Unicode
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Unicode
Summary
Unicode is a character encoding[1]. Unicode ranks in the top 5% of character_encoding entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,836 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Unicode's instance of is recorded as character encoding[3].
- Unicode's instance of is recorded as coded character set[4].
- Unicode was published by Unicode Consortium[5].
- Unicode's based on is recorded as ISO/IEC 646[6].
- Unicode's based on is recorded as ISO/IEC 8859[7].
- Unicode's based on is recorded as ISO/IEC 2022[8].
- Unicode's based on is recorded as Xerox Character Code Standard[9].
- Unicode's based on is recorded as Universal Character Set[10].
- Unicode's copyright license is recorded as Unicode® Copyright and Terms of Use[11].
- Unicode's software version identifier is recorded as 18.0.0[12].
- Unicode's Commons category is recorded as Unicode[13].
- Unicode was published on October 1991[14].
- Unicode was released on July 1996[15].
- Unicode's has edition or translation is recorded as Unicode 1.0[16].
- Unicode's has edition or translation is recorded as Unicode 1.0.0[17].
- Unicode's has edition or translation is recorded as Unicode 1.0.1[18].
- Unicode's has edition or translation is recorded as Unicode 1.1[19].
- Unicode's has edition or translation is recorded as Unicode 1.1.0[20].
- Unicode's has edition or translation is recorded as Unicode 1.1.5[21].
- Unicode's has edition or translation is recorded as Unicode 2.0[22].
- Unicode's has edition or translation is recorded as Unicode 2.1[23].
- Unicode's has edition or translation is recorded as Unicode 2.1.2[24].
- Unicode's has edition or translation is recorded as Unicode 2.1.5[25].
- Unicode's has edition or translation is recorded as Unicode 2.1.8[26].
- Unicode's has edition or translation is recorded as Unicode 2.1.9[27].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include character encoding[3] and coded character set[4].
Why It Matters
Unicode ranks in the top 5% of character_encoding entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,836 views/month).[2] Unicode has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Unicode is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]