HL7 v2.8.2 Vocabulary
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HL7 v2.8.2 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.v282/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## : Alternate Character Sets (2.8.2 - 1.4.0) - JSON Representation

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    {
      "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
      "id" : "alternateCharacterSets",
      "text" : {
        "status" : "generated",
        "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href=\"CodeSystem-alternateCharacterSets.html\"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets</code></a></li></ul></div>"
      },
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        {
          "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated",
          "valueString" : "2.8.2"
        },
        {
          "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-versionHistory",
          "valueString" : "generate correct history somehow"
        },
        {
          "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-tableNo",
          "valueString" : "0211"
        }
      ],
      "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets",
      "identifier" : [
        {
          "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
          "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.116"
        },
        {
          "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
          "value" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/v2-0211"
        }
      ],
      "version" : "1.4.0",
      "name" : "AlternateCharacterSets",
      "title" : "Alternate Character Sets (2.8.2 - 1.4.0)",
      "status" : "active",
      "experimental" : true,
      "date" : "2026-03-13T11:11:43+00:00",
      "publisher" : "HL7/FO",
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        {
          "name" : "HL7/FO",
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              "system" : "url",
              "value" : "http://www.hl7.org"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "description" : "HL7-defined code system of concepts used to specify the character set(s) in use.  Includes both single-byte and double-byte characters sets, and used in Version 2.x messaging in the MSH segment.",
      "copyright" : "HL7 Inc., 2026",
      "caseSensitive" : true,
      "compositional" : false,
      "content" : "complete",
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          "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced",
          "description" : "version when was this code introduced",
          "type" : "string"
        },
        {
          "code" : "versionDeprecated",
          "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated",
          "description" : "version when was this code deprecated",
          "type" : "string"
        },
        {
          "code" : "status",
          "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status",
          "description" : "A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired",
          "type" : "code"
        },
        {
          "code" : "comment",
          "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment",
          "description" : "A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept",
          "type" : "string"
        },
        {
          "code" : "usage",
          "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage",
          "description" : "usage notes for this code",
          "type" : "string"
        },
        {
          "code" : "modified",
          "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified",
          "description" : "date of last modification",
          "type" : "dateTime"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "code" : "8859/1",
          "display" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/1 Character set",
          "definition" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/1 Character set",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "8859/15",
          "display" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/15 (Latin-15)",
          "definition" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/15 (Latin-15)",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.6"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "8859/2",
          "display" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/2 Character set",
          "definition" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/2 Character set",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "8859/3",
          "display" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/3 Character set",
          "definition" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/3 Character set",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "8859/4",
          "display" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/4 Character set",
          "definition" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/4 Character set",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "8859/5",
          "display" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/5 Character set",
          "definition" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/5 Character set",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "8859/6",
          "display" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/6 Character set",
          "definition" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/6 Character set",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "8859/7",
          "display" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/7 Character set",
          "definition" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/7 Character set",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "8859/8",
          "display" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/8 Character set",
          "definition" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/8 Character set",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "8859/9",
          "display" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/9 Character set",
          "definition" : "The printable characters from the ISO 8859/9 Character set",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "ASCII",
          "display" : "The printable 7-bit ASCII character set",
          "definition" : "The printable 7-bit ASCII character set",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "BIG-5",
          "display" : "Code for Taiwanese Character Set (BIG-5)",
          "definition" : "Code for Taiwanese Character Set (BIG-5)",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.5"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "CNS 11643-1992",
          "display" : "Code for Taiwanese Character Set (CNS 11643-1992)",
          "definition" : "Code for Taiwanese Character Set (CNS 11643-1992)",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.5"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "GB 18030-2000",
          "display" : "Code for Chinese Character Set (GB 18030-2000)",
          "definition" : "Code for Chinese Character Set (GB 18030-2000)",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.5"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "ISO IR14",
          "display" : "Code for Information Exchange (one byte)(JIS X 0201-1976).",
          "definition" : "Code for Information Exchange (one byte)(JIS X 0201-1976).",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3.1"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "ISO IR159",
          "display" : "Code of the supplementary Japanese Graphic Character set for information interchange (JIS X 0212-1990).",
          "definition" : "Code of the supplementary Japanese Graphic Character set for information interchange (JIS X 0212-1990).",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "comment",
              "valueString" : "Note that the code contains a space, i.e. \"ISO IR159\"."
            },
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3.1"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "ISO IR6",
          "display" : "ASCII graphic character set consisting of 94 characters.",
          "definition" : "ASCII graphic character set consisting of 94 characters.",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.7"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "ISO IR87",
          "display" : "Code for the Japanese Graphic Character set for information interchange (JIS X 0208-1990),",
          "definition" : "Code for the Japanese Graphic Character set for information interchange (JIS X 0208-1990),",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3.1"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "JAS2020",
          "display" : "A subset of ISO2020 used for most Kanjii transmissions",
          "definition" : "A subset of ISO2020 used for most Kanjii transmissions",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2025-07-30"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "JIS X 0202",
          "display" : "ISO 2022 with escape sequences for Kanjii",
          "definition" : "ISO 2022 with escape sequences for Kanjii",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2025-07-30"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "KS X 1001",
          "display" : "Code for Korean Character Set (KS X 1001)",
          "definition" : "Code for Korean Character Set (KS X 1001)",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.5"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "UNICODE",
          "display" : "The world wide character standard from ISO/IEC 10646-1-1993",
          "definition" : "The world wide character standard from ISO/IEC 10646-1-1993",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "usage",
              "valueString" : "Available from The Unicode Consortium, P.O. Box 700519, San Jose, CA  95170-0519.  See http://www.unicode.org/unicode/consortium/consort.html"
            },
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "UNICODE UTF-16",
          "display" : "UCS Transformation Format, 16-bit form",
          "definition" : "UCS Transformation Format, 16-bit form",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "usage",
              "valueString" : "UTF-16 is identical to ISO/IEC 10646 UCS-2. Note that the code contains a space before UTF but not before and after the hyphen."
            },
            {
              "code" : "status",
              "valueCode" : "inactive"
            },
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2023-08-10"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.5"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "UNICODE UTF-32",
          "display" : "UCS Transformation Format, 32-bit form",
          "definition" : "UCS Transformation Format, 32-bit form",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "usage",
              "valueString" : "UTF-32 is defined by Unicode Technical Report #19, and is an officially recognized encoding as of Unicode Version 3.1. UTF-32 is a proper subset of ISO/IEC 10646 UCS-4. Note that the code contains a space before UTF but not before and after the hyphen."
            },
            {
              "code" : "status",
              "valueCode" : "inactive"
            },
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2023-08-10"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.5"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code" : "UNICODE UTF-8",
          "display" : "UCS Transformation Format, 8-bit form",
          "definition" : "UCS Transformation Format, 8-bit form",
          "property" : [
            {
              "code" : "modified",
              "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
            },
            {
              "code" : "versionIntroduced",
              "valueString" : "2.5"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }