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Unicode standard
The Unicode standard is a character coding system designed to support the worldwide interchange, processing, and display of the written texts of the diverse languages and technical disciplines of the modern world.
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glyph code
Computer; Unicode standard
A numeric code that refers to a glyph. Usually, the glyphs contained in a font are referenced by their glyph code. Glyph codes may be local to a particular font; that is, a different font containing ...
glyph identifier
Computer; Unicode standard
Similar to a glyph code, a glyph identifier is a label used to refer to a glyph within a font. A font may employ both local and global glyph identifiers.
glyph image
Computer; Unicode standard
The actual, concrete image of a glyph representation having been rasterized or otherwise imaged onto some display surface.
glyph metrics
Computer; Unicode standard
A collection of properties that specify the relative size and positioning along with other features of a glyph.
grapheme
Computer; Unicode standard
(1) A minimally distinctive unit of writing in the context of a particular writing system. For example, ‹b› and ‹d› are distinct graphemes in English writing systems because there exist distinct ...
grapheme base
Computer; Unicode standard
A character with the property Grapheme_Base, or any standard Korean syllable block. * Characters with the property Grapheme_Base include all base characters (with the exception of U+FF9E..U+FF9F) ...
grapheme cluster
Computer; Unicode standard
The text between grapheme cluster boundaries as specified by Unicode Standard Annex #29, “Unicode Text Segmentation.” A grapheme cluster represents a horizontally segmentable unit of text, ...
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