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MARC 21 Specifications for Record Structure, Character Sets, and Exchange
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Code Table 1: Basic and Extended Latin (Character Sets, Part 3)

Spacing Latin character, not to be confused with similar nonspacing Latin character
· Reserved for control characters
¨ Reserved for future standardization
Corners (reserved)
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MARC |
UCS |
Graphic |
MARC Name / UCS Name |
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00-1A |
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[RESERVED] |
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1B |
001B |
ESC |
ESCAPE (Unlikely to occur in UCS/Unicode) |
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1C |
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[RESERVED] |
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1D |
001D |
GS |
RECORD TERMINATOR / GROUP SEPARATOR |
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1E |
001E |
RS |
FIELD TERMINATOR / RECORD SEPARATOR |
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1F |
001F |
US |
SUBFIELD DELIMITER / UNIT SEPARATOR |
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20 |
0020 |
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SPACE, BLANK / SPACE |
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21 |
0021 |
! |
EXCLAMATION MARK |
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22 |
0022 |
" |
QUOTATION MARK |
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23 |
0023 |
# |
NUMBER SIGN |
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24 |
0024 |
$ |
DOLLAR SIGN |
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25 |
0025 |
% |
PERCENT SIGN |
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26 |
0026 |
& |
AMPERSAND |
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27 |
0027 |
' |
APOSTROPHE |
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28 |
0028 |
( |
OPENING PARENTHESIS / LEFT PARENTHESIS |
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29 |
0029 |
) |
CLOSING PARENTHESIS / RIGHT PARENTHESIS |
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2A |
002A |
* |
ASTERISK |
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2B |
002B |
+ |
PLUS SIGN |
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2C |
002C |
, |
COMMA |
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2D |
002D |
- |
HYPHEN-MINUS |
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2E |
002E |
. |
PERIOD, DECIMAL POINT / FULL STOP |
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2F |
002F |
/ |
SLASH / SOLIDUS |
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30 |
0030 |
0 |
DIGIT ZERO |
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31 |
0031 |
1 |
DIGIT ONE |
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32 |
0032 |
2 |
DIGIT TWO |
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33 |
0033 |
3 |
DIGIT THREE |
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34 |
0034 |
4 |
DIGIT FOUR |
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35 |
0035 |
5 |
DIGIT FIVE |
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36 |
0036 |
6 |
DIGIT SIX |
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37 |
0037 |
7 |
DIGIT SEVEN |
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38 |
0038 |
8 |
DIGIT EIGHT |
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39 |
0039 |
9 |
DIGIT NINE |
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3A |
003A |
: |
COLON |
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3B |
003B |
; |
SEMICOLON |
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3C |
003C |
< |
LESS-THAN SIGN |
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3D |
003D |
= |
EQUALS SIGN |
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3E |
003E |
> |
GREATER-THAN SIGN |
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3F |
003F |
? |
QUESTION MARK |
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40 |
0040 |
@ |
COMMERCIAL AT |
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41 |
0041 |
A |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A |
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42 |
0042 |
B |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B |
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43 |
0043 |
C |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C |
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44 |
0044 |
D |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D |
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45 |
0045 |
E |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E |
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46 |
0046 |
F |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER F |
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47 |
0047 |
G |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G |
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48 |
0048 |
H |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H |
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49 |
0049 |
I |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I |
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4A |
004A |
J |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J |
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4B |
004B |
K |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K |
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4C |
004C |
L |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L |
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4D |
004D |
M |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M |
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4E |
004E |
N |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N |
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4F |
004F |
O |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O |
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50 |
0050 |
P |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P |
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51 |
0051 |
Q |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q |
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52 |
0052 |
R |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R |
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53 |
0053 |
S |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S |
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54 |
0054 |
T |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T |
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55 |
0055 |
U |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U |
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56 |
0056 |
V |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V |
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57 |
0057 |
W |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W |
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58 |
0058 |
X |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X |
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59 |
0059 |
Y |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y |
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5A |
005A |
Z |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z |
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5B |
005B |
[ |
OPENING SQUARE BRACKET / LEFT SQUARE BRACKET |
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5C |
005C |
\ |
REVERSE SLASH / REVERSE SOLIDUS |
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5D |
005D |
] |
CLOSING SQUARE BRACKET / RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET |
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5E |
