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Windows-1251

Windows code page for the Cyrillic script
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Windows-1251

Summary

Windows-1251 is a Windows code page[1]. Windows-1251 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Windows-1251's instance of is recorded as Windows code page[3].
  • Windows-1251 is used for Cyrillic script[4].
  • Windows-1251 is used for Russian[5].
  • Windows-1251 is used for Bulgarian[6].
  • Windows-1251 is used for Ukrainian[7].
  • Windows-1251 is used for Macedonian[8].
  • Windows-1251 is used for Serbo-Croatian[9].
  • Windows-1251 is used for Kazakh[10].
  • Windows-1251's Commons category is recorded as Windows-1251[11].
  • Windows-1251's described at URL is recorded as https://iana.org/assignments/charset-reg/windows-1251[12].
  • Windows-1251's described at URL is recorded as https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc195053.aspxr[13].
  • Windows-1251's described at URL is recorded as https://www.microsoft.com/typography/unicode/1251.htm[14].
  • Windows-1251's described at URL is recorded as https://unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WINDOWS/CP1251.TXT[15].
  • Windows-1251's described at URL is recorded as https://unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WindowsBestFit/bestfit1251.txt[16].
  • Windows-1251's described at URL is recorded as https://ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=tables-code-page-1251-generic-system-1251[17].
  • Windows-1251's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/cp1251[18].

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Definition and Type

Windows-1251's instance of is recorded as Windows code page[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include Cyrillic script[4], Russian[5], Bulgarian[6], Ukrainian[7], Macedonian[8], and Serbo-Croatian[9].

Why It Matters

Windows-1251 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Windows-1251 is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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] ↑ . iana.org. iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → Cyrillic script, Russian, Bulgarian +4
    Instance of → —
    Follows → Q1672210
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P155]]: [[Q1672210]]"
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