HL7 v2.7 Vocabulary
0.2.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.7 Vocabulary, published by HL7/FO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.2.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/frankoemig/hl7.v2.terminology.v27/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ValueSet: Alternate Character Sets (2.7 - 1.3.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/hl7VSalternateCharacterSets Version: 1.3.0
Active as of 2026-03-13 Computable Name: Hl7VSalternateCharacterSets
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.21.128, urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/v2-0211

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Value Set of codes that identify one of a number of possible standard alternate character sets for a message, either single-byte or double-byte.

References

This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

Logical Definition (CLD)

 

Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Alternate Character Sets (2.7 - 1.3.0) v1.3.0 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 25 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  8859/1The printable characters from the ISO 8859/1 Character setThe printable characters from the ISO 8859/1 Character set
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  8859/15The printable characters from the ISO 8859/15 (Latin-15)The printable characters from the ISO 8859/15 (Latin-15)
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  8859/2The printable characters from the ISO 8859/2 Character setThe printable characters from the ISO 8859/2 Character set
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  8859/3The printable characters from the ISO 8859/3 Character setThe printable characters from the ISO 8859/3 Character set
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  8859/4The printable characters from the ISO 8859/4 Character setThe printable characters from the ISO 8859/4 Character set
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  8859/5The printable characters from the ISO 8859/5 Character setThe printable characters from the ISO 8859/5 Character set
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  8859/6The printable characters from the ISO 8859/6 Character setThe printable characters from the ISO 8859/6 Character set
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  8859/7The printable characters from the ISO 8859/7 Character setThe printable characters from the ISO 8859/7 Character set
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  8859/8The printable characters from the ISO 8859/8 Character setThe printable characters from the ISO 8859/8 Character set
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  8859/9The printable characters from the ISO 8859/9 Character setThe printable characters from the ISO 8859/9 Character set
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  ASCIIThe printable 7-bit ASCII character setThe printable 7-bit ASCII character set
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  BIG-5Code for Taiwanese Character Set (BIG-5)Code for Taiwanese Character Set (BIG-5)
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  CNS 11643-1992Code for Taiwanese Character Set (CNS 11643-1992)Code for Taiwanese Character Set (CNS 11643-1992)
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  GB 18030-2000Code for Chinese Character Set (GB 18030-2000)Code for Chinese Character Set (GB 18030-2000)
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  ISO IR14Code for Information Exchange (one byte)(JIS X 0201-1976).Code for Information Exchange (one byte)(JIS X 0201-1976).
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  ISO IR159Code of the supplementary Japanese Graphic Character set for information interchange (JIS X 0212-1990).Code of the supplementary Japanese Graphic Character set for information interchange (JIS X 0212-1990).
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  ISO IR6ASCII graphic character set consisting of 94 characters.ASCII graphic character set consisting of 94 characters.
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  ISO IR87Code for the Japanese Graphic Character set for information interchange (JIS X 0208-1990),Code for the Japanese Graphic Character set for information interchange (JIS X 0208-1990),
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  JAS2020A subset of ISO2020 used for most Kanjii transmissionsA subset of ISO2020 used for most Kanjii transmissions
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  JIS X 0202ISO 2022 with escape sequences for KanjiiISO 2022 with escape sequences for Kanjii
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  KS X 1001Code for Korean Character Set (KS X 1001)Code for Korean Character Set (KS X 1001)
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  UNICODEThe world wide character standard from ISO/IEC 10646-1-1993The world wide character standard from ISO/IEC 10646-1-1993
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  UNICODE UTF-16UCS Transformation Format, 16-bit formUCS Transformation Format, 16-bit form
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  UNICODE UTF-32UCS Transformation Format, 32-bit formUCS Transformation Format, 32-bit form
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets  UNICODE UTF-8UCS Transformation Format, 8-bit formUCS Transformation Format, 8-bit form

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code