Code page 720

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Code page 720 (CCSID 720) [1] (also known as CP 720, IBM 00720, and OEM 720) is a code page used under DOS to write Arabic in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. [2] The Windows (ANSI) code page for Arabic is Windows-1256. [3]

Character set

Each character is shown with its equivalent Unicode code point. Only the second half of the table (code points 128255) is shown, the first half (code points 0127) being the same as code page 437.

Code page 720 [4] [5] [6]
0123456789ABCDEF
8x é â à ç ê ë è ï î
9x ô ¤ ـ û ù ء آ أ ؤ £ إ ئ ا
Ax ب ة ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص « »
Bx
Cx
Dx
Ex ض ط ظ ع غ ف µ ق ك ل م ن ه و ى ي
Fx ° · ² NBSP

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References

  1. "CCSID 720 information document". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27.
  2. "Code page 720 information document". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16.
  3. "Code Pages Supported by Windows: Windows Code Pages". Go Global Developer Center. Microsoft. Retrieved 10 Nov 2011.
  4. Code Page CPGID 00720 (pdf) (PDF), IBM
  5. Code Page CPGID 00720 (txt), IBM
  6. International Components for Unicode (ICU), ibm-720_P100-1997.ucm, 2002-12-03