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Windows-1256 is a code page used to write Arabic (and possibly some other languages that use Arabic script, like Persian and Urdu) under Microsoft Windows.  This code page is not compatible with ISO 8859-6 and MacArabic encodings.

It encodes every abstract single letter of the basic Arabic alphabet, not every concrete visual form of isolated, initial, medial, final or ligatured letter shape variants (i.e. it encodes characters, not glyphs). The Arabic letters in the C0-FF range are in Arabic alphabetic order, but some Latin characters are interspersed among them. These are some Windows-1252 Latin characters used for French, since this European language has some historic relevance in former French colonies in North Africa such as Morocco and Algeria. This allowed French and Arabic text to be intermixed when using Windows 1256 without any need for code-page switching (however, upper-case letters with diacritics were not included).

Unicode and UTF-8 are preferred to Windows 1256 in modern applications. 0.2% of all web pages use Windows-1256 in February 2016.[1][2]

Code page layout

The following table shows Windows-1256. Each character is shown with its Unicode equivalent and its decimal code.

Here every Arabic letter is shown in isolated form. The actual forms of the letters inside Arabic words are rendered by a combination of software rules and appropriate font support.

  Letter  Number  Punctuation  Symbol  Other  Undefined

Windows-1256
_0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _B _C _D _E _F
0_ Template:Chset-color-ctrl|NUL
0000
0
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|SOH
0001
1
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|STX
0002
2
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|ETX
0003
3
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|EOT
0004
4
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|ENQ
0005
5
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|ACK
0006
6
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|BEL
0007
7
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|BS
0008
8
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|HT
0009
9
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|LF
000A
10
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|VT
000B
11
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|FF
000C
12
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|CR
000D
13
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|SO
000E
14
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|SI
000F
15
1_ Template:Chset-color-ctrl|DLE
0010
16
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|DC1
0011
17
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|DC2
0012
18
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|DC3
0013
19
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|DC4
0014
20
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|NAK
0015
21
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|SYN
0016
22
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|ETB
0017
23
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|CAN
0018
24
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|EM
0019
25
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|SUB
001A
26
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|ESC
001B
27
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|FS
001C
28
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|GS
001D
29
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|RS
001E
30
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|US
001F
31
2_ Template:Chset-color-punct|SP
0020
32
Template:Chset-color-punct|!
0021
33
Template:Chset-color-punct|"
0022
34
Template:Chset-color-punct|#
0023
35
Template:Chset-color-punct|$
0024
36
Template:Chset-color-punct|%
0025
37
Template:Chset-color-punct|&
0026
38
Template:Chset-color-punct|'
0027
39
Template:Chset-color-punct|(
0028
40
Template:Chset-color-punct|)
0029
41
Template:Chset-color-punct|*
