Unicode provides a unique number for every character in most of the world languages.
Advantages of Unicode
The Unicode Standard enables people around the world to use computers in any language.
Unicode forms the foundation for software internationalization in all major operating systems, search engines, applications, and the Web.
The Unicode Standard has been adopted by such industry leaders as Apple, HP, IBM, JustSystems, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Sun, Sybase, Unisys and many others.
Unicode is required by modern standards such as XML, Java, ECMAScript (JavaScript), LDAP, CORBA 3.0, WML, etc.
Unicode is supported in many operating systems and all modern browsers.
Unicode enables a single software product or a single website to be targeted across multiple platforms, languages and countries without re-engineering.
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