• Source: Symbols for Legacy Computing

Symbols for Legacy Computing is a Unicode block containing graphic characters that were used for various home computers from the 1970s and 1980s and in Teletext broadcasting standards. It includes characters from the Amstrad CPC, MSX, Mattel Aquarius, RISC OS, MouseText, Atari ST, TRS-80 Color Computer, Oric, Texas Instruments TI-99/4A, TRS-80, Minitel, Teletext, ATASCII, PETSCII, ZX80, and ZX81 character sets. Semigraphics characters are also included in the form of new block-shaped characters, line-drawing characters, and 60 "sextant" characters (semigraphic character made up of six smaller blocks). Additional characters were added to this block in Unicode 16.0 as well.
A supplemental block (Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement) was added with Unicode 16.0.




Block



The image below is provided as quick reference for these symbols on systems that are unable to display them directly:




History


The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Symbols for Legacy Computing block:




See also


Box-drawing characters
Dingbat
other Unicode blocks
Box Drawing
Block Elements
Geometric Shapes
Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
Supplemental Arrows-C
Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement




References






External links


Cascadia Code 2404.23 – release notes for Cascadia Code, which shows the rendering of Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement characters

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• Symbols for Legacy Computing
• Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement
• Box-drawing characters
• Unicode symbol
• Seven-segment display character representations
• Khanda (Sikh symbol)
• AND gate
• Geometric Shapes (Unicode block)
• OR gate
• Block Elements