Shift JIS

Summary

Shift JIS is a character encoding^[1]. It draws 150 Wikipedia views per month (character_encoding category, ranking #5 of 39).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shift JIS's instance of is recorded as character encoding^[3].
• Shift JIS's instance of is recorded as variable-width character encoding^[4].
• Japanese Industrial Standards is named after Shift JIS^[5].
• Shift JIS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02nqby^[6].
• Shift JIS's partially coincident with is recorded as Code page 932^[7].
• Shift JIS's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/shift-jis^[8].
• Shift JIS's derivative work is recorded as MacJapanese^[9].
• Shift JIS's derivative work is recorded as Shift_JIS-2004^[10].
• Shift JIS's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 7443425^[11].
• Shift JIS's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as shift jis^[12].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include character encoding^[3] and variable-width character encoding^[4].

History and Context

Japanese Industrial Standards is named after Shift JIS^[5].

Why It Matters

Shift JIS draws 150 Wikipedia views per month (character_encoding category, ranking #5 of 39).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]