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| Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 5.0 for Microsoft Office - XML Schemas | |
The Unicode Character Database specifies a number of possible values for the General Category property and provides mappings from code points to specific character properties. The tables below specify the recognized values of the General Category property.
IsCategory ::= Letters | Marks | Numbers | Punctuation | Separators | Symbols | Others
Letters ::= 'L' [ultmo]?
The following table shows the properties for letters.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| L | All letters |
| Lu | Uppercase |
| Ll | Lowercase |
| Lt | Titlecase |
| Lm | Modifier |
| Lo | Other |
Marks ::= 'M' [nce]?
The following table shows the properties for marks.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| M | All marks |
| Mn | Nonspacing |
| Mc | Space combining |
| Me | Enclosing |
Numbers ::= 'N' [dlo]?
The following table shows the properties for numbers.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| N | All numbers |
| Nd | Decimal digit |
| Nl | Letter |
| No | Other |
Punctuation ::= 'P' [cdseifo]?
The following table shows the properties for punctuation.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| P | All punctuation |
| Pc | Connector |
| Pd | Dash |
| Ps | Open |
| Pe | Close |
| Pi | Initial quote (may behave like Ps or Pe depending on usage) |
| Pf | Final quote (may behave like Ps or Pe depending on usage) |
| Po | Other |
Separators ::= 'Z' [slp]?
The following table shows the properties for separators.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Z | All separators |
| Zs | Space |
| Zl | Line |
| Zp | Paragraph |
Symbols ::= 'S' [mcko]?
The following table shows the properties for symbols.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| S | All symbols |
| Sm | Math |
| Sc | Currency |
| Sk | Modifier |
| So | Other |
Others ::= 'O' [cfon]?
The following table shows the properties for others.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| O | All others |
| Cc | Control |
| Cf | Format |
| Co | Private use |
| Cn | Not assigned |
Note The Cs property is not included here. The Cs property identifies surrogate characters that do not occur at the level of character abstraction that XML instance documents use.
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