ISO/IEC 8859-1:1998

Information technology — 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets — Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1

Specifies a set of 191 coded graphic characters identified as Latin alphabet No. 1. This set of coded graphic chacracters is intended for use in data and text processing applications and also for information interchange.

Technologies de l'information — Jeux de caractères graphiques codés sur un seul octet — Partie 1: Alphabet latin no. 1

Informacijska tehnologija - Nabori grafičnih znakov, kodiranih z enim 8-bitnim zlogom - 1. del: Latinična abeceda št. 1

Določa nabor 191 kodiranih grafičnih znakov, opredeljenih kot latinica št. 1. Ta nabor kodiranih grafičnih znakov je namenjen uporabi v obdelavi podatkov in besedila ter za izmenjavo informacij.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-Apr-1998
• ICS: 35.040 - Information coding
• ICS: 35.040.10 - Coding of character sets
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 - Coded character sets
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 - Coded character sets
• Current Stage: 9093 - International Standard confirmed
• Completion Date: 27-Aug-2020
• Ref Project: SIST ISO/IEC 8859-1:2010 - Information technology - 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1

Relations

• Revises: ISO 8859-1:1987 - Information processing — 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets — Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL
ISOAEC
STANDARD
8859-l
First edition
1998-04-I 5
Information technology - 8-bit single-byte
coded graphic character sets -
Part 1:
Latin alphabet No. 1
Technologies de I’informa tion -
Jeux de caractkres graphiques cod& sur
un seul octet -
Partie I: Alphabet latin no I
Reference number
lSO/IEC 8859-1:1998(E)

