section_path: Unicode
section_name: Unicode
paragraph_text: Unicode
  
  The " Number Forms " block of the Unicode computer character set standard has a number of Roman numeral symbols in the range of code points from U+2160 to U+2188. This range includes both upper- and lowercase numerals, as well as pre-combined characters for numbers up to 12. One justification for the existence of pre-combined numbers is to facilitate the setting of multiple-letter numbers (such as VIII) on a single horizontal line in Asian vertical text. The Unicode standard, however, includes special Roman numeral code points for compatibility only, stating that "or most purposes, it is preferable to compose the Roman numerals from sequences of the appropriate Latin letters". The block also includes some apostrophus symbols for large numbers, an old variant of " L " (50) similar to the Etruscan character, the Claudian letter "reversed C", etc.