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 <h1>UNICODE CHARACTER DATABASE<br>
 Version 3.0.0</h1>

 <table border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0" height="87" width="100%">

   <tr>

     <td valign="TOP" width="144">Revision</td>

     <td valign="TOP">3.0.0</td>

   </tr>

   <tr>

     <td valign="TOP" width="144">Authors</td>

     <td valign="TOP">Mark Davis and Ken Whistler</td>

   </tr>

   <tr>

     <td valign="TOP" width="144">Date</td>

     <td valign="TOP">1999-09-11</td>

   </tr>

   <tr>

     <td valign="TOP" width="144">This Version</td>

     <td valign="TOP"><a href="ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/3.0-Update/UnicodeCharacterDatabase-3.0.0.html">ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/3.0-Update/UnicodeCharacterDatabase-3.0.0.html</a></td>

   </tr>

   <tr>

     <td valign="TOP" width="144">Previous Version</td>

     <td valign="TOP">n/a</td>

   </tr>

   <tr>

     <td valign="TOP" width="144">Latest Version</td>

     <td valign="TOP"><a href="ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/3.0-Update/UnicodeCharacterDatabase-3.0.0.html">ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/3.0-Update/UnicodeCharacterDatabase-3.0.0.html</a></td>

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 </table>

 <p align="center">Copyright © 1995-1999 Unicode, Inc. All Rights reserved.</p>

 <h2>Disclaimer</h2>

 <p>The Unicode Character Database is provided as is by Unicode, Inc. No claims

 are made as to fitness for any particular purpose. No warranties of any kind are

 expressed or implied. The recipient agrees to determine applicability of

 information provided. If this file has been purchased on magnetic or optical

 media from Unicode, Inc., the sole remedy for any claim will be exchange of

 defective media within 90 days of receipt.</p>

 <p>This disclaimer is applicable for all other data files accompanying the

 Unicode Character Database, some of which have been compiled by the Unicode

 Consortium, and some of which have been supplied by other sources.</p>

 <h2>Limitations on Rights to Redistribute This Data</h2>

 <p>Recipient is granted the right to make copies in any form for internal

 distribution and to freely use the information supplied in the creation of

 products supporting the Unicode<sup>TM</sup> Standard. The files in the Unicode

 Character Database can be redistributed to third parties or other organizations

 (whether for profit or not) as long as this notice and the disclaimer notice are

 retained. Information can be extracted from these files and used in

 documentation or programs, as long as there is an accompanying notice indicating

 the source.</p>

 <h2>Introduction</h2>

 <p>The Unicode Character Database is a set of files that define the Unicode

 character properties and internal mappings. For more information about character

 properties and mappings, see <i><a href="http://www.unicode.org/unicode/uni2book/u2.html">The

 Unicode Standard</a></i>.</p>

 <p>The Unicode Character Database has been updated to reflect Version 3.0 of the

 Unicode Standard, with many characters added to those published in Version 2.0.

 A number of corrections have also been made to case mappings or other errors in

 the database noted since the publication of Version 2.0. Normative bidirectional

 properties have also been modified to reflect decisions of the Unicode Technical

 Committee.</p>

 <p>For more information on versions of the Unicode Standard and how to reference

 them, see <a href="http://www.unicode.org/unicode/standard/versions/">http://www.unicode.org/unicode/standard/versions/</a>.</p>

 <h2>Conformance</h2>

 <p>Character properties may be either normative or informative. <i>Normative</i>

 means that implementations that claim conformance to the Unicode Standard (at a

 particular version) and which make use of a particular property or field must

 follow the specifications of the standard for that property or field in order to

 be conformant. The term <i>normative</i> when applied to a property or field of

 the Unicode Character Database, does <i>not</i> mean that the value of that

 field will never change. Corrections and extensions to the standard in the

 future may require minor changes to normative values, even though the Unicode

 Technical Committee strives to minimize such changes. An<i> informative </i>property

 or field is strongly recommended, but a conformant implementation is free to use

 or change such values as it may require while still being conformant to the

 standard. Particular implementations may choose to override the properties and

 mappings that are not normative. In that case, it is up to the implementer to

 establish a protocol to convey that information.</p>

 <h2>Files</h2>

 <p>The following summarizes the files in the Unicode Character Database. &nbsp;For

 more information about these files, see the referenced technical report or

 section of Unicode Standard, Version 3.0.</p>

 <p><b>UnicodeData.txt (Chapter 4)</b>

 <ul>

   <li>The main file in the Unicode Character Database.</li>

   <li>For detailed information on the format, see <a href="UnicodeData.html">UnicodeData.html</a>.