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ISOAEC 8859-l :1998(E)
Contents
Page
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
3 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
4 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5 Notation, code table and character names . . . . . . . . . . . 2
6 Specification of the coded character set . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
7 Identification of the character set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Annex A: Coverage of languages by parts 1 to 10 of
lSO/IEC 8859 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Annex 6: Main differences between the First edition and
this Second edition of this part of lSO/IEC 8859 . 9
Annex C: Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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@ ISO/IEC ISOAEC 8859-l : 1998(E)
Foreword
IS0 (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the
International Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialized
National bodies that are
system for worldwide standardization.
members of IS0 or IEC participate in the development of
International Standards through technical committees established by
the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical
activity. IS0 and IEC technical committees collaborate in fields of
mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental and
nongovernmental, in liaison with IS0 and IEC, also take part in the
work.
In the field of information technology, IS0 and IEC have established
a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTCI. Draft International
Standards adopted by the joint technical committee are circulated to
national bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard
requires approval by at least 75% of the national bodies casting a
vote.
International Standard ISO/IEC 8859-l was prepared by Joint
Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 2, Character sets and information coding.
This edition cancels and replaces IS0 8859-l :1987, which has been
technically revised.
ISO/IEC 8859 consists of the following parts, under the general title
lnforma tion technology - 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character
sets:
- Part I: Latin alphabet No. I
- Part 2: Latin alphabet No. 2
- Part 3: Latin alphabet No. 3
- Part 4: Latin alphabet No. 4
- Part 5: LatirKyrillic alphabet
- Part 6: Latin/Arabic alphabet
- Part 7: Latin/Greek alphabet
- Part 8: Latin/Hebrew alphabet
- Part 9: Latin alphabet No. 5
- Part IO: Latin alphabet No. 6
Annexes A to C of this part of ISO/IEC 8859 are for information only.
. . .
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0 ISOAEC
ISOAEC 8859-l :1998 (E)
Introduction
ISOAEC 8859 consists of several parts. Each part specifies a set of
up to 191 graphic characters and the coded representation of these
characters by means of a single 8-bit byte. Each set is intended for
use for a particular group of languages.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 0 ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC 8859-l : 1998(E)
Information technology -
8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets -
Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1
coded representations of graphic characters within
1 Scope
that CC-data-element conform to the requirements
This part of ISO/IEC 8859 specifies a set of 191
of clause 6.
coded graphic characters identified as Latin
alphabet No. 1.
2.2 Conformance of devices
This set of coded graphic characters is intended for
A device is in conformance with this part of
use in data and text processing applications and
ISO/IEC 8859 if it conforms to the requirements of
also for information interchange.
2.2.1, and either or both of 2.2.2 and 2.2.3. A claim
of conformance shall identify the document which
The set contains graphic characters used for
contains the description specified in 2.2.1.
general purpose applications in typical office
environments in at least the following languages:
2.2.1 Device description
Albanian, Basque, Breton, Catalan, Danish, Dutch,
A device that conforms to this part of ISO/IEC 8859
English, Faroese, Finnish, French (with restrictions,
shall be the subject of a description that identifies
see Annex A.1, Notes), Frisian, Galician, German,
the means by which the user may supply characters
Greenlandic, Icelandic, Irish Gaelic (new ortho-
to the device, or may recognize them when they are
graphy), Italian, Latin, Luxemburgish, Norwegian,
made available to him, as specified respectively in
Portuguese, Rhaeto-Romanic, Scottish Gaelic,
2.2.2 and 2.2.3.
Spanish and Swedish.
2.2.2 Originating devices
This set of coded graphic characters may be
regarded as a version of an 8-bit code according to
An originating device shall allow its user to supply
ISO/lEC 2022 or ISO/IEC 4873 at level 1.
any sequence of characters from those specified in
clause 6, and shall be capable of transmitting their
This part of ISO/IEC 8859 may not be used in
coded representations within a CC-data-element.
conjunction with any other parts of ISO/IEC 8859.
If coded characters from more than one part are to
2.2.3 Receiving devices
be used together, by means of code extension
techniques, the equivalent coded character sets
A receiving device shall be capable of receiving and
from ISO/IEC 10367 should be used instead within
interpreting any coded representations of characters
a version of ISO/IEC 4873 at level 2 or level 3.
that are within a CC-data-element, and that conform
to clause 6, and shall make the corresponding
The coded characters in this set may be used in
characters available to its user in such a way that
conjunction with coded control functions selected
the user can identify them from among those
from ISO/IEC 6429. However, control functions are
specified there, and can distinguish them from each
not used to create composite graphic symbols from
other.
two or more graphic characters (see clause 6).
ISO!IEC 8859 is not intended for use with
NOTE -
-
3 Normative references
Teiematic services defined by ITU-T. If information coded
according to ISOAEC 8859 is to be transferred to such
The following standards contain provisions which,
services, it will have to conform to the requirements of
through reference .in this text, constitute provisions
those services at the access-point.
of this part of ISO/IEC 8859. At the time of publica-
tion, the editions indicated were valid. All standards
2 Conformance
are subject to revision, and parties to agreements
based on this part of ISO/IEC 8859 are encouraged
2.1 Conformance of information interchange
to investigate the possibility of applying the most
A coded-character-data-element (CC-data-element)
recent editions of the standards indicated below.
within coded information for interchange is in
Members of IEC and IS0 maintain registers of
conformance with this part of ISO/IEC 8859 if all the
currently valid International Standards.

