UTF-EBCDIC

<h2 id="codepage-layout">Codepage layout</h2>
<p>There are 160 characters with single-byte encodings in UTF-EBCDIC (compared to 128 in UTF-8). As can be seen, the single-byte portion is similar to IBM-1047 instead of IBM-37 due to the location of the square brackets. <a href="/facts/CCSID/NKSgxNDg">CCSID</a> 37 has [] at hex BA and BB instead of at hex AD and BD respectively.
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UTF-EBCDIC<table><tbody><tr><td></td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>A</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>D</td><td>E</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>0x</td><td><a href="/facts/Null_character/IMYNHNxR">NUL</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Start_of_Heading/bBp1dGVl">SOH</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Start_of_Text/bBp1dGVl">STX</a></td><td><a href="/facts/End_of_Text/9gEBSYoU">ETX</a></td><td><a href="/facts/String_Terminator/2RM5p7kg">ST</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Horizontal_Tab/gTyIhqBe">HT</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Start_of_Selected_Area/2RM5p7kg">SSA</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Delete_character/APtkobBv">DEL</a></td><td><a href="/facts/End_of_Protected_Area/2RM5p7kg">EPA</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Reverse_Line_Feed/2RM5p7kg">RI</a></td><td>SS2</td><td><a href="/facts/Vertical_Tab/gTyIhqBe">VT</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Form_Feed/Kq1u7fxW">FF</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Carriage_Return/R79IhpPr">CR</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Shift_Out/pful8n89">SO</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Shift_In/pful8n89">SI</a></td></tr><tr><td>1x</td><td><a href="/facts/Data_Link_Escape/bBp1dGVl">DLE</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Device_Control_1/bBp1dGVl">DC1</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Device_Control_2/bBp1dGVl">DC2</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Device_Control_3/bBp1dGVl">DC3</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Operating_System_Command/2RM5p7kg">OSC</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Line_Feed/ffeJz4Nn">LF</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Backspace/ySuesUGR">BS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/End_of_Selected_Area/2RM5p7kg">ESA</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cancel_character/SbNYugJj">CAN</a></td><td><a href="/facts/End_of_Medium/bBp1dGVl">EM</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Private_Use_2/2RM5p7kg">PU2</a></td><td>SS3</td><td><a href="/facts/File_Separator/bBp1dGVl">FS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Group_Separator/bBp1dGVl">GS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Record_Separator/bBp1dGVl">RS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Unit_Separator/bBp1dGVl">US</a></td></tr><tr><td>2x</td><td>PAD</td><td>HOP</td><td>BPH</td><td><a href="/facts/No_break_here/2RM5p7kg">NBH</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Index_character/gugbJUHN">IND</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Next_Line/2RM5p7kg">NEL</a></td><td><a href="/facts/End_Transmission_Block_character/Vc7zwmE5">ETB</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Escape_character/pTSAozpa">ESC</a></td><td>HTS</td><td>HTJ</td><td>VTS</td><td><a href="/facts/Partial_Line_Forward/2RM5p7kg">PLD</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Partial_Line_Backward/2RM5p7kg">PLU</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Enquiry_character/ELfPecMa">ENQ</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Acknowledge_character/NCc7vbwE">ACK</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Bell_character/yvPIWNMr">BEL</a></td></tr><tr><td>3x</td><td><a href="/facts/Device_Control_String/2RM5p7kg">DCS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Private_Use_1/2RM5p7kg">PU1</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Synchronous_Idle/axhGg1BJ">SYN</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Set_Transmit_State/2RM5p7kg">STS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cancel_character/SbNYugJj">CCH</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Message_Waiting/2RM5p7kg">MW</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Start_of_Protected_Area/2RM5p7kg">SPA</a></td><td><a href="/facts/End_of_Transmission/6kUye5G0">EOT</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Start_of_String/2RM5p7kg">SOS</a></td><td>SGCI</td><td>SCI</td><td><a href="/facts/Control_Sequence_Introducer/29l9Yalv">CSI</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Device_Control_4/bBp1dGVl">DC4</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Acknowledgement_(data_networks)/NCc7vbwE">NAK</a></td><td>PM</td><td>SUB</td></tr><tr><td>4x</td><td> <a href="/facts/Space_character/Q5xRIaSz">SP</a> </td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td><a href="/facts/Full_stop/w0Ylafwn">.