Characters
Characters are the letters, numerals, punctuation marks, or other symbols of a font.
Character properties
Character properties detail how a character is positioned relative to the characters around it. Some
character properties include the following:
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The baseline of a character, showing its general alignment
• The dimensions of space in which the character is printed
• The position of the character within that space
• The identifier of the character (the character ID)
One of the character properties is the character ID (or graphic character ID). Each character is
assigned a character ID; for example, the character A (uppercase A) is assigned the character ID
LA020000.
The purpose of a character ID is to distinguish the character from similar characters. For example,
the following characters look similar; however, they are different and are assigned different
character IDs:
Minus sign (-): Character ID SA000000
Hyphen (-): Character ID SP100000
Em dash (—): Character ID SM900000
For a list of character IDs and the graphic character each represents, refer to "ABOUT TYPE: IBM's
Technical Reference for Core Interchange Digitized Type".
Printing attributes
The printing attributes define how the character set will be printed. Some printing attributes include
rotation of characters, maximum ascender, and point size.
Code Page
A code page is a set of symbols that can be printed by your printer. These symbols can be letters,
numbers, or graphic elements such as lines or patterns. The symbols may be grouped to be specific to a
country, language, or special symbol set. By supporting different code pages, the printer can support
different language requirements.
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