Symbols for Legacy Computing
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Article ImagesSymbols 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 | |
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Range | U+1FB00..U+1FBFF (256 code points) |
Plane | SMP |
Scripts | Common |
Assigned | 249 code points |
Unused | 7 reserved code points |
Unicode version history | |
13.0 (2020) | 212 (+212) |
16.0 (2024) | 249 (+37) |
Unicode documentation | |
Code chartโโฃโWeb 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 | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ |
U+1FB1x | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌ |
U+1FB2x | ๐ฌ | ๐ฌก | ๐ฌข | ๐ฌฃ | ๐ฌค | ๐ฌฅ | ๐ฌฆ | ๐ฌง | ๐ฌจ | ๐ฌฉ | ๐ฌช | ๐ฌซ | ๐ฌฌ | ๐ฌญ | ๐ฌฎ | ๐ฌฏ |
U+1FB3x | ๐ฌฐ | ๐ฌฑ | ๐ฌฒ | ๐ฌณ | ๐ฌด | ๐ฌต | ๐ฌถ | ๐ฌท | ๐ฌธ | ๐ฌน | ๐ฌบ | ๐ฌป | ๐ฌผ | ๐ฌฝ | ๐ฌพ | ๐ฌฟ |
U+1FB4x | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ |
U+1FB5x | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ | ๐ญ |
U+1FB6x | ๐ญ | ๐ญก | ๐ญข | ๐ญฃ | ๐ญค | ๐ญฅ | ๐ญฆ | ๐ญง | ๐ญจ | ๐ญฉ | ๐ญช | ๐ญซ | ๐ญฌ | ๐ญญ | ๐ญฎ | ๐ญฏ |
U+1FB7x | ๐ญฐ | ๐ญฑ | ๐ญฒ | ๐ญณ | ๐ญด | ๐ญต | ๐ญถ | ๐ญท | ๐ญธ | ๐ญน | ๐ญบ | ๐ญป | ๐ญผ | ๐ญฝ | ๐ญพ | ๐ญฟ |
U+1FB8x | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ |
U+1FB9x | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎ | |
U+1FBAx | ๐ฎ | ๐ฎก | ๐ฎข | ๐ฎฃ | ๐ฎค | ๐ฎฅ | ๐ฎฆ | ๐ฎง | ๐ฎจ | ๐ฎฉ | ๐ฎช | ๐ฎซ | ๐ฎฌ | ๐ฎญ | ๐ฎฎ | ๐ฎฏ |
U+1FBBx | ๐ฎฐ | ๐ฎฑ | ๐ฎฒ | ๐ฎณ | ๐ฎด | ๐ฎต | ๐ฎถ | ๐ฎท | ๐ฎธ | ๐ฎน | ๐ฎบ | ๐ฎป | ๐ฎผ | ๐ฎฝ | ๐ฎพ | ๐ฎฟ |
U+1FBCx | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ |
U+1FBDx | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏ |
U+1FBEx | ๐ฏ | ๐ฏก | ๐ฏข | ๐ฏฃ | ๐ฏค | ๐ฏฅ | ๐ฏฆ | ๐ฏง | ๐ฏจ | ๐ฏฉ | ๐ฏช | ๐ฏซ | ๐ฏฌ | ๐ฏญ | ๐ฏฎ | ๐ฏฏ |
U+1FBFx | ๐ฏฐ | ๐ฏฑ | ๐ฏฒ | ๐ฏณ | ๐ฏด | ๐ฏต | ๐ฏถ | ๐ฏท | ๐ฏธ | ๐ฏน | ||||||
Notes |
The image below is provided as quick reference for these symbols on systems that are unable to display them directly:
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Symbols for Legacy Computing block:
- ^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Proposal to add characters from legacy computers and teletext to the UCS" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Legacy Computing Sources" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- Cascadia Code 2404.23 โ release notes for Cascadia Code, which shows the rendering of Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement characters