Unicode normalization

E564765
Unicode standard feature text processing standard

Unicode normalization is a set of standardized processes that convert equivalent Unicode text sequences into a consistent canonical form to ensure reliable comparison, searching, and processing of text across systems.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Unicode Normalization Forms 3
NFKD 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Unicode standard feature ⓘ
text processing standard ⓘ
addresses multiple representations of the same abstract text ⓘ
precomposed and decomposed character sequences ⓘ
alsoKnownAs UAX #15 ⓘ
appliesTo Unicode text ⓘ
definedBy Unicode Consortium NERFINISHED ⓘ
definesForm NFC ⓘ
NFD ⓘ
NFKC ⓘ
NFKD ⓘ
ensures canonically equivalent strings have identical binary representation ⓘ
example é can be U+00E9 or 'e' + U+0301 ⓘ
hasFullName Normalization Form C ⓘ
Normalization Form D NERFINISHED ⓘ
Normalization Form KC NERFINISHED ⓘ
Normalization Form KD NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProperty closed under normalization (idempotent) ⓘ
stable across Unicode versions for assigned characters ⓘ
hasPurpose to convert equivalent Unicode text sequences into a consistent form ⓘ
to enable consistent text processing across systems ⓘ
to enable reliable text comparison ⓘ
to enable reliable text searching ⓘ
hasSpecification Unicode Standard Annex #15 NERFINISHED ⓘ
idempotent applying the same normalization form twice yields the same result ⓘ
isImportantFor collation ⓘ
search indexing ⓘ
security-sensitive string comparison ⓘ
string equality ⓘ
text rendering consistency ⓘ
NFC canonical composition form ⓘ
NFCPreferredFor data interchange ⓘ
NFD canonical decomposition form ⓘ
NFDPreferredFor internal text processing in some systems ⓘ
NFKC compatibility composition form ⓘ
NFKCPreferredFor identifier comparison in some contexts ⓘ
NFKD compatibility decomposition form ⓘ
NFKDPreferredFor text analysis and searching in some contexts ⓘ
partOf Unicode Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ
reliesOn Unicode character decomposition mappings ⓘ
canonical combining class ⓘ
composition exclusions ⓘ
usedBy databases ⓘ
programming languages ⓘ
search engines ⓘ
text editors ⓘ
usesConcept canonical equivalence ⓘ
compatibility equivalence ⓘ
usesOperation canonical composition ⓘ
canonical decomposition ⓘ
compatibility decomposition ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mark Davis → contributedTo → Unicode normalization ⓘ
Unicode Standard Annexes → includesTopic → Unicode normalization ⓘ
Unicode Technical Committee → standardDeveloped → Unicode normalization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Unicode Normalization Forms
East_Asian_Width → relatedTo → Unicode normalization ⓘ
Normalization_Quick_Check → relatedTo → Unicode normalization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Unicode Normalization Forms
Unicode 4.1 → refinesNormalization → Unicode normalization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Unicode Normalization Forms
Vunisea Airport → ICAOcode → Unicode normalization ⓘ
this entity surface form: NFKD