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This document provides a quick reference to Beta Code and its Unicode equivalents. For a
comprehensive overview of Beta Code, please see the TLG Beta Code Manual.
Table of Contents
Notes .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Greek Alphabet .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Latin Alphabet ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
Coptic Alphabet ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
$ and & – Font Shifts ................................................................................................................................................. 5
^ and @ – Page Formatting........................................................................................................................................ 5
{ – Textual Mark-Up.................................................................................................................................................. 6
< – Text Formatting ................................................................................................................................................... 6
" – Quotation Marks................................................................................................................................................... 6
[ – Brackets ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
% – Additional Punctuation and Characters............................................................................................................... 8
# – Additional Characters ........................................................................................................................................ 10
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae – Beta Code Quick Reference Guide
Notes
Grey Boxes These indicate deprecated Beta Codepoints. Light shading indicates a
deprecated character that is currently in the corpus. Dark shading indicates
a deprecated character that is not in the corpus.
Red Text These indicate codepoints which have been updated since the last edition
of the TLG Beta Code Quick Reference Guide.
Green Bold Text These indicate codepoints which have been proposed for inclusion in the
next update to the Unicode Standard. Caution should be used when
employing these characters because definitions and codepoints may
change.
Key
abbr abbreviated word that cannot currently be rendered in Unicode. The PUA
should be used for these characters.
idiosyn idiosyncratic characters that do not have Unicode codepoints. The PUA
should be used for these characters.
markup characters with Unicode codepoints but which require additional markup
for them to display correctly.
rare rare characters that do not have Unicode codepoints. The PUA should be
used for these characters.
non-TLG characters reserved for other projects and unused by the TLG. The TLG
Project is not in possession of information about the definition or
representation of these characters.
Naming Conventions
Where there is a Unicode equivalent for the Beta Code, we have given the Unicode name.
Where there is no Unicode equivalent for the Beta Code we have given the TLG’s preferred
name.
Key
• indicates official Unicode alternative character names
‣ indicates the TLG’s preferred name or alternative TLG names. These are
given when the Unicode name is not clear enough to indicate the TLG’s
use of the character.
→ informational text to help further clarify the use of a character.
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“spacing clone of Greek rough breathing mark” (Unicode Standard
5.0, page 26) 33
This Beta Code represents a ligature of 0393 Greek Capital Letter
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“spacing clone of Greek smooth breathing mark” (Unicode Gamma and superscript 03B2 Greek Small Letter Beta. The Unicode
Standard 5.0, page 26) equivalents given represent a ‘best fit’ solution.
0397
#460 2014 — EM Dash
→ papyrological #523 2E13 ⸓ Dotted Obelus
‣ ἐστί Abbreviation
#461 007C | Vertical Line
→ papyrological #524 2297 ⊗ Circled Times
#465 2627 ☧ Chi-Rho ‣ End of Poem
→ editorial #525 271B ✛ Heavy Open Centre Cross
#466 idiosyn Idiosyncratic Editorial Character #526 2190 ← Leftward arrow
#467 2192 → Rightwards Arrow #527 02C6 ˆ Modifier Letter Circumflex Accent
#468 2E0E 38
Editorial Coronis Variant → editorial
#476 0283 ∫ Small Letter Esh Symbol #528 03BB+ λ̭ Greek Small Letter Lambda and
032D Combining Circumflex Accent Below
#501 abbr πιθανόν Abbreviation
‣ Lambda insertion
#502 idiosyn ἡλιακόν Symbol #529 204B ⁋ Interpolation Marker
#530 idiosyn Ancient Editorial Character
#531 035C ◌͜͜ Combining Double Breve Below
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With the adoption of Open Type fonts, this beta code will be
#532 2E12 ⸒ Hypodiastole
represented by a glyph variant of 2E0E Editorial Coronis. For the time #533 03DA Greek Capital Lunate Sigma Symbol
→ uncial glyph variant
being, 0283 Latin Small Letter Esh represents the ‘best fit’ solution.
#534 0302 ◌̂ Combining Circumflex Accent
37 02C6 ˆ Modifier Letter Circumflex Accent
With the adoption of Open Type fonts, this beta code will be
→ editorial
represented by a glyph variant of 2E0E Editorial Coronis. For the time
being, the main variant of 2E0E will be used.
#535 idiosyn Unknown Papyrological Character
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#536 idiosyn Unknown Papyrological Character
With the adoption of Open Type fonts, this beta code will be #537 idiosyn Unknown Papyrological Character
represented by a glyph variant of 2E0E Editorial Coronis. For the time
being, the main variant of 2E0E will be used.
#538 idiosyn Unknown Manuscript Character
#1320 0375+ ͵̑ Greek Lower Numeral Sign and #1518 1D229 𝈩 Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-
0311 Combining Inverted Breve 19
‣ Unknown Abbreviation ‣ Unknown Papyrological Character
#1321 idiosyn #1519 idiosyn Unknown Editorial Character
ἡλιακόν Symbol
#1322 2644 Saturn
#1520 abbr Unknown Abbreviation
♄
#1521 0222 Ȣ Latin Capital Letter OU
#1323 03B6+ ζ̸ς́ Divinity Controlling Sunday ‣ Omicron Upsilon Ligature
0337+ Abbreviation #1522 abbr Unknown Abbreviation
03C2+
0300 #1523 205B ⁛ Four Dot Mark
#1324 03B8+ θς̂ Divinity Controlling Tuesday #1524 rare Ancient Editorial Textual Highlighter
03C2+ Abbreviation #1525 rare Ancient Editorial Textual Highlighter
0302 #1526 rare Mathematical Symbol
#1326 Magical Character #1527 rare Mathematical Symbol
→ represents any idiosyncratic #1528 rare Mathematical Symbol
magical character #1529 2227 Upward Pointing Arrow
∧
#1327 idiosyn Sea Abbreviation ‣ Logical And
#1328 idiosyn River Abbreviation #1530 2228 ∨ Downward Pointing Arrow
‣ Logical Or