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Suggestion: Separate "unused" into two

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Currently, "unused" (color #DDD) is used for both

  1. valid code points with no characters assigned (characters can be assigned, but they are simply left empty)
  2. invalid code points (characters can never be assigned; like 0x##20 and 0x##7F in ISO/IEC 2022–compliant double-byte character sets)

I suggest using different colors for these.

  1. Keep #DDD for valid code points with no characters assigned
  2. Use #000 for invalid code points

For example (from JIS X 0208),

JIS X 0208 (prefixed with 0x22)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
2x
3x
4x ¬
5x
6x
7x

is more intelligible than the current

JIS X 0208 (prefixed with 0x22)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
2x
3x
4x ¬
5x
6x
7x

60.151.234.179 (talk) 16:44, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like an ok idea to me if you think it will help clarify information. Spitzak (talk) 08:44, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note that this notation has precedent on Wikipedia in e.g. Specials (Unicode block), and that e.g. Unicode Technical Standard #22 specifically distinguishes between the two concepts. --HarJIT (talk) 19:07, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]