</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Bracket/yzGM9J8A"><</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Bracket/yzGM9J8A">(</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Plus_and_minus_signs/6RJD4Xt9">+</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Vertical_bar/Yq77nJ6f">|</a></td></tr><tr><td>5x</td><td><a href="/facts/Ampersand/emmXUXuB">&</a></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td><a href="/facts/Exclamation_mark/joGCCBau">!</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dollar_sign/4CroUuPn">$</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Asterisk/qwmtPW5V">*</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Bracket/yzGM9J8A">)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Semicolon/VY8VsSPC">;</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Circumflex/kg8xlo6W">^</a></td></tr><tr><td>6x</td><td><a href="/facts/Plus_and_minus_signs/6RJD4Xt9">-</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Slash_(punctuation)/fuaRyKzc">/</a></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td><a href="/facts/Comma/mcW9dcGT">,</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Percent_sign/pLdHNKar">%</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Underscore/KJsRo3tA">_</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Bracket/yzGM9J8A">></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Question_mark/0D8z1rxr">?</a></td></tr><tr><td>7x</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/%60/pVo48UeD">`</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Colon_(punctuation)/se9fjJa4">:</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Number_sign/bHYCsWs1">#</a></td><td><a href="/facts/At_sign/6Q03Vo2z">@</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Apostrophe/Te0sg9km">'</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Equals_sign/AweYSg9h">=</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Quotation_mark/hIdA4WEo">"</a></td></tr><tr><td>8x</td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/A/2R3BU1nc">a</a></td><td><a href="/facts/B/Bf1NUwpT">b</a></td><td><a href="/facts/C/2e7jmUaG">c</a></td><td><a href="/facts/D/A6hNvmCp">d</a></td><td><a href="/facts/E/0G2cAFzu">e</a></td><td><a href="/facts/F/2Qhv29hR">f</a></td><td><a href="/facts/G/0wjXcPDT">g</a></td><td><a href="/facts/H/2ReerlNA">h</a></td><td><a href="/facts/I/2w7mqI7e">i</a></td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>9x</td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/J/I3pUoxSq">j</a></td><td><a href="/facts/K/68UJI9sK">k</a></td><td><a href="/facts/L/0Ge4MIc9">l</a></td><td><a href="/facts/M/24C1RjmQ">m</a></td><td><a href="/facts/N/0CEs8314">n</a></td><td><a href="/facts/O/41AF4mKp">o</a></td><td><a href="/facts/P/41AF4mKp">p</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Q/3x6B7oLx">q</a></td><td><a href="/facts/R/2w7mqI7e">r</a></td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Ax</td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Tilde/wQTx6ytR">~</a></td><td><a href="/facts/S/1DcekgEL">s</a></td><td><a href="/facts/T/1GaDe2Vy">t</a></td><td><a href="/facts/U/41AF4mKp">u</a></td><td><a href="/facts/V/41AF4mKp">v</a></td><td><a href="/facts/W/1qRkvAb9">w</a></td><td><a href="/facts/X/1qRkvAb9">x</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Y/anP6EhKq">y</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Z/Bf1NUwpT">z</a></td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Bracket/yzGM9J8A">[</a></td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Bx</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Bracket/yzGM9J8A">]</a></td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Cx</td><td><a href="/facts/Bracket/yzGM9J8A">{</a></td><td><a href="/facts/A/2R3BU1nc">A</a></td><td><a href="/facts/B/Bf1NUwpT">B</a></td><td><a href="/facts/C/2e7jmUaG">C</a></td><td><a href="/facts/D/A6hNvmCp">D</a></td><td><a href="/facts/E/0G2cAFzu">E</a></td><td><a href="/facts/F/2Qhv29hR">F</a></td><td><a href="/facts/G/0wjXcPDT">G</a></td><td><a href="/facts/H/2ReerlNA">H</a></td><td><a