Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement is a Unicode block containing additional graphic characters that were used for various home computers from the 1970s and 1980s, extending the set of characters provided by the Symbols for Legacy Computing block.
It includes characters from Amstrad CPC, Apple 8-bit, Kaypro CP/M, Mattel Aquarius, Ohio Scientific, Robotron KC, Sharp MZ computers, HP terminals, and TRS-80. It includes a set of semigraphics in the form of 230 "octant" characters, large images split into four "characters", and the "large type" characters used for building large text characters.
Block
History The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement block:
Version Count L2 ID Document 16.0 U+1CC00..1CCF9, 1CD00..1CEAF 682 no_attach, sources, mappings_zip) no_attach) U+1CEB0..1CEB3 4 no_attach, sources, mappings_zip) 17.0 U+1CCFA..1CCFC, 1CEBA..1CEBF 9
Implementation The glyphs for the Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement block have been added to the Cascadia Code (2404.03 release or later), GNU Unifont (version 16.0.01 or higher), BabelStone Pseudographica (version 16.0.0) and Iosevka fonts.
See also
Box-drawing characters Dingbat other Unicode blocks Symbols for Legacy Computing Box Drawing Block Elements Geometric Shapes Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Supplemental Arrows-C
References
External links Cascadia Code 2404.23 – release notes for Cascadia Code, which shows the rendering of Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement characters