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ISOAEC 8859-l :1998(E)
lnforma tion technology - The bit combinations may be interpreted to
ISO/IEC 2022:1994,
Character code structure and extension techniques. represent numbers in binary notation by attributing
the following weights to the individual bits:
ISO/IEC 4873:1991, lnforma tion technology -
Bit b b
IS0 g-bit code for information interchange - ’
8 7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 bl
Structure and rules for implementation.
Weight 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
ISO/IEC 8824-l :I 995, Information technology -
Using these weights, the bit combinations are
Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN. I): Specifica-
identified by notations of the form xx/yy, where xx
tion of basic notation.
and yy are numbers in the range 00 to 15. The
correspondence between the notations of the form
4 Definitions
xx/yy and the bit combinations consisting of the bits
For the purposes of this part of ISO/IEC 8859 the
b, t0 b, iS aS fOllOWS:
following definitions apply:
-
xx is the number represented by b!, b,, b, and
4.1 bit combination: An ordered set of bits used
b, where these bits are given the weights 8, 4, 2,
for the representation of characters.
and 1 respectively.
4.2 byte: A bit string that is operated upon as a unit.
-
yy is the number represented by b,, b,, b, and
b, where these bits are given the weights 8, 4, 2,
4.3 character: A member of a set of elements
and 1 respectively.
used for the organization, control, or representation
of data.
The bit combinations are also identified by notations
4.4 code table: A table showing the characters
of the form hk, where h and k are numbers in the
allocated to each bit combination in a code.
range 0 to F in hexadecimal notation. The number
h is the same as the number xx described above,
4.5 coded character set; code: A set of
and the number k the same as the number yy
unambiguous rules that establishes a character set
described above.
and the one-to-one relationship between the
characters of the set and their bit combinations.
5.2 Layout of the code table
4.6 coded-character-data-element (CC-data-
An 8-bit code table consists of 256 positions
element): An element of interchanged information
arranged in 16 columns and 16 rows. The columns
that is specified to consist of a sequence of coded
and the rows are numbered 00 to 15. In hexa-
representations of characters, in accordance with
decimal notation the columns and the rows are
one or more identified standards for coded
numbered 0 to F.
character sets.
The code table positions are identified by notations
4.7 graphic character:
A character, other than a
of the form xx/yy, where xx is the column number
control function, that has a visual representation
and yy is the row number. The column and row
normally handwritten, printed or displayed, and that
numbers are shown at the top and left edges of the
has a coded representation consisting of one or
table respectively. The code table positions are
more bit combinations.
also identified by notations of the form hk, where h
NOTE - In ISOAEC 8859 a single bit combination is used
is the column number and k is the row number in
to represent each character.
hexadecimal notation. The column and row
4.8 graphic symbol: A visual representation of a
numbers are shown at the bottom and right edges of
graphic character or of a control function.
the table respectively.
4.9 position: That part of a code table identified
The positions of the code table are in one-to-one
by its column and row coordinates.
correspondence with the bit combinations of the
code. The notation of a code table position, of the
5 Notation, code table, and names
form xx/yy, or of the form hk, is the same as that of
5.1 Notation
the corresponding bit combination.
The bits of the bit combinations of the &bit code are
5.3 Names and meanings
identified by b,, b,, b,, b,, b,, b,, b,, and b,, where
bs is the highest-order, or most-significant bit and b,
This part of ISO/IEC 8859 assigns a unique name
is the lowest-order, or least-significant bit.
and a unique identifier to each graphic character.
These names and identifiers have been taken from

