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Perso-Arabic Script Code for Information Interchange

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Perso-Arabic Script Code for Information Interchange (PASCII) is one of the Indian government standards for encoding languages using writing systems based on Perso-Arabic alphabet, in particular Kashmiri, Persian, Sindhi and Urdu. The ISCII encoding was originally intended to cover both the Brahmi-derived writing systems of India and the Arabic-based systems, but it was subsequently decided to encode the Arabic-based writing systems separately.

PASCII has not been widely used outside certain government institutions and has now been rendered largely obsolete by Unicode. Unicode uses a separate block for each writing system and largely preserves the PASCII layout within each block.

Codepage layout

The following table shows the character set for PASCII. Each character is shown with its decimal code and its Unicode equivalent.

PASCII
_0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _B _C _D _E _F
0_
0
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|NUL
0000
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|SOH
0001
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|STX
0002
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|ETX
0003
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|EOT
0004
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|ENQ
0005
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|ACK
0006
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|BEL
0007
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|BS
0008
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|HT
0009
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|LF
000A
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|VT
000B
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|FF
000C
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|CR
000D
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|SO
000E
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|SI
000F
1_
16
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|DLE
0010
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|DC1
0011
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|DC2
0012
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|DC3
0013
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|DC4
0014
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|NAK
0015
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|SYN
0016
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|ETB
0017
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|CAN
0018
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|EM
0019
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|SUB
001A
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|ESC
001B
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|FS
001C
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|GS
001D
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|RS
001E
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|US
001F
2_
32
Template:Chset-color-misc|SP
0020
Template:Chset-color-punct|!
0021
Template:Chset-color-punct|"
0022
Template:Chset-color-punct|#
0023
Template:Chset-color-graph|$
0024
Template:Chset-color-punct|%
0025
Template:Chset-color-punct|&
0026
Template:Chset-color-punct|'
0027
Template:Chset-color-punct|(
0028
Template:Chset-color-punct|)
0029
Template:Chset-color-punct|*
002A
Template:Chset-color-graph|+
002B
Template:Chset-color-punct|,
002C
Template:Chset-color-punct|-
002D
Template:Chset-color-punct|.
002E
Template:Chset-color-punct|/
002F
3_
48
Template:Chset-color-digit|0
0030
Template:Chset-color-digit|1
0031
Template:Chset-color-digit|2
0032
Template:Chset-color-digit|3
0033
Template:Chset-color-digit|4
0034
Template:Chset-color-digit|5
0035
Template:Chset-color-digit|6
0036
Template:Chset-color-digit|7
0037
Template:Chset-color-digit|8
0038
Template:Chset-color-digit|9
0039
Template:Chset-color-punct|:
003A
Template:Chset-color-punct|;
003B
Template:Chset-color-graph|<
003C
Template:Chset-color-graph|=
003D
Template:Chset-color-graph|>
003E
Template:Chset-color-punct|?
003F
4_
64
Template:Chset-color-punct|@
0040
Template:Chset-color-letter|A
0041
Template:Chset-color-letter|B
0042
Template:Chset-color-letter|C
0043
Template:Chset-color-letter|D
0044
Template:Chset-color-letter|E
0045
Template:Chset-color-letter|F
0046
Template:Chset-color-letter|G
0047
Template:Chset-color-letter|H
0048
Template:Chset-color-letter|I
0049
Template:Chset-color-letter|J
004A
