name

Name (Private Character)

This attribute is used for use with <private-char>, to contain the unique name for the private character being defined.

Remarks

For Character Description: 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”.

Used on Element: <private-char>

ValueMeaning
Text, numbers, or special charactersFor use with <private-char>, supplies the name of the character being defined. By convention, this character should be named in a fashion similar to names found in the Unicode Standard (for example, in all uppercase ASCII, “NORTHWEST SOUTHEAST ARROW”).
Restriction@name is an optional attribute; there is no default.

Example

 
...
<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>
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