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ISOAEC 8859-l :1998(E)
ISO/IEC 10646-I (E). This part of ISO/IEC 8859 Table 1 - Character set, coded representation
also specifies an acronym for each of the characters
Bit
SPACE, NO-BREAK SPACE and SOFT HYPHEN.
combi- Hex Identifier Name
nation
For acronyms only Latin capital letters A to Z are
used. It is intended that the acronyms be retained in
02100 20 U+OO20 SPACE
02/01 21 U+OO21 EXCLAMATION MARK
all translations of the text.
02102 22 U+OO22 QUOTATION MARK
02103 23 UtO023 NUMBERSIGN
Except for SPACE (SP), NO-BREAK SPACE
02104 24 UtO024 DOLLARSIGN
(NBSP) and SOFT HYPHEN (SHY), this part of
02/05 25 UtO025 PERCENTSIGN
ISO/IEC 8859 does not define and does not restrict
02106 26 UtO026 AMPERSAND
the meanings of graphic characters.
02107 27 UtO027 APOSTROPHE
02108 28 UtO028 LEFT PARENTHESIS
This part of ISO/IEC 8859 specifies a graphic
02109 29 UtO029 RIGHT PARENTHESIS
02/10 2A Ut002A ASTERISK
symbol for each graphic character. This symbol is
02/11 2B UtOO2B PLUSSIGN
shown in the corresponding position of the code
02112 2C UtOO2C COMMA
table. However, this part, or any other part, of
02/13 2D Ut002D HYPHEN-MINUS
ISO/IEC 8859 does not specify a particular style or
02/14 2E Ut002E FULLSTOP
02/15 2F UtOO2F SOLIDUS
font design for imaging graphic characters. Annex
03100 30 UtOO30 DIGITZERO
B of ISO/IEC 10367 gives further information on this
03/01 31 UtO031 DIGITONE
subject.
03/02 32 UtO032 DIGITTWO
03103 33 UtO033 DIGITTHREE
5.3.1 SPACE (SP)
03104 34 UtO034 DIGIT FOUR
03105 35 UtO035 DIGIT FIVE
A graphic character the visual representation of
03106 36 UtO036 DIGIT SIX
which consists of the absence of a graphic symbol.
03/07 37 UtO037 DIGITSEVEN
03/08 38 UtO038 DIGIT EIGHT
5.3.2 NO-BREAK SPACE (NBSP) 03109 39 UtO039 DIGIT NINE
03110 3A Ut003A COLON
A graphic character the visual representation of
03111 3B Ut003B SEMICOLON
which consists of the absence of a graphic symbol,
03112 3C UtOO3C LESS-THAN SIGN
03/13 3D Ut003D EQUALSSIGN
for use when a line break is to be prevented in the
03/14 3E Ut003E GREATER-THAN SIGN
text as presented.
03/15 3F UtOO3F QUESTION MARK
04100 40 UtOO40 COMMERCIAL AT
53.3 SOFT HYPHEN (SHY)
04101 41 UtO041 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A
04/02 42 UtO042 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B
A graphic character that is imaged by a graphic
04/03 43 UtO043 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C
symbol identical with, or similar to, that representing
04104 44 UtO044 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D
HYPHEN, for use when a line break has been
04/05 45 UtO045 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E
04/06 46 UtO046 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER F
established within a word.
04107 47 UtO047 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G
04108 48 UtO048 LATIN CAPITALLETTER H
6 Specification of the coded character set
04/09 49 UtO049 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I
04/10 4A Ut004A LATIN CAPITALLETTERJ
This part of ISO/IEC 8859 specifies 191 characters
04111 4B Ut004B LATIN CAPITALLETTER K
04112 4C UtOO4C LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L
allocated to the bit combinations of the code table
04113 4D Ut004D LATIN CAPITALLETTER M
(table 2). None of these characters are combining
04/14 4E Ut004E LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N
characters.
04/15 4F UtOO4F LATIN CAPITALLETTER 0
05100 50 UtOO50 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P
Combining characters are described in ISO/IEC
NOTE -
05/01 51 UtOO51 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q
2022: 1994 subclause 6.3.3.
05/02 52 UtO052 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R
05103 53 UtO053 LATIN CAPITAL LETTERS
Control functions, such as BACKSPACE or
05104 54 UtO054 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T
CARRIAGE RETURN, shall not be used to create
05105 55 UtOO55 LATIN CAPITAL
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST ISO/IEC 8859-1:2010
01-september-2010
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SIST ISO 8859-1:1995
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Information technology - 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets - Part 1: Latin
alphabet No. 1
Technologies de l'information - Jeux de caractères graphiques codés sur un seul octet -
Partie 1: Alphabet latin no. 1
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ISO/IEC 8859-1:1998
ICS:
35.040 Nabori znakov in kodiranje Character sets and
informacij information coding
SIST ISO/IEC 8859-1:2010 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST ISO/IEC 8859-1:2010
INTERNATIONAL
ISOAEC
STANDARD
8859-l
First edition
1998-04-I 5
Information technology - 8-bit single-byte
coded graphic character sets -
Part 1:
Latin alphabet No. 1
Technologies de I’informa tion -
Jeux de caractkres graphiques cod& sur
un seul octet -
Partie I: Alphabet latin no I
Reference number
lSO/IEC 8859-1:1998(E)

