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Understanding Character Variants

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Understanding Character Variants in IDNs

To resolve an IDN requires the DNS to interpret characters in local languages and connect them to the relevant domains. But there are many more languages than scripts and the overlap between the two requires a special solution to address these character variants.

Understanding Scripts and Characters >>

To recognize the complexity of creating internationalized domain names, it is important to understand how different languages use characters and script to form sentences and the role of Unicode, a universal character set used in computing.

Character Variant Issues >>

Because different languages use the same script, an overlap exists. A character-by-character substitution without language context creates variants that result in confusion and misunderstanding. Learn more about the issue of character variation.

Chinese Character Variants >>

Many languages may have character variants that could cause end-user confusion. VeriSign has focused on Asian languages that use Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese characters.

VeriSign’s Character Variant Solution >>

Many languages have character variants that could cause end-user confusion. VeriSign has focused on Asian languages that use Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese characters.