Symbols for Legacy Computing


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Symbols for Legacy Computing is a Unicode block containing graphic characters that were used for various home computers from the 1970s and 1980s and in Teletext broadcasting standards. It includes characters from the Amstrad CPC, MSX, Mattel Aquarius, RISC OS, MouseText, Atari ST, TRS-80 Color Computer, Oric, Texas Instruments TI-99/4A, TRS-80, Minitel, Teletext, ATASCII, PETSCII, ZX80, and ZX81 character sets. Semigraphics characters are also included in the form of new block-shaped characters, line-drawing characters, and 60 "sextant" characters (semigraphic character made up of six smaller blocks).[3][4]

Symbols for Legacy Computing
RangeU+1FB00..U+1FBFF
(256 code points)
PlaneSMP
ScriptsCommon
Assigned249 code points
Unused7 reserved code points
Unicode version history
13.0 (2020)212 (+212)
16.0 (2024)249 (+37)
Unicode documentation
Code chartโ€ƒโˆฃโ€ƒWeb page
Note: [1][2]

A supplemental block (Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement) was added with Unicode 16.0.

Symbols for Legacy Computing[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
ย  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+1FB0x ๐Ÿฌ€ ๐Ÿฌ ๐Ÿฌ‚ ๐Ÿฌƒ ๐Ÿฌ„ ๐Ÿฌ… ๐Ÿฌ† ๐Ÿฌ‡ ๐Ÿฌˆ ๐Ÿฌ‰ ๐ŸฌŠ ๐Ÿฌ‹ ๐ŸฌŒ ๐Ÿฌ ๐ŸฌŽ ๐Ÿฌ
U+1FB1x ๐Ÿฌ ๐Ÿฌ‘ ๐Ÿฌ’ ๐Ÿฌ“ ๐Ÿฌ” ๐Ÿฌ• ๐Ÿฌ– ๐Ÿฌ— ๐Ÿฌ˜ ๐Ÿฌ™ ๐Ÿฌš ๐Ÿฌ› ๐Ÿฌœ ๐Ÿฌ ๐Ÿฌž ๐ŸฌŸ
U+1FB2x ๐Ÿฌ  ๐Ÿฌก ๐Ÿฌข ๐Ÿฌฃ ๐Ÿฌค ๐Ÿฌฅ ๐Ÿฌฆ ๐Ÿฌง ๐Ÿฌจ ๐Ÿฌฉ ๐Ÿฌช ๐Ÿฌซ ๐Ÿฌฌ ๐Ÿฌญ ๐Ÿฌฎ ๐Ÿฌฏ
U+1FB3x ๐Ÿฌฐ ๐Ÿฌฑ ๐Ÿฌฒ ๐Ÿฌณ ๐Ÿฌด ๐Ÿฌต ๐Ÿฌถ ๐Ÿฌท ๐Ÿฌธ ๐Ÿฌน ๐Ÿฌบ ๐Ÿฌป ๐Ÿฌผ ๐Ÿฌฝ ๐Ÿฌพ ๐Ÿฌฟ
U+1FB4x ๐Ÿญ€ ๐Ÿญ ๐Ÿญ‚ ๐Ÿญƒ ๐Ÿญ„ ๐Ÿญ… ๐Ÿญ† ๐Ÿญ‡ ๐Ÿญˆ ๐Ÿญ‰ ๐ŸญŠ ๐Ÿญ‹ ๐ŸญŒ ๐Ÿญ ๐ŸญŽ ๐Ÿญ
U+1FB5x ๐Ÿญ ๐Ÿญ‘ ๐Ÿญ’ ๐Ÿญ“ ๐Ÿญ” ๐Ÿญ• ๐Ÿญ– ๐Ÿญ— ๐Ÿญ˜ ๐Ÿญ™ ๐Ÿญš ๐Ÿญ› ๐Ÿญœ ๐Ÿญ ๐Ÿญž ๐ŸญŸ
U+1FB6x ๐Ÿญ  ๐Ÿญก ๐Ÿญข ๐Ÿญฃ ๐Ÿญค ๐Ÿญฅ ๐Ÿญฆ ๐Ÿญง ๐Ÿญจ ๐Ÿญฉ ๐Ÿญช ๐Ÿญซ ๐Ÿญฌ ๐Ÿญญ ๐Ÿญฎ ๐Ÿญฏ
U+1FB7x ๐Ÿญฐ ๐Ÿญฑ ๐Ÿญฒ ๐Ÿญณ ๐Ÿญด ๐Ÿญต ๐Ÿญถ ๐Ÿญท ๐Ÿญธ ๐Ÿญน ๐Ÿญบ ๐Ÿญป ๐Ÿญผ ๐Ÿญฝ ๐Ÿญพ ๐Ÿญฟ
U+1FB8x ๐Ÿฎ€ ๐Ÿฎ ๐Ÿฎ‚ ๐Ÿฎƒ ๐Ÿฎ„ ๐Ÿฎ… ๐Ÿฎ† ๐Ÿฎ‡ ๐Ÿฎˆ ๐Ÿฎ‰ ๐ŸฎŠ ๐Ÿฎ‹ ๐ŸฎŒ ๐Ÿฎ ๐ŸฎŽ ๐Ÿฎ
U+1FB9x ๐Ÿฎ ๐Ÿฎ‘ ๐Ÿฎ’ ๐Ÿฎ” ๐Ÿฎ• ๐Ÿฎ– ๐Ÿฎ— ๐Ÿฎ˜ ๐Ÿฎ™ ๐Ÿฎš ๐Ÿฎ› ๐Ÿฎœ ๐Ÿฎ ๐Ÿฎž ๐ŸฎŸ
U+1FBAx ๐Ÿฎ  ๐Ÿฎก ๐Ÿฎข ๐Ÿฎฃ ๐Ÿฎค ๐Ÿฎฅ ๐Ÿฎฆ ๐Ÿฎง ๐Ÿฎจ ๐Ÿฎฉ ๐Ÿฎช ๐Ÿฎซ ๐Ÿฎฌ ๐Ÿฎญ ๐Ÿฎฎ ๐Ÿฎฏ
U+1FBBx ๐Ÿฎฐ ๐Ÿฎฑ ๐Ÿฎฒ ๐Ÿฎณ ๐Ÿฎด ๐Ÿฎต ๐Ÿฎถ ๐Ÿฎท ๐Ÿฎธ ๐Ÿฎน ๐Ÿฎบ ๐Ÿฎป ๐Ÿฎผ ๐Ÿฎฝ ๐Ÿฎพ ๐Ÿฎฟ
U+1FBCx ๐Ÿฏ€ ๐Ÿฏ ๐Ÿฏ‚ ๐Ÿฏƒ ๐Ÿฏ„ ๐Ÿฏ… ๐Ÿฏ† ๐Ÿฏ‡ ๐Ÿฏˆ ๐Ÿฏ‰ ๐ŸฏŠ ๐Ÿฏ‹ ๐ŸฏŒ ๐Ÿฏ ๐ŸฏŽ ๐Ÿฏ
U+1FBDx ๐Ÿฏ ๐Ÿฏ‘ ๐Ÿฏ’ ๐Ÿฏ“ ๐Ÿฏ” ๐Ÿฏ• ๐Ÿฏ– ๐Ÿฏ— ๐Ÿฏ˜ ๐Ÿฏ™ ๐Ÿฏš ๐Ÿฏ› ๐Ÿฏœ ๐Ÿฏ ๐Ÿฏž ๐ŸฏŸ
U+1FBEx ๐Ÿฏ  ๐Ÿฏก ๐Ÿฏข ๐Ÿฏฃ ๐Ÿฏค ๐Ÿฏฅ ๐Ÿฏฆ ๐Ÿฏง ๐Ÿฏจ ๐Ÿฏฉ ๐Ÿฏช ๐Ÿฏซ ๐Ÿฏฌ ๐Ÿฏญ ๐Ÿฏฎ ๐Ÿฏฏ
U+1FBFx ๐Ÿฏฐ ๐Ÿฏฑ ๐Ÿฏฒ ๐Ÿฏณ ๐Ÿฏด ๐Ÿฏต ๐Ÿฏถ ๐Ÿฏท ๐Ÿฏธ ๐Ÿฏน
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 16.0
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points


The image below is provided as quick reference for these symbols on systems that are unable to display them directly:

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The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Symbols for Legacy Computing block:

  1. ^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ^ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. ^ "Proposal to add characters from legacy computers and teletext to the UCS" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  4. ^ "Legacy Computing Sources" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-11.