Phrase guide

code point

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A numerical offset in a character set, etc., as opposed to a displayed grapheme or character, which can be composed of several code points.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: especially Unicode

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • In UTF-8, the number of bytes used to write a character to a file depends on the Unicode code point.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: code position

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 碼點 /码点 (mǎdiǎn) — numerical offset in a character set
  • Esperanto: kodono — numerical offset in a character set
  • Esperanto: kodvorto — numerical offset in a character set
  • Esperanto: signonumero — numerical offset in a character set
  • Finnish: koodipaikka — numerical offset in a character set
  • French: point de code — numerical offset in a character set
  • German: Codepoint — numerical offset in a character set
  • German: Codepunkt — numerical offset in a character set
  • Vietnamese: điểm mã — numerical offset in a character set
  • Vietnamese: mã số — numerical offset in a character set