How important is Unicode? This technology enables you to target a single software product or web site across multiple platforms, languages and countries without re- engineering, and allows data to be transported through many different systems without corruption. 'Unicode Explained' offers a complete overview of the architecture and salient features of Unicode so that you will have all the critical tools to understand, create, and deploy dynamic software systems across today's increasingly global marketplace. Also covered are the properties and classifications of characters, the methods of collation and sorting, line breaking rules, and Unicode encodings.