     This file also characterizes which properties are normative and which are

     informative.</li>

 </ul>

 <p><b>PropList.txt (Chapter 4)</b>

 <ul>

   <li>Additional informative properties list: <i>Alphabetic, Ideographic,</i>

     and <i>Mathematical</i>, among others.</li>

 </ul>

 <p><b>SpecialCasing.txt (Chapter 4)</b>

 <ul>

   <li>List of informative special casing properties, including one-to-many

     mappings such as SHARP S =&gt; &quot;SS&quot;, and locale-specific mappings,

     such as for Turkish <i>dotless i</i>.</li>

 </ul>

 <p><b>Blocks.txt (Chapter 14)</b>

 <ul>

   <li>List of normative block names.</li>

 </ul>

 <p><b>Jamo.txt (Chapter 4)</b>

 <ul>

   <li>List of normative Jamo short names, used in deriving HANGUL SYLLABLE names

     algorithmically.</li>

 </ul>

 <p><b>ArabicShaping.txt (Section 8.2)</b>

 <ul>

   <li>Basic Arabic and Syriac character shaping properties, such as initial,

     medial and final shapes. These properties are normative for minimal shaping

     of Arabic and Syriac. </li>

 </ul>

 <p><b>NamesList.txt (Chapter 14)</b>

 <ul>

   <li>This file duplicates some of the material in the UnicodeData file, and

     adds informative annotations uses in the character charts, as printed in the

     Unicode Standard. </li>

   <li><b>Note: </b>The information in NamesList.txt and Index.txt files matches

     the appropriate version of the book. Changes in the Unicode Character

     Database since then may not be reflected in these files, since they are

     primarily of archival interest.</li>

 </ul>

 <p><b>Index.txt (Chapter 14)</b>

 <ul>

   <li>Informative index to Unicode characters, as printed in the Unicode

     Standard</li>

   <li><b>Note: </b>The information in NamesList.txt and Index.txt files matches

     the appropriate version of the book. Changes in the Unicode Character

     Database since then may not be reflected in these files, since they are

     primarily of archival interest.</li>

 </ul>

 <p><b>CompositionExclusions.txt (<a href="http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr15/">UTR#15

 Unicode Normalization Forms</a>)</b>

 <ul>

   <li>Normative properties for normalization.</li>

 </ul>

 <p><b>LineBreak.txt (<a href="http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr14/">UTR

 #14: Line Breaking Properties</a>)</b>

 <ul>

   <li>Normative and informative properties for line breaking. To see which

     properties are informative and which are normative, consult UTR#14.</li>

 </ul>

 <p><b>EastAsianWidth.txt (<a href="http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr11/">UTR

 #11: East Asian Character Width</a>)</b>

 <ul>

   <li>Informative properties for determining the choice of wide vs. narrow

     glyphs in East Asian contexts.</li>

 </ul>

 <p><b>diffXvY.txt</b>

 <ul>

   <li>Mechanically-generated informative files containing accumulated

     differences between successive versions of UnicodeData.txt</li>

 </ul>


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	<h1>UNICODE CHARACTER DATABASE<br>
	Version 3.0.0</h1>

	<table border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0" height="87" width="100%">

	<tr>

	<td valign="TOP" width="144">Revision</td>

	<td valign="TOP">3.0.0</td>

	</tr>

	<tr>

	<td valign="TOP" width="144">Authors</td>

	<td valign="TOP">Mark Davis and Ken Whistler</td>

	</tr>

	<tr>

	<td valign="TOP" width="144">Date</td>

	<td valign="TOP">1999-09-11</td>

	</tr>

	<tr>

	<td valign="TOP" width="144">This Version</td>

	<td valign="TOP"><a href="ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/3.0-Update/UnicodeCharacterDatabase-3.0.0.html">ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/3.0-Update/UnicodeCharacterDatabase-3.0.0.html</a></td>

	</tr>

	<tr>

	<td valign="TOP" width="144">Previous Version</td>

	<td valign="TOP">n/a</td>

	</tr>

	<tr>

	<td valign="TOP" width="144">Latest Version</td>

	<td valign="TOP"><a href="ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/3.0-Update/UnicodeCharacterDatabase-3.0.0.html">ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/3.0-Update/UnicodeCharacterDatabase-3.0.0.html</a></td>

	</tr>

	</table>

	<p align="center">Copyright © 1995-1999 Unicode, Inc. All Rights reserved.</p>

	<h2>Disclaimer</h2>

	<p>The Unicode Character Database is provided as is by Unicode, Inc. No claims

	are made as to fitness for any particular purpose. No warranties of any kind are

	expressed or implied. The recipient agrees to determine applicability of

	information provided. If this file has been purchased on magnetic or optical

	media from Unicode, Inc., the sole remedy for any claim will be exchange of

	defective media within 90 days of receipt.</p>

	<p>This disclaimer is applicable for all other data files accompanying the

	Unicode Character Database, some of which have been compiled by the Unicode

	Consortium, and some of which have been supplied by other sources.</p>

	<h2>Limitations on Rights to Redistribute This Data</h2>

	<p>Recipient is granted the right to make copies in any form for internal

	distribution and to freely use the information supplied in the creation of

	products supporting the Unicode<sup>TM</sup> Standard. The files in the Unicode

	Character Database can be redistributed to third parties or other organizations

	(whether for profit or not) as long as this notice and the disclaimer notice are

	retained. Information can be extracted from these files and used in

	documentation or programs, as long as there is an accompanying notice indicating

	the source.</p>

	<h2>Introduction</h2>

	<p>The Unicode Character Database is a set of files that define the Unicode

	character properties and internal mappings. For more information about character

	properties and mappings, see <i><a href="http://www.unicode.org/unicode/uni2book/u2.html">The

	Unicode Standard</a></i>.</p>

	<p>The Unicode Character Database has been updated to reflect Version 3.0 of the

	Unicode Standard, with many characters added to those published in Version 2.0.

