INFORMATION SYSTEMS - CHARACTER SET FOR HANDPRINTING

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2017

Publisher

Information Technology Industry Council

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 2017
PublisherName	Information Technology Industry Council
Status	Current
SupersededBy	ANSI INCITS TR 45 : 2009
Supersedes	ANSI INCITS 45 : 1982 : R2002