005E |
^ |
SPACING CIRCUMFLEX / CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT |
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5F |
005F |
_ |
SPACING UNDERSCORE / LOW LINE |
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60 |
0060 |
` |
SPACING GRAVE / GRAVE ACCENT |
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61 |
0061 |
a |
LATIN SMALL LETTER A |
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62 |
0062 |
b |
LATIN SMALL LETTER B |
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63 |
0063 |
c |
LATIN SMALL LETTER C |
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64 |
0064 |
d |
LATIN SMALL LETTER D |
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65 |
0065 |
e |
LATIN SMALL LETTER E |
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66 |
0066 |
f |
LATIN SMALL LETTER F |
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67 |
0067 |
g |
LATIN SMALL LETTER G |
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68 |
0068 |
h |
LATIN SMALL LETTER H |
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69 |
0069 |
i |
LATIN SMALL LETTER I |
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6A |
006A |
j |
LATIN SMALL LETTER J |
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6B |
006B |
k |
LATIN SMALL LETTER K |
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6C |
006C |
l |
LATIN SMALL LETTER L |
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6D |
006D |
m |
LATIN SMALL LETTER M |
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6E |
006E |
n |
LATIN SMALL LETTER N |
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6F |
006F |
o |
LATIN SMALL LETTER O |
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70 |
0070 |
p |
LATIN SMALL LETTER P |
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71 |
0071 |
q |
LATIN SMALL LETTER Q |
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72 |
0072 |
r |
LATIN SMALL LETTER R |
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73 |
0073 |
s |
LATIN SMALL LETTER S |
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74 |
0074 |
t |
LATIN SMALL LETTER T |
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75 |
0075 |
u |
LATIN SMALL LETTER U |
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76 |
0076 |
v |
LATIN SMALL LETTER V |
|
77 |
0077 |
w |
LATIN SMALL LETTER W |
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78 |
0078 |
x |
LATIN SMALL LETTER X |
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79 |
0079 |
y |
LATIN SMALL LETTER Y |
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7A |
007A |
z |
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z |
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7B |
007B |
{ |
OPENING CURLY BRACKET / LEFT CURLY BRACKET |
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7C |
007C |
| |
VERTICAL BAR (FILL) / VERTICAL LINE |
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7D |
007D |
} |
CLOSING CURLY BRACKET / RIGHT CURLY BRACKET |
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7E |
007E |
~ |
SPACING TILDE / TILDE |
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7F-87 |
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[RESERVED] |
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88 |
0088 |
NSB |
NON-SORT BEGIN |
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89 |
0089 |
NSE |
NON-SORT END |
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8A-8C |
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[RESERVED] |
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8D |
200D |
JNR |
JNR (Joiner) / ZERO WIDTH JOINER |
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8E |
200C |
NJR |
NJR (Non-joiner) / ZERO WIDTH NON-JOINER |
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8F-A0 |
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[RESERVED] |
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A1 |
0141 |
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UPPERCASE POLISH L / LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH STROKE |
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A2 |
00D8 |
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UPPERCASE SCANDINAVIAN O / LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH STROKE |
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A3 |
0110 |
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UPPERCASE D WITH CROSSBAR / LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D WITH STROKE |
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A4 |
00DE |
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UPPERCASE ICELANDIC THORN / LATIN CAPITAL LETTER THORN (Icelandic) |
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A5 |
00C6 |
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UPPERCASE DIGRAPH AE / LATIN CAPITAL LIGATURE AE |
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A6 |
0152 |
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UPPERCASE DIGRAPH OE / LATIN CAPITAL LIGATURE OE |
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A7 |
02B9 |
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SOFT SIGN, PRIME / MODIFIER LETTER PRIME |
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A8 |
00B7 |
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MIDDLE DOT |
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A9 |
266D |
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MUSIC FLAT SIGN |
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AA |
00AE |
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PATENT MARK / REGISTERED SIGN |
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AB |
00B1 |
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PLUS OR MINUS / PLUS-MINUS SIGN |
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AC |
01A0 |
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UPPERCASE O-HOOK / LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH HORN |
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AD |
01AF |
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UPPERCASE U-HOOK / LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH HORN |
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AE |
02BE |
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ALIF / MODIFIER LETTER RIGHT HALF RING |
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AF |
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[RESERVED] |
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B0 |
02BB |
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AYN / MODIFIER LETTER TURNED COMMA |
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B1 |
0142 |
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LOWERCASE POLISH L / LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH STROKE |
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B2 |
00F8 |
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LOWERCASE SCANDINAVIAN O / LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE |
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B3 |
0111 |
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LOWERCASE D WITH CROSSBAR / LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH STROKE |
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B4 |
00FE |
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LOWERCASE ICELANDIC THORN / LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN (Icelandic) |
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B5 |
00E6 |
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LOWERCASE DIGRAPH AE / LATIN SMALL LIGATURE AE |
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B6 |
0153 |
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LOWERCASE DIGRAPH OE / LATIN SMALL LIGATURE OE |
