https://github.com/zfletch/beta-code-converter-js
Convert Greek beta code to Greek (Unicode) characters
https://github.com/zfletch/beta-code-converter-js
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Convert Greek beta code to Greek (Unicode) characters
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/zfletch/beta-code-converter-js
- Owner: zfletch
- License: mit
- Created: 2015-05-02T00:53:00.000Z (about 11 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-12-17T17:41:09.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-05-13T14:30:55.894Z (about 1 year ago)
- Language: HTML
- Homepage: https://apps.perseids.org/beta-code/
- Size: 2.01 MB
- Stars: 12
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Beta Code Converter
## Try it Out
[https://apps.perseids.org/beta-code/](https://apps.perseids.org/beta-code/)
## Overview
Converts Greek beta code to Greek characters and vice versa.
If you type in Greek characters, it displays the equivalent beta code characters.
If you type in beta code, it displays the corresponding Greek characters.
Beta code is a system for encoding ancient Greek text using ASCII characters.
It is used by certain websites (for example, the Perseus Digital Library) for searching
through texts or looking up words.
For more information see:
- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta\_Code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Code)
- [http://www.tlg.uci.edu/encoding/](http://www.tlg.uci.edu/encoding/)
## Setup
`yarn install`
## Browser Extensions
There are Chrome and Firefox extensions available if you want to add the
converter to your browser. (See the [chrome\_extension](https://github.com/zfletch/beta-code-converter-js/tree/master/chrome_extension)
and [firefox\_extension](https://github.com/zfletch/beta-code-converter-js/tree/master/firefox_extension) directories
for more information). There is also an HTML page in the [static](https://github.com/zfletch/beta-code-converter-js/tree/master/static) directory.
## Notes
For the beta code conversion code, see [https://github.com/zfletch/beta-code-js](https://github.com/zfletch/beta-code-js).
For the mappings between beta code and Unicode, see [https://github.com/zfletch/beta-code-json](https://github.com/zfletch/beta-code-json).
## Caveats
Right now this only implements the subset of beta code used by Perseus for their
Greek texts (for example, no lunate sigma). Future versions may add a dropdown menu
to select different versions of beta code and maybe different languages.