Private Character Editor

Private Character Editor A component of Microsoft Windows
Private Character Editor in Windows 7

Private Character Editor is a limited font editor that comes with Windows for creating private use characters. Those characters are user-defined characters as prescribed under Unicode.^[1] The program is accessible via the Start Menu on East Asian editions of Windows.^[2] Prior to Windows 7, where it is located in the Accessories → Systems Tools folder, it is only accessible from Run command or command line on other editions of Windows. However, the program itself can be found in the folder C:\WINDOWS\system32, under the name eudcedit.exe.

See also

• Character Map
• Private use characters

References

1. ^ "Character Properties, Case Mappings & Names". Frequently Asked Questions. Unicode Consortium. 2005-11-14. http://unicode.org/faq/casemap_charprop.html#8. Retrieved 2007-09-09. 
2. ^ "You cannot find the shortcut for the Private Character Editor on the Start menu on a Windows Vista-based computer". Help and Support. Microsoft. 2007-03-16. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930134. Retrieved 2007-09-09. 

External links

• Private Character Editor overview
• Private Character Editor- Eudcedit