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∟GB18030 Character Set and Encoding

This chapter provides notes and tutorial examples on GB18030 character set and encoding. Topics including history of GB character sets: GB2312, GB1300.1 (GBK) and GB18030; GB18030 encoding schema.

History of GB Character Sets

GB18030 Encoding for GB18030 Character Set

Conclusions:

• GBK (GB1300.1) is a super set of GB2312 with 21886 characters.
• GB18030 is a super set of GBK with 70244 characters.
• GB18030 character set is compatible with Unicode 3.0 character set.
• GB18030 encoding uses one, two or four bytes to encode a character.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Character Sets and Encodings

 ASCII Character Set and Encoding

 GB2312 Character Set and Encoding

►GB18030 Character Set and Encoding

 JIS X0208 Character Set and Encodings

 Unicode Character Set

 UTF-8 (Unicode Transformation Format - 8-Bit)

 UTF-16, UTF-16BE and UTF-16LE Encodings

 UTF-32, UTF-32BE and UTF-32LE Encodings

 Python Language and Unicode Characters

 Java Language and Unicode Characters

 Character Encoding in Java

 Character Set Encoding Maps

 Encoding Conversion Programs for Encoded Text Files

 Using Notepad as a Unicode Text Editor

 Using Microsoft Word as a Unicode Text Editor

 Using Microsoft Excel as a Unicode Text Editor

 Unicode Fonts

 Archived Tutorials

 References

 Full Version in PDF/EPUB

GB18030 Character Set and Encoding - Updated in 2024, by Herong Yang