href="/facts/I/2w7mqI7e">I</a></td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Dx</td><td><a href="/facts/Bracket/yzGM9J8A">}</a></td><td><a href="/facts/J/I3pUoxSq">J</a></td><td><a href="/facts/K/68UJI9sK">K</a></td><td><a href="/facts/L/0Ge4MIc9">L</a></td><td><a href="/facts/M/24C1RjmQ">M</a></td><td><a href="/facts/N/0CEs8314">N</a></td><td><a href="/facts/O/41AF4mKp">O</a></td><td><a href="/facts/P/41AF4mKp">P</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Q/3x6B7oLx">Q</a></td><td><a href="/facts/R/2w7mqI7e">R</a></td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Ex</td><td><a href="/facts/Backslash/SoV79KPp">\</a></td><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/S/1DcekgEL">S</a></td><td><a href="/facts/T/1GaDe2Vy">T</a></td><td><a href="/facts/U/41AF4mKp">U</a></td><td><a href="/facts/V/41AF4mKp">V</a></td><td><a href="/facts/W/1qRkvAb9">W</a></td><td><a href="/facts/X/1qRkvAb9">X</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Y/anP6EhKq">Y</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Z/Bf1NUwpT">Z</a></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fx</td><td><a href="/facts/0_(number)/4NBRtKHc">0</a></td><td><a href="/facts/1_(number)/m3wpSfMf">1</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2_(number)/u5WC44t9">2</a></td><td><a href="/facts/3_(number)/6QzW9RkE">3</a></td><td><a href="/facts/4_(number)/zwN4alXI">4</a></td><td><a href="/facts/5_(number)/gshjM6ID">5</a></td><td><a href="/facts/6_(number)/MsEd6F54">6</a></td><td><a href="/facts/7_(number)/4GV2hz09">7</a></td><td><a href="/facts/8_(number)/TljQxSx9">8</a></td><td><a href="/facts/9_(number)/q5jvU1Dv">9</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Application_Program_Command/2RM5p7kg">APC</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
  Start bytes for a sequence of that many bytes. Tooltip shows the lowest code point encoded using that start byte.
  Start byte where not all combinations of continuation bytes are valid, either because it is an invalid overlong form (the tooltip shows the code point of the first valid sequence), or because it encodes a code point greater than U+10FFFF.
  Continuation bytes. Tooltip shows the hexadecimal value of the 5 bits they add.
  Unused, including lead bytes that can only start an invalid overlong form. For example, 0x76 because even 0x76 0x73 (which maps to the UTF-8-Mod sequence 0xC2 0xBF) would merely be an overlong encoding of U+005F (properly encoded as UTF-8-Mod 0x5F, UTF-EBCDIC 0x6D).
<h2 id="oracle-utfe">Oracle UTFE</h2>
<p><i>Oracle UTFE</i> is a Unicode 3.0 UTF-8 <a href="/facts/Oracle_database/FHv5g732">Oracle database</a> variation, similar to the <a href="/facts/CESU-8/p9yakD4C">CESU-8</a> variant of UTF-8, where supplementary characters are encoded as two 4-byte characters rather than a single 4- or 5-byte character. It is used only on EBCDIC platforms.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/UTF-1/4wF8eXGd">UTF-1</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/UTF-8/xlaVHSyf">UTF-8</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/BOCU-1/oL4BHfCs">BOCU-1</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li>V.S. Umamaheswaran, <a href="https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr16/">Unicode Technical Report #16: the definition of UTF-EBCDIC</a> (2002-04-16)</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

<ol>
<li id="fn:1"><p>"UTR #16: UTF-EBCDIC". www.unicode.org. Retrieved 2021-02-23. You need to search at most five bytes (seven bytes, if the full range of 31 bits of ISO/IEC 10646 is considered) backwards <a href="https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr16/tr16-8.html" target="_blank">https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr16/tr16-8.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Baird, Cathy; Chiba, Dan; Chu, Winson; Fan, Jessica; Ho, Claire; Law, Simon; Lee, Geoff; Linsley, Peter; Matsuda, Keni; Oscroft, Tamzin; Takeda, Shige; Tanaka, Linus; Tozawa, Makoto; Trute, Barry; Tsujimoto, Mayumi; Wu, Ying; Yau, Michael; Yu, Tim; Wang, Chao; Wong, Simon; Zhang, Weiran; Zheng, Lei; Zhu, Yan; Moore, Valarie (2002) [1996]. "Appendix A: Locale Data". Oracle9i Database Globalization Support Guide (PDF) (Release 2 (9.2) ed.). Oracle Corporation. Oracle A96529-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-14. <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96529.pdf" target="_blank">https://docs.oracle.com/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96529.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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