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B7 |
02BA |
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HARD SIGN, DOUBLE PRIME / MODIFIER LETTER DOUBLE PRIME |
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B8 |
0131 |
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LOWERCASE TURKISH I / LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I |
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B9 |
00A3 |
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BRITISH POUND / POUND SIGN |
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BA |
00F0 |
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LOWERCASE ETH / LATIN SMALL LETTER ETH (Icelandic) |
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BB |
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[RESERVED] |
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BC |
01A1 |
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LOWERCASE O-HOOK / LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH HORN |
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BD |
01B0 |
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LOWERCASE U-HOOK / LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH HORN |
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BE |
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[RESERVED] |
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BF |
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[RESERVED] |
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C0 |
00B0 |
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DEGREE SIGN |
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C1 |
2113 |
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SCRIPT SMALL L |
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C2 |
2117 |
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SOUND RECORDING COPYRIGHT |
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C3 |
00A9 |
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COPYRIGHT SIGN |
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C4 |
266F |
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MUSIC SHARP SIGN |
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C5 |
00BF |
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INVERTED QUESTION MARK |
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C6 |
00A1 |
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INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK |
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C7-DF |
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[RESERVED] |
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E0 |
0309 |
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PSEUDO QUESTION MARK / COMBINING HOOK ABOVE |
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E1 |
0300 |
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GRAVE / COMBINING GRAVE ACCENT (Varia) |
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E2 |
0301 |
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ACUTE / COMBINING ACUTE ACCENT (Oxia) |
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E3 |
0302 |
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CIRCUMFLEX / COMBINING CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT |
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E4 |
0303 |
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TILDE / COMBINING TILDE |
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E5 |
0304 |
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MACRON / COMBINING MACRON |
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E6 |
0306 |
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BREVE / COMBINING BREVE (Vrachy) |
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E7 |
0307 |
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SUPERIOR DOT / COMBINING DOT ABOVE |
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E8 |
0308 |
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UMLAUT, DIAERESIS / COMBINING DIAERESIS (Dialytika) |
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E9 |
030C |
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HACEK / COMBINING CARON |
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EA |
030A |
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CIRCLE ABOVE, ANGSTROM / COMBINING RING ABOVE |
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EB |
FE20 |
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LIGATURE, FIRST HALF / COMBINING LIGATURE LEFT HALF |
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EC |
FE21 |
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LIGATURE, SECOND HALF / COMBINING LIGATURE RIGHT HALF |
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ED |
0315 |
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HIGH COMMA, OFF CENTER / COMBINING COMMA ABOVE RIGHT |
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EE |
030B |
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DOUBLE ACUTE / COMBINING DOUBLE ACUTE ACCENT |
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EF |
0310 |
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CANDRABINDU / COMBINING CANDRABINDU |
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F0 |
0327 |
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CEDILLA / COMBINING CEDILLA |
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F1 |
0328 |
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RIGHT HOOK, OGONEK / COMBINING OGONEK |
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F2 |
0323 |
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DOT BELOW / COMBINING DOT BELOW |
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F3 |
0324 |
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DOUBLE DOT BELOW / COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW |
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F4 |
0325 |
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CIRCLE BELOW / COMBINING RING BELOW |
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F5 |
0333 |
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DOUBLE UNDERSCORE / COMBINING DOUBLE LOW LINE |
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F6 |
0332 |
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UNDERSCORE / COMBINING LOW LINE |
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F7 |
0326 |
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LEFT HOOK (COMMA BELOW) / COMBINING COMMA BELOW |
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F8 |
031C |
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RIGHT CEDILLA / COMBINING HALF RING BELOW |
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F9 |
032E |
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UPADHMANIYA / COMBINING BREVE BELOW |
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FA |
FE22 |
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DOUBLE TILDE, FIRST HALF / COMBINING DOUBLE TILDE LEFT HALF |
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FB |
FE23 |
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DOUBLE TILDE, SECOND HALF / COMBINING DOUBLE TILDE RIGHT HALF |
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FC |
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[RESERVED] |
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FD |
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[RESERVED] |
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FE |
0313 |
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HIGH COMMA, CENTERED / COMBINING COMMA ABOVE (Psili) |
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FF |
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[RESERVED] |
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