IBM i Globalization

IBM i Unicode® information

Unicode is the key to modern global applications because it provides a unique number for every character regardless of the platform, the program, or the language.

Refer to the following topics for Unicode information:

• The official Unicode (link resides outside of ibm.com) site.
• What is Unicode? (link resides outside of ibm.com)
• What is the hexadecimal value (link resides outside of ibm.com) for a Unicode character?
• Where are the code charts (link resides outside of ibm.com) for Unicode?

The IBM i has support of Unicode throughout its operating system and programs. Refer to the following IBM i and i5/OS Information Center topics:

• IBM i implementation considerations.
  • DDS & Printer Files
    • Unicode print DDS on the IBM i
  • ILE RPG
    • Variable-length Character, Graphic and UCS-2 formats
    • Conversion between Character, Graphic and UCS-2 data
    • %UCS2 (Convert to UCS-2 value)
    • %GRAPH (Convert to Graphic value)
    • Conversion between Character, Graphic and UCS-2 data
  • Query/400
    • Character functions

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