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	The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently compared byte by byte in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last1=Whistler \|first1=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>		The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently compared byte by byte in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last1=Whistler \|first1=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>

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	The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently compared byte by byte in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last1=Whistler \|first1=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>		The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently compared byte by byte in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last1=Whistler \|first1=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>

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	===Tools===		===Tools===
	* [https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?_=en_US&x=col ICU Locale Explorer] An online demonstration of the Unicode Collation Algorithm using [[International Components for Unicode]]~~, as of 2023-08-16 it's not working.~~		* [https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?_=en_US&x=col ICU Locale Explorer] An online demonstration of the Unicode Collation Algorithm using [[International Components for Unicode]]
	*[https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/collation.html An ICU collation demo]~~, as of 2023-08-16 it's not working.~~		*[https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/collation.html An ICU collation demo]
	* [http://billposer.org/Software/msort.html msort] A sort program that provides an unusual level of flexibility in defining collations and extracting keys.		* [http://billposer.org/Software/msort.html msort] A sort program that provides an unusual level of flexibility in defining collations and extracting keys.

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	The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently compared byte by byte in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|~~last~~=Whistler \|~~first~~=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>		The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently compared byte by byte in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last1=Whistler \|first1=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>

	Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET). This data file specifies a default collation ordering. The DUCET is customizable for different languages,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Hosken \|first=Martin \|url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=..%2Fsites%2Fs%2Fmedia%2Fdatabase%2Fssproto%2Fentries%2Fpn%2Frn%2Fpnrnlhkrq9_sort_tutorial.pdf&filename=sort_tutorial.pdf \|title=Unicode Sort Tailoring: Tutorial \|date=2021-09-23 \|publisher=[[SIL International\|SIL Writing Systems Technology]] \|edition=1.3 \|pages=2–3 ~~\|format=PDF~~ \|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> and some such customizations can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=CLDR Releases/Downloads \|url=https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Common Locale Data Repository\|Unicode CLDR]] \|language=}}</ref>		Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET). This data file specifies a default collation ordering. The DUCET is customizable for different languages,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Hosken \|first=Martin \|url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=..%2Fsites%2Fs%2Fmedia%2Fdatabase%2Fssproto%2Fentries%2Fpn%2Frn%2Fpnrnlhkrq9_sort_tutorial.pdf&filename=sort_tutorial.pdf \|title=Unicode Sort Tailoring: Tutorial \|date=2021-09-23 \|publisher=[[SIL International\|SIL Writing Systems Technology]] \|edition=1.3 \|pages=2–3 \|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> and some such customizations can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=CLDR Releases/Downloads \|url=https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Common Locale Data Repository\|Unicode CLDR]] \|language=}}</ref>

	An open source implementation of UCA is included with the [[International Components for Unicode]], ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ICU - International Components for Unicode \|url=https://icu.unicode.org/home \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Collations \|url=https://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.help.sqlanywhere.12.0.1/dbadmin/natlang-s-7003956.html \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=SyBooks Online}}</ref> ICU supports tailoring, and the collation tailorings from CLDR are included in ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Customization \|url=https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/collation/customization/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=ICU Documentation \|language=}}</ref><ref name=":1" />		An open source implementation of UCA is included with the [[International Components for Unicode]], ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ICU - International Components for Unicode \|url=https://icu.unicode.org/home \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Collations \|url=https://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.help.sqlanywhere.12.0.1/dbadmin/natlang-s-7003956.html \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=SyBooks Online}}</ref> ICU supports tailoring, and the collation tailorings from CLDR are included in ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Customization \|url=https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/collation/customization/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=ICU Documentation \|language=}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

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	The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently compared byte by byte in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Whistler \|first=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>		The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently compared byte by byte in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Whistler \|first=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>

	Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET), ~~this~~ data file specifies a default collation ordering, ~~the~~ DUCET is customizable for different languages.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Hosken \|first=Martin \|url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=..%2Fsites%2Fs%2Fmedia%2Fdatabase%2Fssproto%2Fentries%2Fpn%2Frn%2Fpnrnlhkrq9_sort_tutorial.pdf&filename=sort_tutorial.pdf \|title=Unicode Sort Tailoring: Tutorial \|date=2021-09-23 \|publisher=[[SIL International\|SIL Writing Systems Technology]] \|edition=1.3 \|pages=2–3 \|format=PDF \|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> ~~Some~~ such customizations can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=CLDR Releases/Downloads \|url=https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Common Locale Data Repository\|Unicode CLDR]] \|language=}}</ref>		Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET). This data file specifies a default collation ordering. The DUCET is customizable for different languages,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Hosken \|first=Martin \|url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=..%2Fsites%2Fs%2Fmedia%2Fdatabase%2Fssproto%2Fentries%2Fpn%2Frn%2Fpnrnlhkrq9_sort_tutorial.pdf&filename=sort_tutorial.pdf \|title=Unicode Sort Tailoring: Tutorial \|date=2021-09-23 \|publisher=[[SIL International\|SIL Writing Systems Technology]] \|edition=1.3 \|pages=2–3 \|format=PDF \|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> and some such customizations can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=CLDR Releases/Downloads \|url=https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Common Locale Data Repository\|Unicode CLDR]] \|language=}}</ref>

	An open source implementation of UCA is included with the [[International Components for Unicode]], ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ICU - International Components for Unicode \|url=https://icu.unicode.org/home \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Collations \|url=https://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.help.sqlanywhere.12.0.1/dbadmin/natlang-s-7003956.html \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=SyBooks Online}}</ref> ICU supports tailoring, and the collation tailorings from CLDR are included in ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Customization \|url=https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/collation/customization/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=ICU Documentation \|language=}}</ref><ref name=":1" />		An open source implementation of UCA is included with the [[International Components for Unicode]], ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ICU - International Components for Unicode \|url=https://icu.unicode.org/home \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Collations \|url=https://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.help.sqlanywhere.12.0.1/dbadmin/natlang-s-7003956.html \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=SyBooks Online}}</ref> ICU supports tailoring, and the collation tailorings from CLDR are included in ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Customization \|url=https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/collation/customization/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=ICU Documentation \|language=}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

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	The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently byte-by~~-byte~~ ~~compared~~ in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Whistler \|first=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>		The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently compared byte by byte in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Whistler \|first=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>

	Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET), this data file specifies a default collation ordering, the DUCET is customizable for different languages.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Hosken \|first=Martin \|url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=..%2Fsites%2Fs%2Fmedia%2Fdatabase%2Fssproto%2Fentries%2Fpn%2Frn%2Fpnrnlhkrq9_sort_tutorial.pdf&filename=sort_tutorial.pdf \|title=Unicode Sort Tailoring: Tutorial \|date=2021-09-23 \|publisher=[[SIL International\|SIL Writing Systems Technology]] \|edition=1.3 \|pages=2–3 \|format=PDF \|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> Some such customizations can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=CLDR Releases/Downloads \|url=https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Common Locale Data Repository\|Unicode CLDR]] \|language=}}</ref>		Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET), this data file specifies a default collation ordering, the DUCET is customizable for different languages.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Hosken \|first=Martin \|url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=..%2Fsites%2Fs%2Fmedia%2Fdatabase%2Fssproto%2Fentries%2Fpn%2Frn%2Fpnrnlhkrq9_sort_tutorial.pdf&filename=sort_tutorial.pdf \|title=Unicode Sort Tailoring: Tutorial \|date=2021-09-23 \|publisher=[[SIL International\|SIL Writing Systems Technology]] \|edition=1.3 \|pages=2–3 \|format=PDF \|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> Some such customizations can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=CLDR Releases/Downloads \|url=https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Common Locale Data Repository\|Unicode CLDR]] \|language=}}</ref>

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	===Tools===		===Tools===
	* [https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?_=en_US&x=col ICU Locale Explorer] An online demonstration of the Unicode Collation Algorithm using [[International Components for Unicode]] , as of 2023-08-16 it's not working.		* [https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?_=en_US&x=col ICU Locale Explorer] An online demonstration of the Unicode Collation Algorithm using [[International Components for Unicode]], as of 2023-08-16 it's not working.
	*[https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/collation.html An ICU collation demo], as of 2023-08-16 it's not working.		*[https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/collation.html An ICU collation demo], as of 2023-08-16 it's not working.
	* [http://billposer.org/Software/msort.html msort] A sort program that provides an unusual level of flexibility in defining collations and extracting keys.		* [http://billposer.org/Software/msort.html msort] A sort program that provides an unusual level of flexibility in defining collations and extracting keys.

