In this article, we will explore the fascinating world of NeXT character set. From its origins to its evolution today, this topic has been the subject of constant interest by researchers, academics and enthusiasts. NeXT character set has impacted various areas of society in multiple ways, from politics and economics to popular culture and entertainment. Along these lines, we will delve into the different aspects that make NeXT character set such a relevant topic today and its role in shaping the contemporary world.
| Kermit | next-multinational |
|---|---|
| Alias(es) | WE8NEXTSTEP |
| Created by | NeXT |
| Extends | PostScript Standard Encoding |
| Transforms / Encodes | ISO-8859-1[a] |
| Other related encodings |
The NeXT character set (often aliased as NeXTSTEP encoding vector, WE8NEXTSTEP[1] or next-multinational[2]) was used by the NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP operating systems on NeXT workstations beginning in 1988. It is based on Adobe Systems' PostScript (PS) character set aka Adobe Standard Encoding where unused code points were filled up with characters from ISO 8859-1 (Latin 1), although at differing code points.[3]
The following table shows the NeXT character set. Each character is shown with a potential Unicode equivalent. Codepoints 00hex (0) to 7Fhex (127) are nearly identical to ASCII.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
| 0x | NUL | SOH | STX | ETX | EOT | ENQ | ACK | BEL | BS | HT | LF | VT | FF | CR | SO | SI |
| 1x | DLE | DC1 | DC2 | DC3 | DC4 | NAK | SYN | ETB | CAN | EM | SUB | ESC | FS | GS | RS | US |
| 2x | SP | ! | " | # | $ | % | & | ’[3] | ( | ) | * | + | , | - | . | / |
| 3x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | : | ; | < | = | > | ? |
| 4x | @ | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O |
| 5x | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | [ | \ | ] | ^ | _ |
| 6x | ‘[3] | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o |
| 7x | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z | { | | | } | ~ | DEL |
| 8x | fsp | À | Á | Â | Ã | Ä | Å | Ç | È | É | Ê | Ë | Ì | Í | Î | Ï |
| 9x | Ð | Ñ | Ò | Ó | Ô | Õ | Ö | Ù | Ú | Û | Ü | Ý | Þ | µ | × | ÷ |
| Ax | © | ¡ | ¢ | £ | ⁄ | ¥ | ƒ | § | ¤ | '[3] | “ | « | ‹ | › | fi | fl |
| Bx | ® | – | † | ‡ | · | ¦ | ¶ | • | ‚ | „ | ” | » | …[3] | ‰ | ¬ | ¿ |
| Cx | ¹ | ˋ | ´ | ˆ | ˜ | ¯ | ˘ | ˙ | ¨ | ² | ˚[3] | ¸ | ³ | ˝ | ˛ | ˇ |
| Dx | — | ± | ¼ | ½ | ¾ | à | á | â | ã | ä | å | ç | è | é | ê | ë |
| Ex | ì | Æ | í | ª | î | ï | ð | ñ | Ł | Ø | Œ | º | ò | ó | ô | õ |
| Fx | ö | æ | ù | ú | û | ı | ü | ý | ł | ø | œ | ß | þ | ÿ |