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SIST ISO/IEC 8859-1:2010
ISOAEC 8859-l :1998(E)
Contents
Page
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
3 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
4 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5 Notation, code table and character names . . . . . . . . . . . 2
6 Specification of the coded character set . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
7 Identification of the character set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Annex A: Coverage of languages by parts 1 to 10 of
lSO/IEC 8859 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Annex 6: Main differences between the First edition and
this Second edition of this part of lSO/IEC 8859 . 9
Annex C: Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
0 ISO/IEC 1998
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced
or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and
microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher.
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SIST ISO/IEC 8859-1:2010
@ ISO/IEC ISOAEC 8859-l : 1998(E)
Foreword
IS0 (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the
International Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialized
National bodies that are
system for worldwide standardization.
members of IS0 or IEC participate in the development of
International Standards through technical committees established by
the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical
activity. IS0 and IEC technical committees collaborate in fields of
mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental and
nongovernmental, in liaison with IS0 and IEC, also take part in the
work.
In the field of information technology, IS0 and IEC have established
a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTCI. Draft International
Standards adopted by the joint technical committee are circulated to
national bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard
requires approval by at least 75% of the national bodies casting a
vote.
International Standard ISO/IEC 8859-l was prepared by Joint
Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 2, Character sets and information coding.
This edition cancels and replaces IS0 8859-l :1987, which has been
technically revised.
ISO/IEC 8859 consists of the following parts, under the general title
lnforma tion technology - 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character
sets:
- Part I: Latin alphabet No. I
- Part 2: Latin alphabet No. 2
- Part 3: Latin alphabet No. 3
- Part 4: Latin alphabet No. 4
- Part 5: LatirKyrillic alphabet
- Part 6: Latin/Arabic alphabet
- Part 7: Latin/Greek alphabet
- Part 8: Latin/Hebrew alphabet
- Part 9: Latin alphabet No. 5
- Part IO: Latin alphabet No. 6
Annexes A to C of this part of ISO/IEC 8859 are for information only.
. . .
III

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SIST ISO/IEC 8859-1:2010
0 ISOAEC
ISOAEC 8859-l :1998 (E)
Introduction
ISOAEC 8859 consists of several parts. Each part specifies a set of
up to 191 graphic characters and the coded representation of these
characters by means of a single 8-bit byte. Each set is intended for
use for a particular group of languages.
iv

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SIST ISO/IEC 8859-1:2010
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 0 ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC 8859-l : 1998(E)
Information technology -
8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets -
Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1
coded representations of graphic characters within
1 Scope
that CC-data-element conform to the requirements
This part of ISO/IEC 8859 specifies a set of 191
of clause 6.
coded graphic characters identified as Latin
alphabet No. 1.
2.2 Conformance of devices
This set of coded graphic characters is intended for
A device is in conformance with this part of
use in data and text processing applications and
ISO/IEC 8859 if it conforms to the requirements of
also for information interchange.
2.2.1, and either or both of 2.2.2 and 2.2.3. A claim
of conformance shall identify the document which
The set contains graphic characters used for
contains the description specified in 2.2.1.
general purpose applications in typical office
environments in at least the following languages:
2.2.1 Device description
Albanian, Basque, Breton, Catalan, Danish, Dutch,
A device that conforms to this part of ISO/IEC 8859
English, Faroese, Finnish, French (with restrictions,
shall be the subject of a description that identifies
see Annex A.1, Notes), Frisian, Galician, German,
the means by which the user may supply characters
Greenlandic, Icelandic, Irish Gaelic (new ortho-
to the device, or may recognize them when they are
graphy), Italian, Latin, Luxemburgish, Norwegian,
made available to him, as specified respectively in
Portuguese, Rhaeto-Romanic, Scottish Gaelic,
2.2.2 and 2.2.3.
Spanish and Swedish.
2.2.2 Originating devices
This set of coded graphic characters may be
regarded as a version of an 8-bit code according to
An originating device shall allow its user to supply
ISO/lEC 2022 or ISO/IEC 4873 at level 1.
any sequence of characters from those specified in
clause 6, and shall be capable of transmitting their
This part of ISO/IEC 8859 may not be used in
coded representations within a CC-data-element.
conjunction with any other parts of ISO/IEC 8859.
If coded characters from more than one part are to
2.2.3 Receiving devices
be used together, by means of code extension
techniques, the equivalent coded character sets
A receiving device shall be capable of receiving and
from ISO/IEC 10367 should be used instead within
interpreting any coded representations of characters
a version of ISO/IEC 4873 at level 2 or level 3.
that are within a CC-data-element, and that conform
to clause 6, and shall make the corresponding
The coded characters in this set may be used in
characters available to its user in such a way that
conjunction with coded control functions selected
the user can identify them from among those
from ISO/IEC 6429. However, control functions are
specified there, and can distinguish them from each
not used to create composite graphic symbols from
other.
two or more graphic characters (see clause 6).
ISO!IEC 8859 is not intended for use with
NOTE -
-
3 Normative references
Teiematic services defined by ITU-T. If information coded
according to ISOAEC 8859 is to be transferred to such
The following standards contain provisions which,
services, it will have to conform to the requirements of
through reference .in this text, constitute provisions
those services at the access-point.
of this part of ISO/IEC 8859. At the time of publica-
tion, the editions indicated were valid. All standards
2 Conformance
are subject to revision, and parties to agreements
based on this part of ISO/IEC 8859 are encouraged
2.1 Conformance of information interchange
to investigate the possibility of applying the most
A coded-character-data-element (CC-data-element)
recent editions of the standards indicated below.
within coded information for interchange is in
Members of IEC and IS0 maintain registers of
conformance with this part of ISO/IEC 8859 if all the
currently valid International Standards.

