With further explanations and implementation notes. It describes canonical and compatibility equivalenceĪnd the four normalization forms, providingĮxamples, and elaborates on the formal specification of Unicode normalization, This annex provides subsidiary information about Appendix A: Intellectual Property Considerations.Normalization Process for Stabilized Strings 1.4 Concatenation of Normalized Strings.1.3 Description of the Normalization Process.1.1 Canonical and Compatibility Equivalence.
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