Template:Chset-color-letter|K
004B
Template:Chset-color-letter|L
004C
Template:Chset-color-letter|M
004D
Template:Chset-color-letter|N
004E
Template:Chset-color-letter|O
004F
5_
80
Template:Chset-color-letter|P
0050
Template:Chset-color-letter|Q
0051
Template:Chset-color-letter|R
0052
Template:Chset-color-letter|S
0053
Template:Chset-color-letter|T
0054
Template:Chset-color-letter|U
0055
Template:Chset-color-letter|V
0056
Template:Chset-color-letter|W
0057
Template:Chset-color-letter|X
0058
Template:Chset-color-letter|Y
0059
Template:Chset-color-letter|Z
005A
Template:Chset-color-punct|[
005B
Template:Chset-color-punct|\
005C
Template:Chset-color-punct|]
005D
Template:Chset-color-graph|^
005E
Template:Chset-color-punct|_
005F
6_
96
Template:Chset-color-graph|`
0060
Template:Chset-color-letter|a
0061
Template:Chset-color-letter|b
0062
Template:Chset-color-letter|c
0063
Template:Chset-color-letter|d
0064
Template:Chset-color-letter|e
0065
Template:Chset-color-letter|f
0066
Template:Chset-color-letter|g
0067
Template:Chset-color-letter|h
0068
Template:Chset-color-letter|i
0069
Template:Chset-color-letter|j
006A
Template:Chset-color-letter|k
006B
Template:Chset-color-letter|l
006C
Template:Chset-color-letter|m
006D
Template:Chset-color-letter|n
006E
Template:Chset-color-letter|o
006F
7_
112
Template:Chset-color-letter|p
0070
Template:Chset-color-letter|q
0071
Template:Chset-color-letter|r
0072
Template:Chset-color-letter|s
0073
Template:Chset-color-letter|t
0074
Template:Chset-color-letter|u
0075
Template:Chset-color-letter|v
0076
Template:Chset-color-letter|w
0077
Template:Chset-color-letter|x
0078
Template:Chset-color-letter|y
0079
Template:Chset-color-letter|z
007A
Template:Chset-color-punct|{
007B
Template:Chset-color-graph||
007C
Template:Chset-color-punct|}
007D
Template:Chset-color-graph|~
007E
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|DEL
007F
8_
128
Template:Chset-color-undef| Template:Chset-color-letter|ـ
0640
Template:Chset-color-letter|ا
0627
Template:Chset-color-letter|آ
0622
Template:Chset-color-letter|ب
0628
Template:Chset-color-letter|ٻ
067B
Template:Chset-color-letter|ڀ
0680
Template:Chset-color-letter|پ
067E
Template:Chset-color-letter|ڦ
06A6
Template:Chset-color-letter|ت
062A
Template:Chset-color-letter|ة
0629
Template:Chset-color-letter|ٿ
067F
Template:Chset-color-letter|ٹ[a]
0679
Template:Chset-color-letter|ٺ
067A
Template:Chset-color-letter|ث
062B
Template:Chset-color-letter|ج
062C
9_
144
Template:Chset-color-letter|ڄ
0684
Template:Chset-color-letter|ڃ
0683
Template:Chset-color-letter|چ
0686
Template:Chset-color-letter|ڇ
0687
Template:Chset-color-letter|ح
062D
Template:Chset-color-letter|خ
062E
Template:Chset-color-letter|د
062F
Template:Chset-color-letter|ڌ
068C
Template:Chset-color-letter |ڈ[b]
0688
Template:Chset-color-letter|ڏ
068F
Template:Chset-color-letter|ڍ
068D
Template:Chset-color-letter|ذ
0630
Template:Chset-color-letter|ر
0631
Template:Chset-color-letter |ڑ[c]
0691
Template:Chset-color-letter |ڙﻬ
0699/FEEC
Template:Chset-color-letter|ز
0632
A_
160
Template:Chset-color-letter|ژ
0698
Template:Chset-color-letter|س
0633
Template:Chset-color-letter|ش
0634
Template:Chset-color-letter|ص
0635
Template:Chset-color-letter|ض
0636
Template:Chset-color-letter|ط
0637
Template:Chset-color-letter|ظ
0638
Template:Chset-color-letter|ع
0639
Template:Chset-color-letter|غ
063A
Template:Chset-color-letter|ف
0641
Template:Chset-color-letter|ق
0642
Template:Chset-color-letter |ڪ[d]
06AA
Template:Chset-color-letter|ک
06A9
Template:Chset-color-letter|گ
06AF
Template:Chset-color-letter|ڳ
06B3
Template:Chset-color-letter|ڱ
06B1
B_
176
Template:Chset-color-letter|ل
0644
Template:Chset-color-letter|م
0645
Template:Chset-color-letter|ن
0646
Template:Chset-color-letter|ں
06BA
Template:Chset-color-letter|ڻ
06BB
Template:Chset-color-letter|و
0648
Template:Chset-color-letter|ۄ
06C4
Template:Chset-color-letter|ه
0647
Template:Chset-color-letter|ھ
06BE
Template:Chset-color-letter|ء
0621
Template:Chset-color-letter|ى
0649
Template:Chset-color-letter|ؠ
0620
Template:Chset-color-letter|ۓ
06D3
Template:Chset-color-letter|ے
06D2
Template:Chset-color-misc|َ
064E
Template:Chset-color-misc|ِ
0650
C_
192
Template:Chset-color-misc|ُ
064F
Template:Chset-color-misc|ٗ
0657
Template:Chset-color-misc|ٔ
0654
Template:Chset-color-misc|ٕ
0655
Template:Chset-color-misc|ٔ[e]
0654
Template:Chset-color-misc|ٟ
065F
Template:Chset-color-misc|ّ
0651
Template:Chset-color-misc|ٓ
0653
Template:Chset-color-misc|ۡ
06E1
Template:Chset-color-misc|ٰ
0670
Template:Chset-color-misc|ٖ
0656
Template:Chset-color-misc |[f]
 
