Code page 936 (IBM)

IBM-936
Alias(es)SHIFTGB[1]
Language(s)Simplified Chinese
Created byIBM
Current statusDeprecated
Transforms / EncodesGB 2312
Succeeded byIBM-1381
Other related encoding(s)Shift JIS

IBM code page 936 is a character encoding for Simplified Chinese including 1880 user-defined characters (UDC), which was superseded in 1993. It is a combination of the single-byte Code page 903 and the double-byte Code page 928.[2][3] Code page 946 uses the same double-byte component, but an extended single-byte component (Code page 1042).[2][4]

IBM code page 936 should not be confused with the identically numbered Windows code page, which is a variant of the GBK encoding;[2] GBK is called Code page 1386 by IBM. While GBK is a superset of the EUC-CN encoding of GB 2312, IBM-936 uses a different coded form of GB 2312, more closely resembling the relationship of Shift JIS to JIS X 0208.

  1. ^ Leisher, Mark (2008) [1998-03-06]. "SHIFTGB.TXT: Shifted GB2312.1980. Generated from an algorithm provided with some older Chinese packages". Department of Mathematical Sciences, New Mexico State University. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Lunde, Ken (2009). "Chapter 4: Encoding Methods (§ Code Pages)". CJKV Information Processing (2nd ed.). Sebastopol, California: O'Reilly Media. pp. 278–282. ISBN 978-0-596-51447-1.
  3. ^ "CCSID 936". IBM. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "CCSID 946". IBM. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.