A character set is a set of graphic characters, such as letters, numbers, and special
symbols. SNA formats make use of a variety of character sets. Character sets A, AE, 930,
USS, 1134, and 640 define the characters that are allowed in the corresponding
symbol-strings.
Each character set is encoded using a code page. A code page is the specification of code points, or hexadecimal values, for one or more character sets. All character sets used by SNA are encoded using IBM code page 00500, the relative encodings of which are shown in Figure A-1.
Character sets encoded using a specific code page are officially denoted by the concatenation of their character set and code page numbers, such as 00640-00500 and 01134-00500. The concatenation of these two numbers specifies a coded graphic character set. The older character sets--A, AE, 930, and USS--and their encodings continue to be supported but not for new formats, which now use 00640-00500 and 01134-00500.
Figure A-1 defines the character sets and encodings for A, AE, 930, USS, 01134-00500, and 00640-00500. The code points that do not belong to any of these sets are not shown.
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| Figure A-1. Character Sets A, AE, 930, USS, 1134, and 640 |
|_______ __________ _________________________ _______________________________________________|
| Hex | | | Set |
| Code | Graphic | Description |_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______|
| | | | A | AE | 930 | USS | 1134 | 640 |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 15 | | Line Feed | | | | X | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 40 | | Space | | | X | X | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 4B | . | Period | | X | X | X | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 4C | < | Less Than Sign | | | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 4D | ( | Left Parenthesis | | | | X | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 4E | + | Plus Sign | | | | X | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 50 | & | Ampersand | | | X | X | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 59 | ß | Sharp s | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 5B | $ | Dollar Sign | X | X | X | X | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 5C | * | Asterisk | | | | X | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 5D | ) | Right Parenthesis | | | | X | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 5E | ; | Semicolon | | | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 60 | - | Minus Sign | | | X | X | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 61 | / | Slash | | | X | X | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 62 | Â | A Circumflex, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 63 | Ä | A Diaeresis, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 64 | À | A Grave, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 65 | Á | A Acute, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 66 | Ã | A Tilde, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 67 | Å | A Overcircle, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 68 | Ç | C Cedilla, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 69 | Ñ | N Tilde, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 6B | , | Comma | | | X | X | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 6C | % | Percent Sign | | | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 6D | _ | Underline | | | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 6E | > | Greater Than Sign | | | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 6F | ? | Question Mark | | | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 71 | É | E Acute, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 72 | Ê | E Circumflex, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 73 | Ë | E Diaeresis, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 74 | È | E Grave, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 75 | Í | I Acute, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 76 | Î | I Circumflex, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 77 | Ï | I Diaeresis, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 78 | Ì | I Grave, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 7A | : | Colon | | | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 7B | # | Number Sign | X | X | X | X | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 7C | @ | At Sign | X | X | X | X | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 7D | ' | Apostrophe | | | X | X | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 7E | = | Equal Sign | | | | X | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 7F | " | Quotation Marks | | | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 80 | Ø | O Slash, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 81 | a | a, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 82 | b | b, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 83 | c | c, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 84 | d | d, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 85 | e | e, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 86 | f | f, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 87 | g | g, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 88 | h | h, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 89 | i | i, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 91 | j | j, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 92 | k | k, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 93 | l | l, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 94 | m | m, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 95 | n | n, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 96 | o | o, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 97 | p | p, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 98 | q | q, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 99 | r | r, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 9A | ª | a Underscore, Small | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 9B | º | o Underscore, Small | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| 9E | Æ | AE Dipthong, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| A0 | µ | Micro, Mu | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| A2 | s | s, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| A3 | t | t, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| A4 | u | u, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| A5 | v | v, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| A6 | w | w, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| A7 | x | x, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| A8 | y | y, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| A9 | z | z, Small | | X | | | | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| AC | Ð | D Stroke, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| AD | Ý | Y Acute, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| AE | Þ | Thorn, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| C1 | A | A, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| C2 | B | B, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| C3 | C | C, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| C4 | D | D, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| C5 | E | E, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| C6 | F | F, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| C7 | G | G, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| C8 | H | H, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| C9 | I | I, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| D1 | J | J, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| D2 | K | K, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| D3 | L | L, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| D4 | M | M, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| D5 | N | N, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| D6 | O | O, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| D7 | P | P, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| D8 | Q | Q, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| D9 | R | R, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| DF | ÿ | y Diaeresis, Small | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| E2 | S | S, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| E3 | T | T, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| E4 | U | U, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| E5 | V | V, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| E6 | W | W, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| E7 | X | X, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| E8 | Y | Y, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| E9 | Z | Z, Capital | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| EB | Ô | O Circumflex, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| EC | Ö | O Diaeresis, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| ED | Ò | O Grave, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| EE | Ó | O Acute, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| EF | Õ | O Tilde, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| F0 | 0 | Zero | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| F1 | 1 | One | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| F2 | 2 | Two | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| F3 | 3 | Three | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| F4 | 4 | Four | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| F5 | 5 | Five | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| F6 | 6 | Six | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| F7 | 7 | Seven | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| F8 | 8 | Eight | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| F9 | 9 | Nine | X | X | X | X | X | X |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| FB | Û | U Circumflex, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| FC | Ü | U Diaeresis, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| FD | Ù | U Grave, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
| FE | Ú | U Acute, Capital | | | X | | | |
|_______|__________|_________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|