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Code page 1098

code page used to write Persian in Iran

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 27, 2023
Entity authorityQ55639457 ↗
Source-derived summary

Code page 1098 (CCSID 1098) (also known as CP 1098, IBM 01098, is a code page used to write Persian in Iran.

Character set

The following table shows code page 1098. Each character is shown with its equivalent Unicode code point. Only the second half of the table (code points 128–255) is shown, the first half (code points 0–127) being the same as ASCII, except for two code points:

25hex which is defined as U+066A ٪ ARABIC PERCENT SIGN instead of U+0025 % PERCENT SIGN

2Ahex which is defined as U+066D ٭ ARABIC FIVE POINTED STAR instead of U+002A * ASTERISK

^a 0xBD represents the currency sign (¤, U+00A4) in the ICU version, which is probably an earlier version.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Code page 1098” as code page used to write Persian in Iran. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Code, page and code.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1098—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Code, page and code providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Code page 1098”, the useful work is to connect “code page used to write Persian in Iran” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 27, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q55639457. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1098.

Critical limits

Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Code page 1098” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.