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	The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently byte-by-byte compared in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Whistler \|first=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>		The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently byte-by-byte compared in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Whistler \|first=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>

	Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET), this data file specifies a default collation ordering, the DUCET is customizable for different languages.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Hosken \|first=Martin \|url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=..%2Fsites%2Fs%2Fmedia%2Fdatabase%2Fssproto%2Fentries%2Fpn%2Frn%2Fpnrnlhkrq9_sort_tutorial.pdf&filename=sort_tutorial.pdf \|title=Unicode Sort Tailoring: Tutorial \|date=2021-09-23 \|publisher=[[SIL International\|SIL Writing Systems Technology]] \|edition=1.3 \|pages=~~2-3~~ \|format=PDF \|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> Some such customizations can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=CLDR Releases/Downloads \|url=https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Common Locale Data Repository\|Unicode CLDR]] \|language=}}</ref>		Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET), this data file specifies a default collation ordering, the DUCET is customizable for different languages.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Hosken \|first=Martin \|url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=..%2Fsites%2Fs%2Fmedia%2Fdatabase%2Fssproto%2Fentries%2Fpn%2Frn%2Fpnrnlhkrq9_sort_tutorial.pdf&filename=sort_tutorial.pdf \|title=Unicode Sort Tailoring: Tutorial \|date=2021-09-23 \|publisher=[[SIL International\|SIL Writing Systems Technology]] \|edition=1.3 \|pages=2–3 \|format=PDF \|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> Some such customizations can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=CLDR Releases/Downloads \|url=https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Common Locale Data Repository\|Unicode CLDR]] \|language=}}</ref>

	An open source implementation of UCA is included with the [[International Components for Unicode]], ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ICU - International Components for Unicode \|url=https://icu.unicode.org/home \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Collations \|url=https://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.help.sqlanywhere.12.0.1/dbadmin/natlang-s-7003956.html \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=SyBooks Online}}</ref> ICU supports tailoring, and the collation tailorings from CLDR are included in ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Customization \|url=https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/collation/customization/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=ICU Documentation \|language=}}</ref><ref name=":1" />		An open source implementation of UCA is included with the [[International Components for Unicode]], ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ICU - International Components for Unicode \|url=https://icu.unicode.org/home \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Collations \|url=https://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.help.sqlanywhere.12.0.1/dbadmin/natlang-s-7003956.html \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=SyBooks Online}}</ref> ICU supports tailoring, and the collation tailorings from CLDR are included in ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Customization \|url=https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/collation/customization/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=ICU Documentation \|language=}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

⚫	== References ==
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	==See also==		==See also==
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	* [[European ordering rules]] (EOR)		* [[European ordering rules]] (EOR)
	* [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR)		* [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR)

		⚫	== References ==
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	==External links==		==External links==
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		⚫	The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently byte-by-byte compared in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Whistler \|first=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>
	{{Short description\|Algorithm in Unicode}}
	{{no footnotes\|date=September 2016}}
⚫	The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently byte-by-byte compared in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.

	Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET). ~~This~~ data file specifies a default collation ordering. ~~The~~ DUCET is customizable for different languages. Some such ~~customisations~~ can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).		Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET), this data file specifies a default collation ordering, the DUCET is customizable for different languages.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Hosken \|first=Martin \|url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=..%2Fsites%2Fs%2Fmedia%2Fdatabase%2Fssproto%2Fentries%2Fpn%2Frn%2Fpnrnlhkrq9_sort_tutorial.pdf&filename=sort_tutorial.pdf \|title=Unicode Sort Tailoring: Tutorial \|date=2021-09-23 \|publisher=[[SIL International\|SIL Writing Systems Technology]] \|edition=1.3 \|pages=2-3 \|format=PDF \|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> Some such customizations can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=CLDR Releases/Downloads \|url=https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Common Locale Data Repository\|Unicode CLDR]] \|language=}}</ref>

