ALA Hex Sets

This appendix contains ALA hex sets for many special characters.

An ALA hex set is a code for a special character or a keyboard character. In Cataloging, if you enter an ALA hex set when you create a MARC record, the actual character displays. In PAC or staff searching, Horizon displays the special character as the MARC character closest in appearance to it. However, the hex set remains in the record. If you export the record to a program that reads ALA hex sets, the actual character displays.

Special characters listed here may not display in the table as you would see them in Horizon processes (for example, in a MARC record or a search screen).

Special Character

Description

Hex Set

L

Polish L, uppercase

A1

Ø

Scandinavian O, uppercase

A2

D

D with crossbar, uppercase

A3

P

Icelandic thorn, uppercase

A4

Æ

Digraph AE, uppercase

A5

Œ

Digraph OE, uppercase

A6

´

Miagkiy znak

A7

·

Dot in middle of line

A8

b

Musical flat

A9

®

Subscript patent mark

AA

±

Plus or minus

AB

O

O‑hook, uppercase

AC

U

U‑hook, uppercase

AD

Alif

AE

Ayn

B0

l

Polish l, lowercase

B1

ø

Scandinavian o, lowercase

B2

d

D with crossbar, lowercase

B3

p

Icelandic thorn, lowercase

B4

æ

Digraph ae, lowercase

B5

œ

Digraph oe, lowercase

B6

´´

Tverdyi znak

B7

 

Turkish i, lowercase

B8

£

British pound

B9

º

Eth

BA

¼

O‑hook, lowercase

BC

½

U‑hook, lowercase

BD

À

Degree sign

C0

Á

Lowercase script “L”

C1

Â

Phono copyright mark

C2

Ã

Copyright mark

C3

Ä

Musical sharp

C4

Å

Inverted question mark

C5

Æ

Inverted exclamation mark

C6

?

Pseudo question

E0

Grave

E1

´

Acute

E2

ˆ

Circumflex

E3

˜

Tilde

E4

¯

Macron

E5



Breve

E6

ç

Superior dot

E7

¨

Umlaut or Dieresis

E8

 

Hacek

E9

°

Angstrom or circle above

EA

High comma, off center

ED

´´

Double acute

EE



Candrabindu

EF

¸

Cedilla

F0

 

Right hook

F1

.

Dot below character

F2

..

Double dot below character

F3

ô

Circle below character

F4

=

Double underscore

F5

_

Underscore

F6

÷

Left hook/tail

F7

 

Right cedilla

F8

ù

Upadhmaniya

F9

ú

Double tilde, first half

FA

ûû

Double tilde, second half

FB

High comma, centered

FE

 

 

 


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