This table lists the coded character set identifiers (CCSIDs) that are defined on the
IBM i operating system.
Arabic related CCSID Support
Table 1. Arabic related CCSID Support
| CCSID |
String Type |
Code Page |
Description |
| 420 |
4 |
420 |
EBCDIC (Original CCSID for Arabic data) |
| 425 |
5 |
425 |
EBCDIC with POSIX chars, like [, ], {, or } |
| 864 |
5 |
864 |
PC Data |
| 1046 |
5 |
1046 |
Windows 3.1 |
| 1089 |
5 |
1089 |
ISO 8859-6 |
| 1256 |
5 |
1256 |
MS Windows |
| 8612 |
5 |
420 |
EBCDIC |
| 12708 |
8 |
420 |
EBCDIC |
| 62218 |
5 |
864 |
PC Data |
| 62224 |
6 |
420 |
EBCDIC |
| 62228 |
6 |
1256 |
MS Windows |
| 62251 |
6 |
425 |
EBCDIC with POSIX chars, [, ], {, or } |
Hebrew related CCSID support
Table 2. Hebrew related CCSID support
| CCSID |
String Type |
Code Page |
Description |
| 424 |
4 |
424 |
EBCDIC (Original CCSID for Hebrew data) |
| 916 |
5 |
916 |
ISO 8859-8 |
| 1255 |
5 |
1255 |
MS Windows |
| 62210 |
4 |
916 |
ISO 8859-8 |
| 62211 |
5 |
424 |
EBCDIC |
| 62215 |
4 |
1255 |
MS Windows |
| 62222 |
6 |
916 |
ISO 8859-8 |
| 62223 |
6 |
1255 |
MS Windows |
| 62235 |
6 |
424 |
EBCDIC |
| 62238 |
10 |
916 |
ISO 8859-8 |
| 62239 |
10 |
1255 |
MS Windows |
| 62245 |
10 |
424 |
EBCDIC |