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description Description of a Private Character
Human-readable description of a defined private
character (for example, “Arrow, normal weight, single line, two-headed, Northwest to Southeast”).
Usage/Remarks
The @name attribute for a defined private character <private-char> provides a Unicode-style name (an all uppercase name) for the private character,
for example, “COMBINING CYRILLIC PALATALIZATION”. In contrast, the @description attribute for a defined private character <private-char> provides a rough visual description, for example, “combining vertical tilde”.
OPTIONAL on element: <private-char>
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Text, numbers, or special characters | A rough visual description of the appearance of the <private-char> character, for example, “Greek capital letter omega with tonos”. |
| Restriction | @description is an optional attribute; there is no default. |
Tagged Sample
A private character designating an arrow as a map symbol
... <p>... The map symbol indicating these conditions will be a <private-char name="BentArrow" description="Symbol - right arrow bending up over right arrow bending down"> <glyph-data id="pc5001" format="PBM" resolution="300" x-size="15" y-size="28"> 000000000001000 000000000011100 000000000111110 000000001111111 000000000001000 000000000001000 000000000001000 000000000001000 000000000001000 000000000001000 000000000001000 000000000001000 111111111110000 000000000000000 000000000000000 111111111110000 000000000001000 000000000001000 000000000001000 000000000001000 000000000001000 000000000001000 000000000001000 000000000001000 000000001111111 000000000111110 000000000011100 000000000001000 </glyph-data> </private-char>. The NOAA 1993 standard definition of <private-char name="BentArrow" description="Symbol - right arrow bending up over right arrow bending down"> <glyph-ref glyph-data="pc5001"/> </private-char> will apply.</p> ...