Symbols for Legacy Computing
| Symbols for Legacy Computing | |
|---|---|
| Range | U+1FB00..U+1FBFF (256 code points) |
| Plane | SMP |
| Scripts | Common |
| Assigned | 250 code points |
| Unused | 6 reserved code points |
| Unicode version history | |
| 13.0 (2020) | 212 (+212) |
| 16.0 (2024) | 249 (+37) |
| 17.0 (2025) | 250 (+1) |
| Unicode documentation | |
| Code chart ∣ Web page | |
| Note: [1][2] | |
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] Additional characters were added to this block in Unicode 16.0 as well.
A supplemental block (Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement) was added with Unicode 16.0.
Block
[edit | edit source]| Symbols for Legacy Computing[1][2] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF) | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
| U+1FB0x | 🬀 | 🬁 | 🬂 | 🬃 | 🬄 | 🬅 | 🬆 | 🬇 | 🬈 | 🬉 | 🬊 | 🬋 | 🬌 | 🬍 | 🬎 | 🬏 |
| U+1FB1x | 🬐 | 🬑 | 🬒 | 🬓 | 🬔 | 🬕 | 🬖 | 🬗 | 🬘 | 🬙 | 🬚 | 🬛 | 🬜 | 🬝 | 🬞 | 🬟 |
| U+1FB2x | 🬠 | 🬡 | 🬢 | 🬣 | 🬤 | 🬥 | 🬦 | 🬧 | 🬨 | 🬩 | 🬪 | 🬫 | 🬬 | 🬭 | 🬮 | 🬯 |
| U+1FB3x | 🬰 | 🬱 | 🬲 | 🬳 | 🬴 | 🬵 | 🬶 | 🬷 | 🬸 | 🬹 | 🬺 | 🬻 | 🬼 | 🬽 | 🬾 | 🬿 |
| U+1FB4x | 🭀 | 🭁 | 🭂 | 🭃 | 🭄 | 🭅 | 🭆 | 🭇 | 🭈 | 🭉 | 🭊 | 🭋 | 🭌 | 🭍 | 🭎 | 🭏 |
| U+1FB5x | 🭐 | 🭑 | 🭒 | 🭓 | 🭔 | 🭕 | 🭖 | 🭗 | 🭘 | 🭙 | 🭚 | 🭛 | 🭜 | 🭝 | 🭞 | 🭟 |
| U+1FB6x | 🭠 | 🭡 | 🭢 | 🭣 | 🭤 | 🭥 | 🭦 | 🭧 | 🭨 | 🭩 | 🭪 | 🭫 | 🭬 | 🭭 | 🭮 | 🭯 |
| U+1FB7x | 🭰 | 🭱 | 🭲 | 🭳 | 🭴 | 🭵 | 🭶 | 🭷 | 🭸 | 🭹 | 🭺 | 🭻 | 🭼 | 🭽 | 🭾 | 🭿 |
| U+1FB8x | 🮀 | 🮁 | 🮂 | 🮃 | 🮄 | 🮅 | 🮆 | 🮇 | 🮈 | 🮉 | 🮊 | 🮋 | 🮌 | 🮍 | 🮎 | 🮏 |
| U+1FB9x | 🮐 | 🮑 | 🮒 | 🮔 | 🮕 | 🮖 | 🮗 | 🮘 | 🮙 | 🮚 | 🮛 | 🮜 | 🮝 | 🮞 | 🮟 | |
| U+1FBAx | 🮠 | 🮡 | 🮢 | 🮣 | 🮤 | 🮥 | 🮦 | 🮧 | 🮨 | 🮩 | 🮪 | 🮫 | 🮬 | 🮭 | 🮮 | 🮯 |
| U+1FBBx | 🮰 | 🮱 | 🮲 | 🮳 | 🮴 | 🮵 | 🮶 | 🮷 | 🮸 | 🮹 | 🮺 | 🮻 | 🮼 | 🮽 | 🮾 | 🮿 |
| U+1FBCx | 🯀 | 🯁 | 🯂 | 🯃 | 🯄 | 🯅 | 🯆 | 🯇 | 🯈 | 🯉 | 🯊 | | | | | |
| U+1FBDx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U+1FBEx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U+1FBFx | 🯰 | 🯱 | 🯲 | 🯳 | 🯴 | 🯵 | 🯶 | 🯷 | 🯸 | 🯹 | | |||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||||||
The image below is provided as quick reference for these symbols on systems that are unable to display them directly:
History
[edit | edit source]The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Symbols for Legacy Computing block:
| Version | Final code points[a] | Count | L2 ID | WG2 ID | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.0 | U+1FB00..1FB92, 1FB94..1FBCA, 1FBF0..1FBF9 | 212 | L2/17-435R | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| L2/18-039 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| L2/18-235 (full, no_attach, sources, mappings_zip) | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| L2/18-241 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| L2/18-275R (full, no_attach, sources, mappings_zip) | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| L2/18-300 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| L2/19-025 (full, no_attach, sources, mappings_zip) | N5028 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |||
| L2/19-047 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| L2/19-008 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| L2/20-015R | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| 16.0 | U+1FBCB..1FBEF | 37 | L2/21-235 (full, no_attach, sources, mappings_zip) | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| L2/22-023 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| L2/21-235R (full, no_attach) | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| L2/22-016 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| 17.0 | U+1FBFA | 1 | L2/23-142 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| L2/23-157 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| L2/23-252 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| L2/23-238R | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
| L2/23-231 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | ||||
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See also
[edit | edit source]- Box-drawing characters
- Dingbat
- other Unicode blocks
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Cascadia Code 2404.23 – release notes for Cascadia Code, which shows the rendering of Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement characters