	An open source implementation of UCA is included with the [[International Components for Unicode]], ICU. ICU supports tailoring, and the collation tailorings from CLDR are included in ICU. ~~The~~ ~~effects~~ ~~of tailoring and many language~~-~~specific tailorings~~ ~~are displayed in the on~~-~~line~~ ~~'''~~ICU ~~Locale~~ ~~Explorer'''.~~		An open source implementation of UCA is included with the [[International Components for Unicode]], ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ICU - International Components for Unicode \|url=https://icu.unicode.org/home \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Collations \|url=https://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.help.sqlanywhere.12.0.1/dbadmin/natlang-s-7003956.html \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=SyBooks Online}}</ref> ICU supports tailoring, and the collation tailorings from CLDR are included in ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Customization \|url=https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/collation/customization/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=ICU Documentation \|language=}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

			== References ==
			<references />

	==See also==		==See also==
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	===Tools===		===Tools===
	* [https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?_=en_US&x=col ICU Locale Explorer] An online demonstration of the Unicode Collation Algorithm using [[International Components for Unicode]]		* [https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/locexp?_=en_US&x=col ICU Locale Explorer] An online demonstration of the Unicode Collation Algorithm using [[International Components for Unicode]] , as of 2023-08-16 it's not working.
	*[https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/collation.html an ICU collation demo] ~~that's still up~~ as of ~~2021~~-10-10		*[https://icu4c-demos.unicode.org/icu-bin/collation.html An ICU collation demo], as of 2023-08-16 it's not working.
	* [http://billposer.org/Software/msort.html msort] A sort program that provides an unusual level of flexibility in defining collations and extracting keys.		* [http://billposer.org/Software/msort.html msort] A sort program that provides an unusual level of flexibility in defining collations and extracting keys.

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	The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently byte-by-byte compared in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.		The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently byte-by-byte compared in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.

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	The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently compared byte by byte in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|~~last~~=Whistler \|~~first~~=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>		The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently compared byte by byte in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last1=Whistler \|first1=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>

	Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET). This data file specifies a default collation ordering. The DUCET is customizable for different languages,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Hosken \|first=Martin \|url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=..%2Fsites%2Fs%2Fmedia%2Fdatabase%2Fssproto%2Fentries%2Fpn%2Frn%2Fpnrnlhkrq9_sort_tutorial.pdf&filename=sort_tutorial.pdf \|title=Unicode Sort Tailoring: Tutorial \|date=2021-09-23 \|publisher=[[SIL International\|SIL Writing Systems Technology]] \|edition=1.3 \|pages=2–3 ~~\|format=PDF~~ \|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> and some such customizations can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=CLDR Releases/Downloads \|url=https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Common Locale Data Repository\|Unicode CLDR]] \|language=}}</ref>		Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET). This data file specifies a default collation ordering. The DUCET is customizable for different languages,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Hosken \|first=Martin \|url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=..%2Fsites%2Fs%2Fmedia%2Fdatabase%2Fssproto%2Fentries%2Fpn%2Frn%2Fpnrnlhkrq9_sort_tutorial.pdf&filename=sort_tutorial.pdf \|title=Unicode Sort Tailoring: Tutorial \|date=2021-09-23 \|publisher=[[SIL International\|SIL Writing Systems Technology]] \|edition=1.3 \|pages=2–3 \|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> and some such customizations can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=CLDR Releases/Downloads \|url=https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Common Locale Data Repository\|Unicode CLDR]] \|language=}}</ref>

