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description Private Character Description
Human-readable description of a defined private character (for example,
“Arrow, normal weight, single line, two-headed, Northwest to
Southeast”).
Usage/Remarks
The @name attribute for a defined
private character <private-char> provides a
Unicode-style name (an all uppercase name) for the private character, for example,
“COMBINING CYRILLIC PALATALIZATION”. In contrast, the
@description attribute for a defined private
character <private-char> provides a rough
visual description, for example, “combining vertical
tilde”.
OPTIONAL on element: <private-char>
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Text, numbers, or special characters | A rough visual description of the appearance of the <private-char> character, for example, “Greek capital letter omega with tonos”. |
| Restriction | This is an optional attribute; there is no default. |