002A
42
Template:Chset-color-punct|+
002B
43
Template:Chset-color-punct|,
002C
44
Template:Chset-color-punct|-
002D
45
Template:Chset-color-punct|.
002E
46
Template:Chset-color-punct|/
002F
47
3_ Template:Chset-color-digit|0
0030
48
Template:Chset-color-digit|1
0031
49
Template:Chset-color-digit|2
0032
50
Template:Chset-color-digit|3
0033
51
Template:Chset-color-digit|4
0034
52
Template:Chset-color-digit|5
0035
53
Template:Chset-color-digit|6
0036
54
Template:Chset-color-digit|7
0037
55
Template:Chset-color-digit|8
0038
56
Template:Chset-color-digit|9
0039
57
Template:Chset-color-punct|:
003A
58
Template:Chset-color-punct|;
003B
59
Template:Chset-color-punct|<
003C
60
Template:Chset-color-punct|=
003D
61
Template:Chset-color-punct|>
003E
62
Template:Chset-color-punct|?
003F
63
4_ Template:Chset-color-punct|@
0040
64
Template:Chset-color-alpha|A
0041
65
Template:Chset-color-alpha|B
0042
66
Template:Chset-color-alpha|C
0043
67
Template:Chset-color-alpha|D
0044
68
Template:Chset-color-alpha|E
0045
69
Template:Chset-color-alpha|F
0046
70
Template:Chset-color-alpha|G
0047
71
Template:Chset-color-alpha|H
0048
72
Template:Chset-color-alpha|I
0049
73
Template:Chset-color-alpha|J
004A
74
Template:Chset-color-alpha|K
004B
75
Template:Chset-color-alpha|L
004C
76
Template:Chset-color-alpha|M
004D
77
Template:Chset-color-alpha|N
004E
78
Template:Chset-color-alpha|O
004F
79
5_ Template:Chset-color-alpha|P
0050
80
Template:Chset-color-alpha|Q
0051
81
Template:Chset-color-alpha|R
0052
82
Template:Chset-color-alpha|S
0053
83
Template:Chset-color-alpha|T
0054
84
Template:Chset-color-alpha|U
0055
85
Template:Chset-color-alpha|V
0056
86
Template:Chset-color-alpha|W
0057
87
Template:Chset-color-alpha|X
0058
88
Template:Chset-color-alpha|Y
0059
89
Template:Chset-color-alpha|Z
005A
90
Template:Chset-color-punct|[
005B
91
Template:Chset-color-punct|\
005C
92
Template:Chset-color-punct|]
005D
93
Template:Chset-color-punct|^
005E
94
Template:Chset-color-punct|_
005F
95
6_ Template:Chset-color-punct|`
0060
96
Template:Chset-color-alpha|a
0061
97
Template:Chset-color-alpha|b
0062
98
Template:Chset-color-alpha|c
0063
99
Template:Chset-color-alpha|d
0064
100
Template:Chset-color-alpha|e
0065
101
Template:Chset-color-alpha|f
0066
102
Template:Chset-color-alpha|g
0067
103
Template:Chset-color-alpha|h
0068
104
Template:Chset-color-alpha|i
0069
105
Template:Chset-color-alpha|j
006A
106
Template:Chset-color-alpha|k
006B
107
Template:Chset-color-alpha|l
006C
108
Template:Chset-color-alpha|m
006D
109
Template:Chset-color-alpha|n
006E
110
Template:Chset-color-alpha|o
006F
111
7_ Template:Chset-color-alpha|p
0070
112
Template:Chset-color-alpha|q
0071
113
Template:Chset-color-alpha|r
0072
114
Template:Chset-color-alpha|s
0073
115
Template:Chset-color-alpha|t
0074
116
Template:Chset-color-alpha|u
0075
117
Template:Chset-color-alpha|v
0076
118
Template:Chset-color-alpha|w
0077
119
Template:Chset-color-alpha|x
0078
120
Template:Chset-color-alpha|y
0079
121
Template:Chset-color-alpha|z
007A
122
Template:Chset-color-punct|{
007B
123
Template:Chset-color-punct||
007C
124
Template:Chset-color-punct|}
007D
125
Template:Chset-color-punct|~
007E
126
Template:Chset-color-ctrl |DEL
007F
127
8_ Template:Chset-color-punct|
20AC
128
Template:Chset-color-intl|پ
067E
129
Template:Chset-color-punct|
201A
130
Template:Chset-color-punct|ƒ
0192
131
Template:Chset-color-punct|
201E
132
Template:Chset-color-punct|
2026
133
Template:Chset-color-punct|
2020
134
Template:Chset-color-punct|
2021
135
Template:Chset-color-punct|ˆ
02C6
136
Template:Chset-color-punct|
2030
137
Template:Chset-color-intl|ٹ
0679
138
Template:Chset-color-punct|
2039
139
Template:Chset-color-intl|Œ
0152
140
Template:Chset-color-intl|چ
0686
141
Template:Chset-color-intl|ژ
0698
142
Template:Chset-color-intl|ڈ
0688
143
9_ Template:Chset-color-intl|گ
06AF
144
Template:Chset-color-punct|
2018
145
Template:Chset-color-punct|
2019
146
Template:Chset-color-punct|
201C
147
Template:Chset-color-punct|
201D
148
Template:Chset-color-punct|
2022
149
Template:Chset-color-punct|
