x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CD2x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CD3x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CD4x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CD5x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CD6x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CD7x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CD8x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CD9x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CDAx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CDBx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CDCx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CDDx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CDEx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CDFx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CE0x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CE1x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CE2x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CE3x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CE4x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CE5x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CE6x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CE7x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CE8x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CE9x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CEAx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U+1CEBx | | | | | ||||||||||||
Notes |
History
[edit]The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement block:
Version | Final code points[a] | Count | L2 ID | Document |
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16.0 | U+1CC00..1CCF9, 1CD00..1CEAF | 682 | L2/21-235 (full, no_attach, sources, mappings_zip) | Bettencourt, Rebecca; Ewell, Doug; Bánffy, Ricardo; Everson, Michael; Hietaniemi, Jarkko; Silva, Eduardo Marín; Mårtenson, Elias; Shoulson, Mark; Steele, Shawn; Turner, Rebecca (2021-12-20), Proposal to add further characters from legacy computers and teletext to the UCS |
L2/22-023 | Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; Pournader, Roozbeh; Constable, Peter (2022-01-22), "17 Legacy Computing Symbols", Recommendations to UTC #170 January 2022 on Script Proposals | |||
L2/21-235R (full, no_attach) | Bettencourt, Rebecca; Ewell, Doug; Bánffy, Ricardo; Everson, Michael; Hietaniemi, Jarkko; Silva, Eduardo Marín; Mårtenson, Elias; Shoulson, Mark; Steele, Shawn; Turner, Rebecca (2022-01-26), Proposal to add further characters from legacy computers and teletext to the UCS | |||
L2/22-016 | Constable, Peter (2022-04-21), "D.1 17 Legacy Computing Symbols", UTC #170 Minutes | |||
L2/23-012 | Anderson, Deborah; et al. (2023-01-17), "10 Legacy Computing Symbols", Recommendations to UTC #174 January 2023 on Script Proposals | |||
L2/23-005 | Constable, Peter (2023-02-01), "Consensus 174-C24", UTC #174 Minutes, The UTC accepts the name change for U+1CE35 from LARGE TYPE PIECE RAISED UPPER RIGHT ARC to LARGE TYPE PIECE RAISED UPPER LEFT ARC | |||
L2/23-164 | Anderson, Deborah; Kučera, Jan; Whistler, Ken; Pournader, Roozbeh; Constable, Peter (2023-07-21), "13 Symbols for Legacy Computers Supplement", Recommendations to UTC #176 July 2023 on Script Proposals | |||
L2/23-157 | Constable, Peter (2023-07-31), "Consensus 176-C37", UTC #176 Minutes, Change the name of U+1CE07 TOP RIGHT BLACK LEFT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE to TOP LEFT BLACK LEFT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE | |||
U+1CEB0..1CEB3 | 4 | L2/21-234 (full, no_attach, sources, mappings_zip) | Bettencourt, Rebecca; Ewell, Doug; Bánffy, Ricardo; Everson, Michael; Hietaniemi, Jarkko; Silva, Eduardo Marín; Mårtenson, Elias; Shoulson, Mark; Steele, Shawn; Turner, Rebecca (2021-12-20), Proposal to add characters from Smalltalk to the UCS | |
L2/22-023 | Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; Pournader, Roozbeh; Constable, Peter (2022-01-22), "20 Smalltalk", Recommendations to UTC #170 January 2022 on Script Proposals | |||
L2/22-016 | Constable, Peter (2022-04-21), "Consensus 170-C17", UTC #170 Minutes, UTC accepts ... 5 Smalltalk symbols | |||
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See also
[edit]- Box-drawing characters
- Dingbat
- other Unicode blocks
References
[edit]- ^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "Proposal to add further characters from legacy computers and teletext to the UCS" (PDF). 2021-12-20.
External links
[edit]- Cascadia Code 2404.23 – release notes for Cascadia Code, which shows the rendering of Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement characters