Without further ado, the following was found: Issue: ISO 2375 → ISO/IEC 2375 "A 94-character set is designated as GI<n> character set by an escape " "sequence ESC ( xx (for G0), ESC ) xx (for G1), ESC * xx (for G2), ESC + xx " "(for G3), where xx is a symbol or a pair of symbols found in the ISO 2375 " "International Register of Coded Character Sets. For example, ESC ( @ " "selects the ISO 646 character set as G0, ESC ( A selects the UK standard " "character set (with pound instead of number sign), ESC ( B selects ASCII " "(with dollar instead of currency sign), ESC ( M selects a character set for " "African languages, ESC ( ! A selects the Cuban character set, and so on."