| Alias(es) | KS C 5657 |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Intended to be used alongside KS X 1001 for Korean support. Does not substantially support any language on its own. |
| Standard | KS X 1002 |
| Current status | Unihan source. Not usually encoded directly. |
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| Encoding formats | Theoretically ISO 2022, but has no ISO-IR registration (and thus no standardised escape sequence) and is not included in any EUC code. |
| Other related encoding(s) | Intended to supplement: KS X 1001 Other supplementary ISO 2022 CJK DBCSes: JIS X 0212 |
KS X 1002 (formerly KS C 5657) is a South Korean character set standard established in order to supplement KS X 1001. It consists of a total of 7,649 characters.
Unlike KS X 1001, KS X 1002 is not encoded in any legacy encoding. Even in 1994, it was known as "a standard that no one implemented".[1]