Is Russian in ASCII?

A new faithful ASCII representation for Russian called ASCII-Cyrillic is presented here, one which permits accurate typing and reading of Russian where no Russian keyboard or font is available — as often occurs outside of Russia. ASCII-Cyrillic serves the Russian and Ukrainian languages in parallel.

Are Cyrillic characters ASCII?

Russian and other Slavic languages are written in Cyrillic script, which is most often represented by the use of the KOI8-R or the ISO 8859-5 character sets. These are ASCII-compatible systems that have served well in the past, but create problems of translation and compatibility.

What is the ASCII code for an O in Polish?

For example if you have chosen a Polish font and want to key an Ó you would hold down the ALT key and type 0243 on your numeric keypad. For Polish these are the ASCII codes we use for the various accented characters.

How do you type the ASCII code on a keyboard?

To key these codes you need to hold down the ALT key while typing the ASCII code ON THE NUMERIC KEYPAD. Typing the ordinary number keys at the top of your keyboard will not work – you MUST use the numeric keypad.

What is the ASCII code for drawing a double line?

ASCII code 200 = ╚ ( Box drawing character double line lower left corner ) ASCII code 201 = ╔ ( Box drawing character double line upper left corner ) ASCII code 202 = ╩ ( Box drawing character double line horizontal and up ) ASCII code 203 = ╦ ( Box drawing character double line horizontal down )

Do you need ASCII codes for foreign language fonts?

Most foreign-language fonts have the special accented characters in the extended ASCII region (ASCII codes over 128). To key these special characters you will normally need to key the ASCII codes rather than typing individual keys. To key these codes you need to hold down the ALT key while typing the ASCII code ON THE NUMERIC KEYPAD.