Each character set uses a specific encoding form to distinguish single-byte characters from multibyte characters.
| Character Set | Description | Encoding Form |
|---|---|---|
| HANGULEBCDIC933_1II | Korean (IBM CCSID 933) for mainframe clients. | EBCDIC Shift-Out/Shift-In. Shift-out character 0x0E and shift-in character 0x0F bracket each string of double-byte characters. |
| HANGULKSC5601_2R4 | Korean (mixed KSC5601) for network-attached clients. | Value of first byte in sequence distinguishes single-byte characters from double-byte characters. |
| HANGUL949_7R0 | Korean (Windows Code Page 949) for network-attached clients. | Value of first byte in sequence distinguishes single-byte characters from double-byte characters. |