Character Sets

Unicode

Unicode as defined by the Unicode organization has become a universal standard: ISO/IEC 10646, describing the 'Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set' (UCS). See: http://www.unicode.org

Unicode encodings / subsets / character sets:

In mime encoded content, after the "Content-type:" header you will often see a "charset="

charset=UTF-8. This includes all the unicode characters but it encodes them in an efficient way which makes it possible to transfer a Unicode character to another computer reliably. UTF-8 stands for UCS Transformation Format 8. See:

charset=windows-1252 The standard Windows Roman encoding is 'code page 1252'.See: ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WINDOWS/CP1252.TXT

ASCII is the first 127 Unicode Characters

ISO Latin-1 is the first 256 Unicode Characters

The following table contains the complete ISO Latin-1 character set, corresponding to the first 256 entries of the Unicode character repertoire in Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 and later. The table provides each character, its decimal code, its named entity reference for HTML, and also a brief description. See also:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/charsets/charsets.asp

Character Decimal code Named entity Description

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--- 	 --- Horizontal tab

--- 
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---  --- Carriage Return

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  --- Space

! ! --- Exclamation mark

" " " Quotation mark

# # --- Number sign

$ $ --- Dollar sign

% % --- Percent sign

& & & Ampersand

' ' --- Apostrophe

( ( --- Left parenthesis

) ) --- Right parenthesis

* * --- Asterisk

+ + --- Plus sign

, , --- Comma

- - --- Hyphen

. . --- Period (fullstop)

/ / --- Solidus (slash)

0 0 --- Digit 0

1 1 --- Digit 1

2 2 --- Digit 2

3 3 --- Digit 3

4 4 --- Digit 4

5 5 --- Digit 5

6 6 --- Digit 6

7 7 --- Digit 7

8 8 --- Digit 8

9 9 --- Digit 9

: : --- Colon

; ; --- Semicolon

< < < Less than

= = --- Equals sign

> > > Greater than

? ? --- Question mark

@ @ --- Commercial at

A A --- Capital A

B B --- Capital B

C C --- Capital C

D D --- Capital D

E E --- Capital E

F F --- Capital F

G G --- Capital G

H H --- Capital H

I I --- Capital I

J J --- Capital J

K K --- Capital K

L L --- Capital L

M M --- Capital M

N N --- Capital N

O O --- Capital O

P P --- Capital P

Q Q --- Capital Q

R R --- Capital R

S S --- Capital S

T T --- Capital T

U U --- Capital U

V V --- Capital V

W W --- Capital W

X X --- Capital X

Y Y --- Capital Y

Z Z --- Capital Z

[ [ --- Left square bracket

\ \ --- Reverse solidus (backslash)

] ] --- Right square bracket

^ ^ --- Caret

_ _ --- Horizontal bar (underscore)

` ` --- Acute accent

a a --- Small a

b b --- Small b

c c --- Small c

d d --- Small d

e e --- Small e

f f --- Small f

g g --- Small g

h h --- Small h

i i --- Small i

j j --- Small j

k k --- Small k

l l --- Small l

m m --- Small m

n n --- Small n

o o --- Small o

p p --- Small p

q q --- Small q

r r --- Small r

s s --- Small s

t t --- Small t

u u --- Small u

v v --- Small v

w w --- Small w

x x --- Small x

y y --- Small y

z z --- Small z

{ { --- Left curly brace

| | --- Vertical bar

} } --- Right curly brace

~ ~ --- Tilde

---  --- Unused

    Nonbreaking space also use <nobr>...</nobr> around text.

