Code Page 1252 Includes New Characters (197368)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q197368

SUMMARY

This article describes the changes to code page 1252 used in Windows 98 and Windows 2000.

MORE INFORMATION

The new code page 1252 is a modified version of the original code page 1252 used in Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.

In the original code page 1252, three code points are marked as "not used." In the new code page 1252, these points are assigned to the following Unicode characters:

ANSIUnicodeDescription
0x80U+20acEuro sign
0x8eU+017dLatin uppercase letter Z with caron
0x9eU+017eLatin lowercase letter Z with caron


Code page 1252 is used for all Western European languages.

For additional information about the caron and other diacritical marks, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

98999 Diacritical Marks Described and Explained

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/16/2004
Keywords:kbenv kbinfo KB197368
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