	An open source implementation of UCA is included with the [[International Components for Unicode]], ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ICU - International Components for Unicode \|url=https://icu.unicode.org/home \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Collations \|url=https://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.help.sqlanywhere.12.0.1/dbadmin/natlang-s-7003956.html \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=SyBooks Online}}</ref> ICU supports tailoring, and the collation tailorings from CLDR are included in ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Customization \|url=https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/collation/customization/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=ICU Documentation \|language=}}</ref><ref name=":1" />		An open source implementation of UCA is included with the [[International Components for Unicode]], ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ICU - International Components for Unicode \|url=https://icu.unicode.org/home \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Collations \|url=https://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.help.sqlanywhere.12.0.1/dbadmin/natlang-s-7003956.html \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=SyBooks Online}}</ref> ICU supports tailoring, and the collation tailorings from CLDR are included in ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Customization \|url=https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/collation/customization/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=ICU Documentation \|language=}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

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	The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently compared byte by byte in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Whistler \|first=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>		The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently compared byte by byte in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Whistler \|first=Ken \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Markus \|last3=Davis \|first3=Mark \|author-link3=Mark Davis (Unicode) \|date=2022-08-26 \|title=UTS #10: Unicode Collation Algorithm \|url=https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref>

	Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET), ~~this~~ data file specifies a default collation ordering, ~~the~~ DUCET is customizable for different languages.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Hosken \|first=Martin \|url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=..%2Fsites%2Fs%2Fmedia%2Fdatabase%2Fssproto%2Fentries%2Fpn%2Frn%2Fpnrnlhkrq9_sort_tutorial.pdf&filename=sort_tutorial.pdf \|title=Unicode Sort Tailoring: Tutorial \|date=2021-09-23 \|publisher=[[SIL International\|SIL Writing Systems Technology]] \|edition=1.3 \|pages=2–3 \|format=PDF \|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> ~~Some~~ such customizations can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=CLDR Releases/Downloads \|url=https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Common Locale Data Repository\|Unicode CLDR]] \|language=}}</ref>		Unicode Technical Report #10 also specifies the ''Default Unicode Collation Element Table'' (DUCET). This data file specifies a default collation ordering. The DUCET is customizable for different languages,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Hosken \|first=Martin \|url=https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=..%2Fsites%2Fs%2Fmedia%2Fdatabase%2Fssproto%2Fentries%2Fpn%2Frn%2Fpnrnlhkrq9_sort_tutorial.pdf&filename=sort_tutorial.pdf \|title=Unicode Sort Tailoring: Tutorial \|date=2021-09-23 \|publisher=[[SIL International\|SIL Writing Systems Technology]] \|edition=1.3 \|pages=2–3 \|format=PDF \|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> and some such customizations can be found in the Unicode [[Common Locale Data Repository]] (CLDR).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=CLDR Releases/Downloads \|url=https://cldr.unicode.org/index/downloads \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Common Locale Data Repository\|Unicode CLDR]] \|language=}}</ref>

	An open source implementation of UCA is included with the [[International Components for Unicode]], ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ICU - International Components for Unicode \|url=https://icu.unicode.org/home \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Collations \|url=https://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.help.sqlanywhere.12.0.1/dbadmin/natlang-s-7003956.html \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=SyBooks Online}}</ref> ICU supports tailoring, and the collation tailorings from CLDR are included in ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Customization \|url=https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/collation/customization/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=ICU Documentation \|language=}}</ref><ref name=":1" />		An open source implementation of UCA is included with the [[International Components for Unicode]], ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ICU - International Components for Unicode \|url=https://icu.unicode.org/home \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=[[Unicode]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Collations \|url=https://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.help.sqlanywhere.12.0.1/dbadmin/natlang-s-7003956.html \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=SyBooks Online}}</ref> ICU supports tailoring, and the collation tailorings from CLDR are included in ICU.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Customization \|url=https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/collation/customization/ \|access-date=2023-08-16 \|website=ICU Documentation \|language=}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

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	The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently byte-by-byte compared in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.		The '''Unicode collation algorithm''' ('''UCA''') is an algorithm defined in Unicode Technical Report #10, which is a customizable method to produce binary keys from [[String (computer science)\|strings]] representing text in any [[writing system]] and [[language]] that can be represented with [[Unicode]]. These keys can then be efficiently byte-by-byte compared in order to [[collate]] or sort them according to the rules of the language, with options for ignoring case, accents, etc.