Example Unicode (UTF-8) usage for business applications, using Ruby Annotation

(Created by Tex Texin)
This page was last updated 2002-08-03.
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This (XHTML 1.1) page, like the original Unicode example page, http://www.I18nGuy.com/unicode-example.html demonstrates both the use of the Unicode Character Standard http://www.unicode.org to store names and places from anywhere in the world, in any language, and the use of Ruby Annotation. http://www.w3.org/TR/ruby/

The table contains the birthplaces and native names of celebrities (actors, singers, sports figures, etc.). Only Unicode can be used to produce this list, store the names in a database, or address mail to everyone on the list. The English transliteration of the information is presented above the native language using Ruby Annotation.

Displaying this page

This page displays well on IE 5.5 and 6. Netscape 6.2 and Opera 6 do not support Ruby yet.
This page is encoded in UTF-8. If the display does not seem correct to you:
• verify that you are using a browser that supports Unicode,
• insure that your browser is using UTF-8 encoding to view the data, and
• that you are using fonts that supports Unicode and particularly, the characters used here.

Information on fonts and further details on displaying this page are on the introduction to the Unicode example page.

The names below are actual celebrities in their home countries. See how many you recognize.

To Submit Additional Examples

Instructions for submitting additional examples are here.

Contributors

The following people contributed to the entries in the table: