International Standard
ISO 8957:1996
Information and documentation — Hebrew alphabet coded character sets for bibliographic information interchange
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ISO 8957:1996
Edition 1
1996-12
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Published (Edition 1, 1996)
This standard was last reviewed and confirmed in 2020. Therefore this version remains current.

ISO 8957:1996

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Abstract

Specifies two coded Hebrew character sets. Set 1 contains 78 characters including 74 basic characters needed in Hebrew texts. Set 2 contains 51 additional characters used in combination with basic characters in some older Hebrew texts. The sets may be used in a 7-bit or an 8-bit environment in accordance with ISO/IEC 2022.

General information

  • Status
     : Published
    Publication date
     : 1996-12
    Stage
    : International Standard confirmed [90.93]
  • Edition
     : 1
    Number of pages
     : 9
  • Technical Committee :
    ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2
    ICS :
    35.040.10 
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