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SIST ISO/IEC 8859-1:2010
0 ISO/IEC
ISOAEC 8859-l :1998(E)
lnforma tion technology - The bit combinations may be interpreted to
ISO/IEC 2022:1994,
Character code structure and extension techniques. represent numbers in binary notation by attributing
the following weights to the individual bits:
ISO/IEC 4873:1991, lnforma tion technology -
Bit b b
IS0 g-bit code for information interchange - ’
8 7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 bl
Structure and rules for implementation.
Weight 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
ISO/IEC 8824-l :I 995, Information technology -
Using these weights, the bit combinations are
Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN. I): Specifica-
identified by notations of the form xx/yy, where xx
tion of basic notation.
and yy are numbers in the range 00 to 15. The
correspondence between the notations of the form
4 Definitions
xx/yy and the bit combinations consisting of the bits
For the purposes of this part of ISO/IEC 8859 the
b, t0 b, iS aS fOllOWS:
following definitions apply:
-
xx is the number represented by b!, b,, b, and
4.1 bit combination: An ordered set of bits used
b, where these bits are given the weights 8, 4, 2,
for the representation of characters.
and 1 respectively.
4.2 byte: A bit string that is operated upon as a unit.
-
yy is the number represented by b,, b,, b, and
b, where these bits are given the weights 8, 4, 2,
4.3 character: A member of a set of elements
and 1 respectively.
used for the organization, control, or representation
of data.
The bit combinations are also identified by notations
4.4 code table: A table showing the characters
of the form hk, where h and k are numbers in the
allocated to each bit combination in a code.
range 0 to F in hexadecimal notation. The number
h is the same as the number xx described above,
4.5 coded character set; code: A set of
and the number k the same as the number yy
unambiguous rules that establishes a character set
described above.
and the one-to-one relationship between the
characters of the set and their bit combinations.
5.2 Layout of the code table
4.6 coded-character-data-element (CC-data-
An 8-bit code table consists of 256 positions
element): An element of interchanged information
arranged in 16 columns and 16 rows. The columns
that is specified to consist of a sequence of coded
and the rows are numbered 00 to 15. In hexa-
representations of characters, in accordance with
decimal notation the columns and the rows are
one or more identified standards for coded
numbered 0 to F.
character sets.
The code table positions are identified by notations
4.7 graphic character:
A character, other than a
of the form xx/yy, where xx is the column number
control function, that has a visual representation
and yy is the row number. The column and row
normally handwritten, printed or displayed, and that
numbers are shown at the top and left edges of the
has a coded representation consisting of one or
table respectively. The code table positions are
more bit combinations.
also identified by notations of the form hk, where h
NOTE - In ISOAEC 8859 a single bit combination is used
is the column number and k is the row number in
to represent each character.
hexadecimal notation. The column and row
4.8 graphic symbol: A visual representation of a
numbers are shown at the bottom and right edges of
graphic character or of a control function.
the table respectively.
4.9 position: That part of a code table identified
The positions of the code table are in one-to-one
by its column and row coordinates.
correspondence with the bit combinations of the
code. The notation of a code table position, of the
5 Notation, code table, and names
form xx/yy, or of the form hk, is the same as that of
5.1 Notation
the corresponding bit combination.
The bits of the bit combinations of the &bit code are
5.3 Names and meanings
identified by b,, b,, b,, b,, b,, b,, b,, and b,, where
bs is the highest-order, or most-significant bit and b,
This part of ISO/IEC 8859 assigns a unique name
is the lowest-order, or least-significant bit.
and a unique identifier to each graphic character.
These names and identifiers have been taken from

