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ANSI INCITS 45 : 1982 : R2002

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS - CHARACTER SET FOR HANDPRINTING

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

27-08-2017

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2017

1. Scope and Purpose
   1.1 Scope
   1.2 Purpose
2. Character Shapes
3. General Rules for Character Shapes and Sizes
   3.1 Definitions
   3.2 Character Shapes
   3.3 Character Height and Width for OCR
   3.4 Gaps
   3.5 Loops, Serifs, and Ticks
   3.6 Allowed Slopes for OCR
   3.7 Stroke Width for OCR
   3.8 Character Separation for OCR
   3.9 Clear Areas for OCR
   3.10 Preprinted Guidelines for OCR
   3.11 Preprinted Machine Reference Marks for OCR
   3.12 Reproduction of Ideal Character Shapes
4. Character Repertoires
   4.1 Subsets
   4.2 Recommended Usage
Appendixes
Appendix A Design Considerations
Appendix B Criteria for Character Shape Development

Stipulates shapes and sizes of handprinted characters to be used in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) systems and shapes of handprinted characters for man-to-man communication. The standard encompasses international requirements.

Committee
X3A1
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
30
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2002
PublisherName
Information Technology Industry Council
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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