CTL2 Appendix - List of National-specific Characters
Several functions, e.g. editDistance (string, string, integer, string, integer) need to operate with special national characters. These are important especially when sorting items with a defined comparison strength.
The list below shows first the locale and then the list of its national-specific derivatives for each letter. These may be treated either as equal or different characters depending on the comparison strength you define.
Table 69.1. National Characters
| Locale | National Characters |
|---|---|
| CA - Catalan | ![]() |
| CZ - Czech | ![]() |
| DA - Danish and Norwegian | ![]() |
| DE - German | ![]() |
| ES - Spanish | ![]() |
| ET - Estonian | ![]() |
| FI - Finnish | ![]() |
| FR - French | ![]() |
| HR - Croatian | ![]() |
| HU - Hungarian | ![]() |
| IS - Icelandic | ![]() |
| IT - Italian | ![]() |
| LV - Latvian | ![]() |
| PL - Polish | ![]() |
| PT - Portuguese | ![]() |
| RO - Romanian | ![]() |
| RU - Russian | ![]() |
| SK - Slovak | ![]() |
| SL - Slovenian | ![]() |
| SQ - Albanian | ![]() |
| SV - Swedish | ![]() |




















