@end example
@end defun
+@defun char-from-name string &optional ignore-case
+This function returns the character whose Unicode name is @var{string}.
+If @var{ignore-case} is non-@code{nil}, case is ignored in @var{string}.
+This function returns @code{nil} if @var{string} does not name a character.
+
+@example
+;; U+03A3
+(= (char-from-name "GREEK CAPITAL LETTER SIGMA") #x03A3)
+ @result{} t
+@end example
+@end defun
+
@defun get-byte &optional pos string
This function returns the byte at character position @var{pos} in the
current buffer. If the current buffer is unibyte, this is literally
@result{} Nd
@end group
@group
-;; U+2084 SUBSCRIPT FOUR
-(get-char-code-property ?\u2084 'digit-value)
+;; U+2084
+(get-char-code-property ?\N@{SUBSCRIPT FOUR@}
+ 'digit-value)
@result{} 4
@end group
@group
-;; U+2155 VULGAR FRACTION ONE FIFTH
-(get-char-code-property ?\u2155 'numeric-value)
+;; U+2155
+(get-char-code-property ?\N@{VULGAR FRACTION ONE FIFTH@}
+ 'numeric-value)
@result{} 0.2
@end group
@group
-;; U+2163 ROMAN NUMERAL FOUR
-(get-char-code-property ?\u2163 'numeric-value)
+;; U+2163
+(get-char-code-property ?\N@{ROMAN NUMERAL FOUR@}
+ 'numeric-value)
@result{} 4
@end group
@group