Template:Chset-color-punct |[g]
 
Template:Chset-color-punct |[g]
 
Template:Chset-color-punct|،
060C
Template:Chset-color-misc|ؐ
0610
D_
208
Template:Chset-color-misc|ؓ
0613
Template:Chset-color-misc|ؒ
0612
Template:Chset-color-misc|ؑ
0611
Template:Chset-color-letter |[h]
 
Template:Chset-color-letter |[h]
 
Template:Chset-color-misc|ۙ
06D9
Template:Chset-color-misc|ۚ
06DA
Template:Chset-color-misc|ۢ
06E2
Template:Chset-color-punct |[g]
 
Template:Chset-color-punct|٪
066A
Template:Chset-color-punct|٬
066C
Template:Chset-color-punct|٫
066B
Template:Chset-color-digit|۰
06F0
Template:Chset-color-digit|۱
06F1
Template:Chset-color-digit|۲
06F2
Template:Chset-color-digit|۳
06F3
E_
224
Template:Chset-color-digit|۴
06F4
Template:Chset-color-digit|۵
06F5
Template:Chset-color-digit|۶
06F6
Template:Chset-color-digit|۷
06F7
Template:Chset-color-digit|۸
06F8
Template:Chset-color-digit|۹
06F9
Template:Chset-color-punct|!
0021
Template:Chset-color-punct|
201C
Template:Chset-color-punct|
201D
Template:Chset-color-punct|
2018
Template:Chset-color-punct|
2019
Template:Chset-color-punct|(
0028
Template:Chset-color-punct|)
0029
Template:Chset-color-punct|٭
066D
Template:Chset-color-graph|+
002B
Template:Chset-color-ctrl |ATR
 
F_
240
Template:Chset-color-punct|-
002D
Template:Chset-color-punct|/
002F
Template:Chset-color-punct|؛
061B
Template:Chset-color-punct|:
003A
Template:Chset-color-punct|؟
061F
Template:Chset-color-graph|=
003D
Template:Chset-color-punct|۔
06D4
Template:Chset-color-ctrl|۝
06DD
Template:Chset-color-punct |[g]
 
Template:Chset-color-punct|٬
066C
Template:Chset-color-ctrl |DM
 
Template:Chset-color-ctrl |LB
 
Template:Chset-color-punct|[g]
 
Template:Chset-color-punct|·
00B7
Template:Chset-color-undef| Template:Chset-color-undef|

  Letter  Number  Punctuation  Symbol  Other  Undefined

  1. ^ This character is displayed as ٽ (Unicode point 067D) for Sindhi texts.
  2. ^ This character is displayed as ڊ (Unicode point 068A) for Sindhi texts.
  3. ^ This character is displayed as ڙ (Unicode point 0699) for Sindhi texts.
  4. ^ This character is usually displayed as ک (Unicode point 06A9) in non-Sindhi texts. See also: Khē
  5. ^ This code space is used for Kashmiri hamza, an orthographic variation not used in Unicode.
  6. ^ This diacritic currently has no Unicode support.
  7. ^ a b c d e This punctuation mark currently has no Unicode support.
  8. ^ a b This superscript letter currently has no Unicode support.

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