2013
150
Template:Chset-color-punct|
2014
151
Template:Chset-color-intl|ک
06A9
152
Template:Chset-color-punct|
2122
153
Template:Chset-color-intl|ڑ
0691
154
Template:Chset-color-punct|
203A
155
Template:Chset-color-intl|œ
0153
156
Template:Chset-color-punct|ZWNJ
200C
157
Template:Chset-color-punct|ZWJ
200D
158
Template:Chset-color-intl|ں
06BA
159
A_ Template:Chset-color-punct|NBSP
00A0
160
Template:Chset-color-punct|،
060C
161
Template:Chset-color-punct|¢
00A2
162
Template:Chset-color-punct|£
00A3
163
Template:Chset-color-punct|¤
00A4
164
Template:Chset-color-punct|¥
00A5
165
Template:Chset-color-punct|¦
00A6
166
Template:Chset-color-punct|§
00A7
167
Template:Chset-color-punct|¨
00A8
168
Template:Chset-color-punct|©
00A9
169
Template:Chset-color-intl|ھ
06BE
170
Template:Chset-color-punct|«
00AB
171
Template:Chset-color-punct|¬
00AC
172
Template:Chset-color-punct|SHY
00AD
173
Template:Chset-color-punct|®
00AE
174
Template:Chset-color-punct|¯
00AF
175
B_ Template:Chset-color-punct|°
00B0
176
Template:Chset-color-punct|±
00B1
177
Template:Chset-color-punct|²
00B2
178
Template:Chset-color-punct|³
00B3
179
Template:Chset-color-punct|´
00B4
180
Template:Chset-color-punct|µ
00B5
181
Template:Chset-color-punct|
00B6
182
Template:Chset-color-punct|·
00B7
183
Template:Chset-color-punct|¸
00B8
184
Template:Chset-color-punct|¹
00B9
185
Template:Chset-color-punct|؛
061B
186
Template:Chset-color-punct|»
00BB
187
Template:Chset-color-punct|¼
00BC
188
Template:Chset-color-punct|½
00BD
189
Template:Chset-color-punct|¾
00BE
190
Template:Chset-color-punct|؟
061F
191
C_ Template:Chset-color-intl|ہ
06C1
192
Template:Chset-color-intl|ء
0621
193
Template:Chset-color-intl|آ
0622
194
Template:Chset-color-intl|أ
0623
195
Template:Chset-color-intl|ؤ
0624
196
Template:Chset-color-intl|إ
0625
197
Template:Chset-color-intl|ئ
0626
198
Template:Chset-color-intl|ا
0627
199
Template:Chset-color-intl|ب
0628
200
Template:Chset-color-intl|ة
0629
201
Template:Chset-color-intl|ت
062A
202
Template:Chset-color-intl|ث
062B
203
Template:Chset-color-intl|ج
062C
204
Template:Chset-color-intl|ح
062D
205
Template:Chset-color-intl|خ
062E
206
Template:Chset-color-intl|د
062F
207
D_ Template:Chset-color-intl|ذ
0630
208
Template:Chset-color-intl|ر
0631
209
Template:Chset-color-intl|ز
0632
210
Template:Chset-color-intl|س
0633
211
Template:Chset-color-intl|ش
0634
212
Template:Chset-color-intl|ص
0635
213
Template:Chset-color-intl|ض
0636
214
Template:Chset-color-punct|×
00D7
215
Template:Chset-color-intl|ط
0637
216
Template:Chset-color-intl|ظ
0638
217
Template:Chset-color-intl|ع
0639
218
Template:Chset-color-intl|غ
063A
219
Template:Chset-color-intl|ـ
0640
220
Template:Chset-color-intl|ف
0641
221
Template:Chset-color-intl|ق
0642
222
Template:Chset-color-intl|ك
0643
223
E_ Template:Chset-color-intl|à
00E0
224
Template:Chset-color-intl|ل
0644
225
Template:Chset-color-intl|â
00E2
226
Template:Chset-color-intl|م
0645
227
Template:Chset-color-intl|ن
0646
228
Template:Chset-color-intl|ه
0647
229
Template:Chset-color-intl|و
0648
230
Template:Chset-color-intl|ç
00E7
231
Template:Chset-color-intl|è
00E8
232
Template:Chset-color-intl|é
00E9
233
Template:Chset-color-intl|ê
00EA
234
Template:Chset-color-intl|ë
00EB
235
Template:Chset-color-intl|ى
0649
236
Template:Chset-color-intl|ي
064A
237
Template:Chset-color-intl|î
00EE
238
Template:Chset-color-intl|ï
00EF
239
F_ Template:Chset-color-punct|ً
064B
240
Template:Chset-color-punct|ٌ
064C
241
Template:Chset-color-punct|ٍ
064D
242
Template:Chset-color-punct|َ
064E
243
Template:Chset-color-intl|ô
00F4
244
Template:Chset-color-punct|ُ
064F
245
Template:Chset-color-punct|ِ
0650
246
Template:Chset-color-punct|÷
00F7
247
Template:Chset-color-punct|ّ
0651
248
Template:Chset-color-intl|ù
00F9
249
Template:Chset-color-punct|ْ
0652
250
Template:Chset-color-intl|û
00FB
251
Template:Chset-color-intl|ü
00FC
252
Template:Chset-color-punct|LRM
200E
253
Template:Chset-color-punct|RLM
200F
254
Template:Chset-color-intl|ے
06D2
255
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