What is Unicode ? The invention of the Unicode system to include the alphabets and symbols of all the languages of the world in a single code system . Unicode is an international character encoding system. The Unicode Consortium is responsible for its maintenance. Any organization or individual can become a member of the organization with a fee. There are currently over 10,000 characters listed in Unicode . Almost all major computer software and hardware companies in the world are current members of the company , such as Apple, Computer, Microsoft, IBM, Xerox, HP, Abobe Systems . Those interested in RA text-processing standards. The Unicode Consortium is a non-profit organization working on the development of Unicode. Its main goal is to bring all languages up to a certain standard.