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Windows-1250

Windows code page, adapted for the Latin script in Central Europe (Latin 2)
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Summary

Windows-1250 is a Windows code page[1]. Windows-1250 draws 976 Wikipedia views per month (windows code page category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Based on: ISO/IEC 8859-2[3]
  • Followed by: Windows-1251[4]
  • Has use: Latin script[5]
  • Commons category: Windows-1250[6]
  • Described at URL: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc195052.aspx[7], https://www.microsoft.com/typography/unicode/1250.htm[8], https://unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WINDOWS/CP1250.TXT[9], https://unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WindowsBestFit/bestfit1250.txt[10], https://ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=tables-code-page-1250-generic-system-1250[11]
  • Partially coincident with: ISO/IEC 8859-2[12]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/cp1250[13]

Why It Matters

Windows-1250 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Windows-1250 is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Windows-1250. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/windows-1250
MLA “Windows-1250.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 27 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/windows-1250.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_windows-1250_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Windows-1250}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/windows-1250}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-27}}
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  1. 12w ago · Verdy p · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Windows code page, adapted for the Latin script in Central Europe (Latin 2)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Described at url: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc195052.aspx"
  2. 14w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Followed by → Windows-1251
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → Windows code page
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Followed by: Windows-1251"
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