Code page 936 (IBM)
| Alias(es) | SHIFTGB |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Simplified Chinese |
| Created by | IBM |
| Current status | Deprecated |
| Transforms / Encodes | GB 2312 |
| Succeeded by | IBM-1381 |
| Other related encoding(s) | Shift JIS |
IBM code page 936 is a character encoding for Simplified Chinese including 1880 user-defined characters (UDC), which was superseded in 1993. It is a combination of the single-byte Code page 903 and the double-byte Code page 928. Code page 946 uses the same double-byte component, but an extended single-byte component (Code page 1042).
IBM code page 936 should not be confused with the identically numbered Windows code page, which is a variant of the GBK encoding; GBK is called Code page 1386 by IBM. While GBK is a superset of the EUC-CN encoding of GB 2312, IBM-936 uses a different coded form of GB 2312, more closely resembling the relationship of Shift JIS to JIS X 0208.