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ISO/IEC 8859-1

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ISO/IEC 8859-1

Summary

ISO/IEC 8859-1 is an Extended ASCII[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • ISO/IEC 8859-1's instance of is recorded as Extended ASCII[3].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-1's instance of is recorded as IEC standard[4].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-1's instance of is recorded as ISO standard[5].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-1 followed Multinational Character Set[6].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-1 was followed by ISO/IEC 8859-2[7].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-1 was followed by Unicode[8].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-1 is part of ISO/IEC 8859[9].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-1 is used for Latin script[10].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-1 is used for Western Europe[11].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-1 is used for Americas[12].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-1's Commons category is recorded as ISO 8859-1[13].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-1's has edition or translation is recorded as ISO 8859–1:1987: Information processing—8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets—Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1[14].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-1's has edition or translation is recorded as ISO/IEC 8859–1:1998: Information technology—8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets—Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1[15].
  • ISO/IEC 8859-1's partially coincident with is recorded as Windows-1252[16].

Body

Geography

ISO/IEC 8859-1 is part of ISO/IEC 8859[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Extended ASCII[3], IEC standard[4], and ISO standard[5].

Why It Matters

ISO/IEC 8859-1 has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Oscgramcam · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → —
    Partially coincident with → Windows-1252
    Has edition or translation → ISO 8859–1:1987: Information processing—8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets—Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1, ISO/IEC 8859–1:1998: Information technology—8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets—Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1
    Instance of → Extended ASCII, IEC standard, ISO standard
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: Latin-1"
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