'''Symbols for Legacy Computing''' is a [[Unicode block]] containing graphic characters that were used for various [[home computer]]s from the 1970s and 1980s and in [[Teletextteletext]] broadcasting standards. It includes characters from the [[Amstrad CPC character set|Amstrad CPC]], [[MSX character set|MSX]], [[Mattel Aquarius]], [[RISC OS character set|RISC OS]], [[MouseText]], [[Atari ST character set|Atari ST]], [[TRS-80 Color Computer]], [[Oric computers|Oric]], [[TI-99/4A|Texas Instruments TI-99/4A]], [[TRS-80 character set|TRS-80]], [[Minitel]], [[Teletext character set|Teletext]], [[ATASCII]], [[PETSCII]], [[ZX80 character set|ZX80]], and [[ZX81 character set|ZX81]] character sets. [[Semigraphics]] characters are also included in the form of new block-shaped characters, line-drawing characters, and 60 "sextant" characters (semigraphic character made up of six smaller blocks).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2018/18235-terminals-prop.pdf |title=Proposal to add characters from legacy computers and teletext to the UCS |access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2018/18235-aux-LegacyComputingSources.pdf |title=Legacy Computing Sources |access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> Additional characters were added to this block in Unicode 16.0 as well.
A supplemental block ([[Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement]]) was added with Unicode 16.0.
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{{Unicode chart Symbols for Legacy Computing}}
The image below is provided as quick reference for these symbols on systems that are unable to display them directly<ref>Outdatedas(it ofshows characters newly assigned in Unicode 16.0</ref>):
[[File:Symbols for Legacy Computing Unicode block.png|480px|left]]▼
▲[[File:UCB Symbols for Legacy Computing Unicode block.png|480px600px|left]]{{clear}}