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ISOAEC 8859-l :1998(E)
ISO/IEC 10646-I (E). This part of ISO/IEC 8859 Table 1 - Character set, coded representation
also specifies an acronym for each of the characters
Bit
SPACE, NO-BREAK SPACE and SOFT HYPHEN.
combi- Hex Identifier Name
nation
For acronyms only Latin capital letters A to Z are
used. It is intended that the acronyms be retained in
02100 20 U+OO20 SPACE
02/01 21 U+OO21 EXCLAMATION MARK
all translations of the text.
02102 22 U+OO22 QUOTATION MARK
02103 23 UtO023 NUMBERSIGN
Except for SPACE (SP), NO-BREAK SPACE
02104 24 UtO024 DOLLARSIGN
(NBSP) and SOFT HYPHEN (SHY), this part of
02/05 25 UtO025 PERCENTSIGN
ISO/IEC 8859 does not define and does not restrict
02106 26 UtO026 AMPERSAND
the meanings of graphic characters.
02107 27 UtO027 APOSTROPHE
02108 28 UtO028 LEFT PARENTHESIS
This part of ISO/IEC 8859 specifies a graphic
02109 29 UtO029 RIGHT PARENTHESIS
02/10 2A Ut002A ASTERISK
symbol for each graphic character. This symbol is
02/11 2B UtOO2B PLUSSIGN
shown in the corresponding position of the code
02112 2C UtOO2C COMMA
table. However, this part, or any other part, of
02/13 2D Ut002D HYPHEN-MINUS
ISO/IEC 8859 does not specify a particular style or
02/14 2E Ut002E FULLSTOP
02/15 2F UtOO2F SOLIDUS
font design for imaging graphic characters. Annex
03100 30 UtOO30 DIGITZERO
B of ISO/IEC 10367 gives further information on this
03/01 31 UtO031 DIGITONE
subject.
03/02 32 UtO032 DIGITTWO
03103 33 UtO033 DIGITTHREE
5.3.1 SPACE (SP)
03104 34 UtO034 DIGIT FOUR
03105 35 UtO035 DIGIT FIVE
A graphic character the visual representation of
03106 36 UtO036 DIGIT SIX
which consists of the absence of a graphic symbol.
03/07 37 UtO037 DIGITSEVEN
03/08 38 UtO038 DIGIT EIGHT
5.3.2 NO-BREAK SPACE (NBSP) 03109 39 UtO039 DIGIT NINE
03110 3A Ut003A COLON
A graphic character the visual representation of
03111 3B Ut003B SEMICOLON
which consists of the absence of a graphic symbol,
03112 3C UtOO3C LESS-THAN SIGN
03/13 3D Ut003D EQUALSSIGN
for use when a line break is to be prevented in the
03/14 3E Ut003E GREATER-THAN SIGN
text as presented.
03/15 3F UtOO3F QUESTION MARK
04100 40 UtOO40 COMMERCIAL AT
53.3 SOFT HYPHEN (SHY)
04101 41 UtO041 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A
04/02 42 UtO042 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B
A graphic character that is imaged by a graphic
04/03 43 UtO043 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C
symbol identical with, or similar to, that representing
04104 44 UtO044 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D
HYPHEN, for use when a line break has been
04/05 45 UtO045 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E
04/06 46 UtO046 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER F
established within a word.
04107 47 UtO047 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G
04108 48 UtO048 LATIN CAPITALLETTER H
6 Specification of the coded character set
04/09 49 UtO049 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I
04/10 4A Ut004A LATIN CAPITALLETTERJ
This part of ISO/IEC 8859 specifies 191 characters
04111 4B Ut004B LATIN CAPITALLETTER K
04112 4C UtOO4C LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L
allocated to
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