ClassWeb Character Map

Contents

Introduction
Inputting Special Characters
Character Tables

Composed Characters
Digraphs and Diacritics
Non-MARC Characters

INTRODUCTION
The following tables describe the ANSI character set that is used by ClassWeb for character values above 127. For character values below 128, standard ASCII is used (0-9, a-z, A-Z, etc.). The characters in these tables all have their eighth bit set and fall into three categories:

Composed Characters - These are pre-composed combinations of a character and a diacritic (i.e.: Á Ê Ñ). When a composed character is exported from ClassWeb in the MARC format, they are decomposed into their separate diacritical mark and underlying character. When they are imported, they are combined to make a single composed character.

Digraphs and Diacritics - These are pure digraphs and diacritical marks. These usually don't look anything like what they are supposed to on your screen because of the limited font support available on most computers.

Non-MARC Characters - These are all remaining characters that don't belong in the other two lists. They are supported by your computer's character set but not by the MARC format (i.e., the copyright symbol ©). You can use them in local notes and that's about it.

The columns and their meanings are as follows:

Character - These are the characters, digraphs or diacritical marks that you are trying to create.

Accent - This column only appears in the composed character table. It is the accent mark that modifies the base character.

Win95 - The four digit numbers in this column are input by users of the Windows 95 and higher operating system to create a particular character in conjunction with the ALT key.

ANSI - The three digit numbers in this column are needed by users of all other operating systems to create a given character.

ASCII - These are the numeric values of the characters within a ClassWeb database. They are also the value that is used with the ClassWeb ASCII export and import utilities.

MARC - These are the character or characters that are output by the MARC export utility of ClassWeb. In the case of composed characters, there will be more than one value in this column, separated by commas. Each value can be either a decimal number or a plain ASCII character inside a pair of single quotes.

INPUTTING SPECIAL CHARACTERS
First, locate the character you want to create. Wherever possible, used composed characters as they look the best when displayed. Next, make note of the number in either the Win95 or ANSI column corresponding to your selection. The only difference between these two columns is the addition of a leading zero in the Win95 column. Otherwise, their numeric values are the same.

Finally, if you are using Microsoft Windows 95 and higher, hold down the ALT key on your keyboard and type in the four digit Win95 value on your numeric keypad and then let go of the ALT key. You must use the numeric keypad and not the normal number keys above the QWERTY portion of your keyboard. For example, to create a Cedilla C, hold down the ALT key, enter the digits 0199 on the numeric keypad and then let go of the ALT key.

If you are using any other operating system, please check its documentation for how to input non-ASCII characters.

CHARACTER TABLES

Composed Characters

Character	Accent	Win95	ANSI	ASCII	MARC
A	Acute	0193	193	181	226, 'A'
A	Circle above	0197	197	143	234, 'A'
A	Circumflex	0194	194	182	227, 'A'
A	Grave	0192	192	183	225, 'A'
A	Tilde	0195	195	199	228, 'A'
A	Umlaut	0196	196	142	232, 'A'
a	Acute	0225	225	160	226, 'a'
a	Circle above	0229	229	134	234, 'a'
a	Circumflex	0226	226	131	227, 'a'
a	Grave	0224	224	133	225, 'a'
a	Tilde	0227	227	198	228, 'a'
a	Umlaut	0228	228	132	232, 'a'
C	Cedilla	0199	199	128	240, 'C'
c	Cedilla	0231	231	135	240, 'c'
E	Acute	0201	201	144	226, 'E'
E	Circumflex	0202	202	210	227, 'E'
E	Grave	0200	200	212	225, 'E'
E	Umlaut	0203	203	211	232, 'E'
e	Acute	0233	233	130	226, 'e'
e	Circumflex	0234	234	136	227, 'e'
e	Grave	0232	232	138	225, 'e'
e	Umlaut	0235	235	137	232, 'e'
I	Acute	0205	205	214	226, 'I'
I	Circumflex	0206	206	215	227, 'I'
I	Grave	0204	204	222	225, 'I'
I	Umlaut	0207	207	216	232, 'I'
i	Acute	0237	237	161	226, 'i'
i	Circumflex	0238	238	140	227, 'i'
i	Grave	0236	236	141	225, 'i'
i	Umlaut	0239	239	139	232, 'i'
N	Tilde	0209	209	165	228, 'N'
n	Tilde	0241	241	164	228, 'n'
O	Acute	0211	211	224	226, 'O'
O	Circumflex	0212	212	226	227, 'O'
O	Grave	0210	210	227	225, 'O'
O	Tilde	0213	213	229	228, 'O'
O	Umlaut	0214	214	153	232, 'O'
o	Acute	0243	243	162	226, 'o'
o	Circumflex	0244	244	147	227, 'o'
o	Grave	0242	242	149	225, 'o'
o	Tilde	0245	245	228	228, 'o'
o	Umlaut	0246	246	148	232, 'o'
U	Acute	0218	218	233	226, 'U'
U	Circumflex	0219	219	234	227, 'U'
U	Grave	0217	217	235	225, 'U'
U	Umlaut	0220	220	154	232, 'U'
u	Acute	0250	250	163	226, 'u'
u	Circumflex	0251	251	150	227, 'u'
u	Grave	0249	249	151	225, 'u'
u	Umlaut	0252	252	129	232, 'u'
Y	Acute	0221	221	237	226, 'Y'
y	Acute	0253	253	236	226, 'y'
y	Umlaut	0255	255	152	232, 'y'