¡ ¡ ¡ Inverted exclamation

¢ ¢ ¢ Cent sign

£ £ £ Pound sterling

¤ ¤ ¤ General currency sign

¥ ¥ ¥ Yen sign

¦ ¦ ¦ or &brkbar; Broken vertical bar

§ § § Section sign

¨ ¨ ¨ or &die; Diæresis / Umlaut

© © © Copyright

ª ª ª Feminine ordinal

« « « Left angle quote, guillemet left

¬ ¬ &not Not sign

  Soft hyphen

® ® ® Registered trademark

¯ ¯ ¯ or &hibar; Macron accent

° ° ° Degree sign

± ± ± Plus or minus

² ² ² Superscript two

³ ³ ³ Superscript three

´ ´ ´ Acute accent

µ µ µ Micro sign

¶ ¶ ¶ Paragraph sign

· · · Middle dot

¸ ¸ ¸ Cedilla

¹ ¹ ¹ Superscript one

º º º Masculine ordinal

» » » Right angle quote, guillemet right

¼ ¼ ¼ Fraction one-fourth

½ ½ ½ Fraction one-half

¾ ¾ ¾ Fraction three-fourths

¿ ¿ ¿ Inverted question mark

À À À Capital A, grave accent

Á Á Á Capital A, acute accent

Â Â Â Capital A, circumflex

Ã Ã Ã Capital A, tilde

Ä Ä Ä Capital A, diæresis / umlaut

Å Å Å Capital A, ring

Æ Æ Æ Capital AE ligature

Ç Ç Ç Capital C, cedilla

È È È Capital E, grave accent

É É É Capital E, acute accent

Ê Ê Ê Capital E, circumflex

Ë Ë Ë Capital E, diæresis / umlaut

Ì Ì Ì Capital I, grave accent

Í Í Í Capital I, acute accent

Î Î Î Capital I, circumflex

Ï Ï Ï Capital I, diæresis / umlaut

Ð Ð Ð Capital Eth, Icelandic

Ñ Ñ Ñ Capital N, tilde

Ò Ò Ò Capital O, grave accent

Ó Ó Ó Capital O, acute accent

Ô Ô Ô Capital O, circumflex

Õ Õ Õ Capital O, tilde

Ö Ö Ö Capital O, diæresis / umlaut

× × × Multiply sign

Ø Ø Ø Capital O, slash

Ù Ù Ù Capital U, grave accent

Ú Ú Ú Capital U, acute accent

Û Û Û Capital U, circumflex

Ü Ü Ü Capital U, diæresis / umlaut

Ý Ý Ý Capital Y, acute accent

Þ Þ Þ Capital Thorn, Icelandic

ß ß ß Small sharp s, German sz

à à à Small a, grave accent

á á á Small a, acute accent

â â â Small a, circumflex

ã ã ã Small a, tilde

ä ä ä Small a, diæresis / umlaut

å å å Small a, ring

æ æ æ Small ae ligature

ç ç ç Small c, cedilla

è è è Small e, grave accent

é é é Small e, acute accent

ê ê ê Small e, circumflex

ë ë ë Small e, diæresis / umlaut

ì ì ì Small i, grave accent

í í í Small i, acute accent

î î î Small i, circumflex

ï ï ï Small i, diæresis / umlaut

ð ð ð Small eth, Icelandic

ñ ñ ñ Small n, tilde

ò ò ò Small o, grave accent

ó ó ó Small o, acute accent

ô ô ô Small o, circumflex

õ õ õ Small o, tilde

ö ö ö Small o, diæresis / umlaut

÷ ÷ ÷ Division sign

ø ø ø Small o, slash

ù ù ù Small u, grave accent

ú ú ú Small u, acute accent

û û û Small u, circumflex

ü ü ü Small u, diæresis / umlaut

ý ý ý Small y, acute accent

þ þ þ Small thorn, Icelandic

ÿ ÿ ÿ Small y, diæresis / umlaut

Character	Decimal code	Named entity	Description
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---		---	Horizontal tab
---		---	Line feed
---		---	Unused
---		---	Unused
---		---	Carriage Return
---		---	Unused
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---		---	Unused
		---	Space
!	!	---	Exclamation mark
"	"	"	Quotation mark
#	#	---	Number sign
$	$	---	Dollar sign
%	%	---	Percent sign
&	&	&	Ampersand
'	'	---	Apostrophe
(	(	---	Left parenthesis
)	)	---	Right parenthesis
*	*	---	Asterisk
+	+	---	Plus sign
,	,	---	Comma
-	-	---	Hyphen
.	.	---	Period (fullstop)
/	/	---	Solidus (slash)
0	0	---	Digit 0
1	1	---	Digit 1
2	2	---	Digit 2
3	3	---	Digit 3
4	4	---	Digit 4
5	5	---	Digit 5
6	6	---	Digit 6
7	7	---	Digit 7
8	8	---	Digit 8
9	9	---	Digit 9
:	:	---	Colon
;	;	---	Semicolon
<	<	<	Less than
=	=	---	Equals sign
>	>	>	Greater than
?	?	---	Question mark
@	@	---	Commercial at
A	A	---	Capital A
B	B	---	Capital B
C	C	---	Capital C
D	D	---	Capital D
E	E	---	Capital E
F	F	---	Capital F
G	G	---	Capital G
H	H	---	Capital H
