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Overview and information page about the Windows-1254 character set containing facts about which languages are supported, manufacturers, alias, classification, etc.
Windows-1254

Windows-1254

MIME/IANAwindows-1254
AliasCode page 1254
CategoryWindows code pages
Created byMicrosoft
LanguagesTurkish, English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Luxembourgish, Rotokas, Tswana, Azeri
StandardWHATWG Encoding Standard
Classificationextended ASCII, Windows-125x
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Windows-1254 is a character encoding standard used to represent text in the Turkish script. It was introduced by Microsoft in the Windows operating system and is based on ISO 8859-9. Windows-1254 supports a range of characters and symbols used in the Turkish script, including the Turkish alphabet, diacritics, and various punctuation marks.

Windows-1254 is widely used in Turkey for text processing, including in word processing software, spreadsheets, and databases. It is also used for the representation of Turkish text in other countries. However, it is important to note that Windows-1254 may not provide full support for all of the characters used in the Turkish script and may cause issues when dealing with text in certain scripts.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is generally recommended to use UTF-8 over Windows-1252 for most applications. If you need to support characters from multiple scripts and languages, or if you are developing for a global audience, UTF-8 is the more suitable choice. However, if you creating content in the Turkish language or for an audience that primarily speaks Turkish, Windows-1254 may still be used.

Windows-1254, also known as "Windows Turkish" or "Windows CP1254", is a character encoding system developed by Microsoft for use in their Windows operating system. It is used to represent the characters of the Turkish language. Windows-1254 includes all the characters of the ASCII character set, as well as additional characters used in the Turkish language, such as accented letters, punctuation marks, and special symbols.
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