Digraphs and Diacritics

Character	Win95	ANSI	ASCII	MARC
Acute	0180	180	239	226
AE	0198	198	146	165
ae	0230	230	145	181
Alif	0146	146	189	174
Ayn	0145	145	178	176
Breve	0182	182	244	230
British pound	0163	163	156	185
Candrabindu	0247	247	246	239
Cedilla	0184	184	247	240
Circle above (Angstrom)	0176	176	248	234
Circle below character	0155	155	219	244
D with crossbar - uppercase	0208	208	209	163
d with crossbar - lowercase	0240	240	208	179
Digraph oe - lowercase	0156	156	170	182
Digraph OE - uppercase	0140	140	171	166
Dot below character	0160	160	204	242
Dot in middle of line	0183	183	253	168
Double dot below character	0149	149	206	243
Double acute	0148	148	177	238
Double tilde - first half	0157	157	223	250
Double tilde - second half	0159	159	254	251
Double underscore	0150	150	205	245
Eth	0215	215	158	186
Hacek	0190	190	243	233
Hard sign	0147	147	176	183
High comma, centered	0173	173	240	254
High comma, off center	0130	130	203	237
Icelandic thorn - lowercase	0254	254	231	180
Icelandic thorn - uppercase	0222	222	232	164
Left hook/tail	0138	138	188	247
Ligature, first half	0128	128	201	235
Ligature, second half	0129	129	202	236
Macron	0175	175	238	229
Musical flat	0165	165	190	169
O-hook - uppercase	0164	164	207	172
o-hook - lowercase	0135	135	185	188
Patent mark	0174	174	169	170
Plus or minus	0177	177	241	171
Polish L - uppercase	0166	166	221	161
Polish l - lowercase	0152	152	213	177
Pseudo question	0137	137	187	224
Right cedilla	0144	144	200	248
Right hook	0158	158	242	241
Scandinavian o	0248	248	155	178
Scandinavian O	0216	216	157	162
Soft sign (prime)	0188	188	172	167
Superior dot	0178	178	250	231
Turkish i - lowercase	0185	185	251	184
U-hook - uppercase	0167	167	245	173
u-hook - lowercase	0136	136	186	189
Underscore	0151	151	220	246
Umlaut (diaeresis)	0168	168	249	232
Upadhamiya	0179	179	252	249
	0143	143	195	195
	0189	189	196	196
	0134	134	197	197

Non-MARC Characters

Character	Win95	ANSI	ASCII
Copyright symbol	0169	169	184
French franc	0131	131	159
German B	0223	223	225
Spanish ?	0191	191	168
Spanish !	0161	161	173
	0170	170	166
	0186	186	167
	0171	171	174
	0187	187	175
	0132	132	179
	0133	133	180
	0139	139	191
	0172	172	192
	0141	141	193
	0142	142	194
	0153	153	217
	0154	154	218
	0181	181	230
	0162	162	255

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