The specified representation of Attic strings mapped either to ASCII characters only or to the Greek range of Unicode allows for unambiguous comparison and sorting of Attic strings. It is convenient to support the following equivalent forms of input when creating an Attic string:

Examples of constructing Attic strings

The string DEMOS is a valid input form to create an Attic string in the ASCII mapping.

The string δεμος is a valid input form to create an Attic string in the mapping to the Greek range of Unicode.

The string Demos is a valid input form to create an Attic string in the ASCII mapping.

The string Δεμος is a valid input form to create an Attic string in the mapping to the Greek range of Unicode.

The string demos is a valid input form to create an Attic string in the ASCII mapping..

The string ΔΕΜΟΣ is a valid input form to create an Attic string in the mapping to the Greek range of Unicode.

String output of valid strings

Either of the specified representations in ASCII-only characters or in the Greek range of Unicode can be generated for a given Attic string.

Examples: generating ASCII-only strings

Attic strings created from the Greek range of Unicode can also be represented in the ASCII-only mapping:

Constructed from	As ASCII string
δεμος	DEMOS
Δεμος	DEMOS
ΔΕΜΟΣ	DEMOS
ΔΕ_ΜΟΣ	DE_MOS
δε=μος	DE=MOS
hοδός	HODO/S

Attic strings created from accepted ASCII input can be represented in the fully specified ASCII-only mapping:

Constructed from	As ASCII string
demos	DEMOS
Demos	DEMOS
DEMOS	DEMOS
de_mos	DE_MOS
de=mos	DE=MOS

Examples: generating strings in the Greek range of Unicode

Attic strings created from ASCII values can also be represented in the mapping to the Greek range of Unicode:

Constructed from	As string
DEMOS	δεμος
demos	δεμος
Demos	δεμος
DEMOS	δεμος
de_mos	δε_μος
de=mos	δε͂μος
HODO/S	hοδός

Attic strings created from accepted Greek Unicode input can be represented in the fully specified mapping to the Greek range of Unicode:

Constructed from	As ASCII string
δεμος	δεμος
Δεμος	δεμος
ΔΕΜΟΣ	δεμος
ΔΕ_ΜΟΣ	δε_μος
Hοδός	hοδός

Working with strings of Attic Greek

Creating valid strings

Examples of constructing Attic strings

String output of valid strings

Examples: generating ASCII-only strings

Examples: generating strings in the Greek range of Unicode