Unicode Demystified

How This Book Is Organized

This book is organized into three parts. Part I, Unicode in Essence, provides an architectural overview of the Unicode standard, explaining the most important concepts in the standard and the motivations behind them. Part II, Unicode in Depth, goes deeper, taking a close look at each of the writing systems representable using Unicode and the unique encoding and implementation problems they pose. Part III, Unicode in Action, takes an in-depth look at what goes into implementing various aspects of the standard, writing code that manipulates Unicode text, and understanding how Unicode interacts with other standards and technologies.

Part I: Unicode in Essence

Part I provides an introduction to the main structure and most ...