GB18030-2022
Information technology—Chinese coded character set
信息技术 中文编码字符集
GB 18030-2022 is a current mandatory Chinese national standard for Information technology—Chinese coded character set. It appears in the Electronics compliance cluster with a electrical safety focus and has an implementation date of Aug 1, 2023.
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Compliance overview
Scope and applicability
This standard applies to the processing, exchange, storage, and transmission of Chinese and other graphic character information. It is mandatory for technical products with Chinese information processing capabilities, including software like OCR and machine translation, as well as hardware like communication terminals and e-readers. Manufacturers of IT equipment entering the Chinese market must ensure compliance with this coding standard.
Technical requirements
GB 18030-2022 specifies the graphic characters and their hexadecimal binary representations for information technology. The standard defines a comprehensive character repertoire organized into single-byte, double-byte, and four-byte encoding structures. The double-byte section incorporates characters from GB/T 2312-1980 and CJK Unified Ideographs, while the four-byte section significantly expands the character set. This includes additions for CJK Unified Ideographs Extensions C through F, Kangxi radicals, and various ethnic minority scripts such as New Tai Lue, Lisu, and Miao. Compared to the previous 2005 version, this update modifies specific code positions for vertical punctuation and Han character components, while removing duplicate encodings. Implementers must adhere to the newly added implementation levels chapter to verify system compliance. The standard also introduces a normative annex detailing ideographic description characters.
Testing methods
As a coding standard, GB 18030-2022 does not involve physical laboratory testing. Instead, compliance is verified through software validation and character mapping checks against the specified code tables. Engineers must ensure their systems correctly parse single-byte, double-byte, and four-byte structures as defined in the normative annexes. Verification includes checking the accurate rendering of CJK extensions and minority scripts.
FAQs
What products are regulated under GB 18030-2022?
It applies to software products like input methods and OCR, as well as hardware products including computers and communication terminals that process Chinese characters.
What are the main updates in the 2022 version compared to GB 18030-2005?
The 2022 version adds thousands of new characters, including CJK Unified Ideographs Extensions C-F and several ethnic minority scripts, and introduces a new chapter on implementation levels.
Does GB 18030-2022 align with international standards?
Yes, it references GB/T 13000 (which corresponds to the ISO/IEC 10646 Universal Coded Character Set) for the unified encoding of CJK characters and supplementary planes.
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Applicability hints
- Type
- Foundational
- CCS
- L71
- ICS
- 35.040
- Competent department
- Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
- Technical committee
- Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Relationships
Replaces:GB 18030-2005