	A number of corrections have also been made to case mappings or other errors in

	the database noted since the publication of Version 2.0. Normative bidirectional

	properties have also been modified to reflect decisions of the Unicode Technical

	Committee.</p>

	<p>For more information on versions of the Unicode Standard and how to reference

	them, see <a href="http://www.unicode.org/unicode/standard/versions/">http://www.unicode.org/unicode/standard/versions/</a>.</p>

	<h2>Conformance</h2>

	<p>Character properties may be either normative or informative. <i>Normative</i>

	means that implementations that claim conformance to the Unicode Standard (at a

	particular version) and which make use of a particular property or field must

	follow the specifications of the standard for that property or field in order to

	be conformant. The term <i>normative</i> when applied to a property or field of

	the Unicode Character Database, does <i>not</i> mean that the value of that

	field will never change. Corrections and extensions to the standard in the

	future may require minor changes to normative values, even though the Unicode

	Technical Committee strives to minimize such changes. An<i> informative </i>property

	or field is strongly recommended, but a conformant implementation is free to use

	or change such values as it may require while still being conformant to the

	standard. Particular implementations may choose to override the properties and

	mappings that are not normative. In that case, it is up to the implementer to

	establish a protocol to convey that information.</p>

	<h2>Files</h2>

	<p>The following summarizes the files in the Unicode Character Database.  For

	more information about these files, see the referenced technical report or

	section of Unicode Standard, Version 3.0.</p>

	<p><b>UnicodeData.txt (Chapter 4)</b>

	<ul>

	<li>The main file in the Unicode Character Database.</li>

	<li>For detailed information on the format, see <a href="UnicodeData.html">UnicodeData.html</a>.

	This file also characterizes which properties are normative and which are

	informative.</li>

	</ul>

	<p><b>PropList.txt (Chapter 4)</b>

	<ul>

	<li>Additional informative properties list: <i>Alphabetic, Ideographic,</i>

	and <i>Mathematical</i>, among others.</li>

	</ul>

	<p><b>SpecialCasing.txt (Chapter 4)</b>

	<ul>

	<li>List of informative special casing properties, including one-to-many

	mappings such as SHARP S => "SS", and locale-specific mappings,

	such as for Turkish <i>dotless i</i>.</li>

	</ul>

	<p><b>Blocks.txt (Chapter 14)</b>

	<ul>

	<li>List of normative block names.</li>

	</ul>

	<p><b>Jamo.txt (Chapter 4)</b>

	<ul>

	<li>List of normative Jamo short names, used in deriving HANGUL SYLLABLE names

	algorithmically.</li>

	</ul>

	<p><b>ArabicShaping.txt (Section 8.2)</b>

	<ul>

	<li>Basic Arabic and Syriac character shaping properties, such as initial,

	medial and final shapes. These properties are normative for minimal shaping

	of Arabic and Syriac. </li>

	</ul>

	<p><b>NamesList.txt (Chapter 14)</b>

	<ul>

	<li>This file duplicates some of the material in the UnicodeData file, and

	adds informative annotations uses in the character charts, as printed in the

	Unicode Standard. </li>

	<li><b>Note: </b>The information in NamesList.txt and Index.txt files matches

	the appropriate version of the book. Changes in the Unicode Character

	Database since then may not be reflected in these files, since they are

	primarily of archival interest.</li>

	</ul>

	<p><b>Index.txt (Chapter 14)</b>

	<ul>

	<li>Informative index to Unicode characters, as printed in the Unicode

	Standard</li>

	<li><b>Note: </b>The information in NamesList.txt and Index.txt files matches

	the appropriate version of the book. Changes in the Unicode Character

	Database since then may not be reflected in these files, since they are

	primarily of archival interest.</li>

	</ul>

	<p><b>CompositionExclusions.txt (<a href="http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr15/">UTR#15

	Unicode Normalization Forms</a>)</b>

	<ul>

	<li>Normative properties for normalization.</li>

	</ul>

	<p><b>LineBreak.txt (<a href="http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr14/">UTR

	#14: Line Breaking Properties</a>)</b>

	<ul>

	<li>Normative and informative properties for line breaking. To see which

	properties are informative and which are normative, consult UTR#14.</li>

	</ul>

	<p><b>EastAsianWidth.txt (<a href="http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr11/">UTR

	#11: East Asian Character Width</a>)</b>

	<ul>

	<li>Informative properties for determining the choice of wide vs. narrow

	glyphs in East Asian contexts.</li>

	</ul>

	<p><b>diffXvY.txt</b>

	<ul>

	<li>Mechanically-generated informative files containing accumulated

	differences between successive versions of UnicodeData.txt</li>

	</ul>



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