VN Unicode

05/26/07

These web pages use Unicode font Arial and others. (courtesy of VPS)

Why Unicode?
The current variety of Vietnamese 8-bit Encoding do not handle well the displaying of Vietnamese
There is no single accepted standard of Vietnamese 8-bit Encoding format.
Unicode is a 16-bit encoding industry standard and is getting growing acceptance in the Vietnamese community.
Unicode can handle and display Vietnamese as well as all other languages very well.

How to use
You need a browser capable of supporting Unicode such as Internet Explorer version 5.5 or higher, Netscape version 6 or higher.
You may need Unicode fonts Arial, Courier, Tahoma, Times, Verdana for your computer. Click on link to download.

Check to see if all Vietnamese characters below appear correctly.

Chữ thường / lowercase:

á à ả ã ạ â ấ ầ ẩ ẫ ậ ă ắ ằ ẳ ẵ ặ
é è ẻ ẽ ẹ ê ế ề ể ễ ệ
í ì ỉ ĩ ị
ó ò ỏ õ ọ ô ố ồ ổ ỗ ộ ơ ớ ờ ở ỡ ợ
ú ù ủ ũ ụ ư ứ ừ ử ữ ự
ý ỳ ỷ ỹ ỵ
đ

Chữ HOA / UPPERCASE:

Á À Ả Ã Ạ Â Ấ Ầ Ẩ Ẫ Ậ Ă Ắ Ằ Ẳ Ẵ Ặ
É È Ẻ Ẽ Ẹ Ê Ế Ề Ể Ễ Ệ
Í Ì Ỉ Ĩ Ị
Ó Ò Ỏ Õ Ọ Ô Ố Ồ Ổ Ỗ Ộ Ơ Ớ Ờ Ở Ỡ Ợ
Ú Ù Ủ Ũ Ụ Ư Ứ Ừ Ử Ữ Ự
Ý Ỳ Ỷ Ỹ Ỵ
Ð

Microsoft Internet Explorer Browser or Netscape Navigator

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer browser version 5.5 or higher, you should not have any problems with viewing this web page in Unicode. Similarly, if you are using Netscape Navigator version 6 or above, you should not have any problems.

If the display is not correct, make sure that the chosen encoding is Western European (ISO).

Microsoft Internet Explorer (from pulldown menu)

View>Encoding>Western European(ISO)

Netscape Navigator (from pulldown menu)

View>Character Coding>More>West European>Western(ISO-8859-1)

For more information on Vietnamese Unicode and keyboard drivers, you can try the Vietnamese Professional Society website.

This site was last updated 05/26/07