Human-readable description of a defined private character (for example, “ Arrow, normal weight, single line, two-headed, Northwest to Southeast ”).
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 ”.
| 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: This attribute may be specified if the element is used. | |