I	I	---	Capital I
J	J	---	Capital J
K	K	---	Capital K
L	L	---	Capital L
M	M	---	Capital M
N	N	---	Capital N
O	O	---	Capital O
P	P	---	Capital P
Q	Q	---	Capital Q
R	R	---	Capital R
S	S	---	Capital S
T	T	---	Capital T
U	U	---	Capital U
V	V	---	Capital V
W	W	---	Capital W
X	X	---	Capital X
Y	Y	---	Capital Y
Z	Z	---	Capital Z
[	[	---	Left square bracket
\	\	---	Reverse solidus (backslash)
]	]	---	Right square bracket
^	^	---	Caret
_	_	---	Horizontal bar (underscore)
`	`	---	Acute accent
a	a	---	Small a
b	b	---	Small b
c	c	---	Small c
d	d	---	Small d
e	e	---	Small e
f	f	---	Small f
g	g	---	Small g
h	h	---	Small h
i	i	---	Small i
j	j	---	Small j
k	k	---	Small k
l	l	---	Small l
m	m	---	Small m
n	n	---	Small n
o	o	---	Small o
p	p	---	Small p
q	q	---	Small q
r	r	---	Small r
s	s	---	Small s
t	t	---	Small t
u	u	---	Small u
v	v	---	Small v
w	w	---	Small w
x	x	---	Small x
y	y	---	Small y
z	z	---	Small z
{	{	---	Left curly brace
\|	\|	---	Vertical bar
}	}	---	Right curly brace
~	~	---	Tilde
---		---	Unused
			Nonbreaking space also use <nobr>...</nobr> around text.
¡	¡	¡	Inverted exclamation
¢	¢	¢	Cent sign
£	£	£	Pound sterling
¤	¤	¤	General currency sign
¥	¥	¥	Yen sign
¦	¦	¦ or &brkbar;	Broken vertical bar
§	§	§	Section sign
¨	¨	¨ or &die;	Diæresis / Umlaut
©	©	©	Copyright
ª	ª	ª	Feminine ordinal
«	«	«	Left angle quote, guillemet left
¬	¬	&not	Not sign
			Soft hyphen
®	®	®	Registered trademark
¯	¯	¯ or &hibar;	Macron accent
°	°	°	Degree sign
±	±	±	Plus or minus
²	²	²	Superscript two
³	³	³	Superscript three
´	´	´	Acute accent
µ	µ	µ	Micro sign
¶	¶	¶	Paragraph sign
·	·	·	Middle dot
¸	¸	¸	Cedilla
¹	¹	¹	Superscript one
º	º	º	Masculine ordinal
»	»	»	Right angle quote, guillemet right
¼	¼	¼	Fraction one-fourth
½	½	½	Fraction one-half
¾	¾	¾	Fraction three-fourths
¿	¿	¿	Inverted question mark
À	À	À	Capital A, grave accent
Á	Á	Á	Capital A, acute accent
Â	Â	Â	Capital A, circumflex
Ã	Ã	Ã	Capital A, tilde
Ä	Ä	Ä	Capital A, diæresis / umlaut
Å	Å	Å	Capital A, ring
Æ	Æ	Æ	Capital AE ligature
Ç	Ç	Ç	Capital C, cedilla
È	È	È	Capital E, grave accent
É	É	É	Capital E, acute accent
Ê	Ê	Ê	Capital E, circumflex
Ë	Ë	Ë	Capital E, diæresis / umlaut
Ì	Ì	Ì	Capital I, grave accent
Í	Í	Í	Capital I, acute accent
Î	Î	Î	Capital I, circumflex
Ï	Ï	Ï	Capital I, diæresis / umlaut
Ð	Ð	Ð	Capital Eth, Icelandic
Ñ	Ñ	Ñ	Capital N, tilde
Ò	Ò	Ò	Capital O, grave accent
Ó	Ó	Ó	Capital O, acute accent
Ô	Ô	Ô	Capital O, circumflex
Õ	Õ	Õ	Capital O, tilde
Ö	Ö	Ö	Capital O, diæresis / umlaut
×	×	×	Multiply sign
Ø	Ø	Ø	Capital O, slash
Ù	Ù	Ù	Capital U, grave accent
Ú	Ú	Ú	Capital U, acute accent
Û	Û	Û	Capital U, circumflex
Ü	Ü	Ü	Capital U, diæresis / umlaut
Ý	Ý	Ý	Capital Y, acute accent
Þ	Þ	Þ	Capital Thorn, Icelandic
ß	ß	ß	Small sharp s, German sz
à	à	à	Small a, grave accent
á	á	á	Small a, acute accent
â	â	â	Small a, circumflex
ã	ã	ã	Small a, tilde
ä	ä	ä	Small a, diæresis / umlaut
å	å	å	Small a, ring
æ	æ	æ	Small ae ligature
ç	ç	ç	Small c, cedilla
è	è	è	Small e, grave accent
é	é	é	Small e, acute accent
ê	ê	ê	Small e, circumflex
ë	ë	ë	Small e, diæresis / umlaut
ì	ì	ì	Small i, grave accent
í	í	í	Small i, acute accent
î	î	î	Small i, circumflex
ï	ï	ï	Small i, diæresis / umlaut
ð	ð	ð	Small eth, Icelandic
ñ	ñ	ñ	Small n, tilde
ò	ò	ò	Small o, grave accent
ó	ó	ó	Small o, acute accent
ô	ô	ô	Small o, circumflex
õ	õ	õ	Small o, tilde
ö	ö	ö	Small o, diæresis / umlaut
÷	÷	÷	Division sign
ø	ø	ø	Small o, slash
ù	ù	ù	Small u, grave accent
ú	ú	ú	Small u, acute accent
û	û	û	Small u, circumflex
ü	ü	ü	Small u, diæresis / umlaut
ý	ý	ý	Small y, acute accent
þ	þ	þ	Small thorn, Icelandic
ÿ	ÿ	ÿ	Small y, diæresis / umlaut

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