Code page 867 explained

IBM-867
Classification:Extended ASCII, Bidirectional encoding
Lang:Hebrew
Basedon:Code page 862

Code page 867 (CCSID 867)[1] is a Hebrew 8-bit code page defined by IBM in 1998. It is based on Code page 862 but replaces several characters not used in Hebrew with nonprinting characters for bidirectional text support, a euro sign and a shekel sign.[2]

The code page ID is conflictive with a NEC code page for the Kamenický encoding defined since 1992.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CCSID 867 information document. https://web.archive.org/web/20160327100212/http://www-01.ibm.com/software/globalization/ccsid/ccsid867.html. 2016-03-27.
  2. Web site: Code page 867 information document. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116144609/https://www-01.ibm.com/software/globalization/cp/cp00867.html. 2017-01-16.