<charName>
| <charName> (character name) contains the name of a character, expressed following Unicode conventions. | |
| Module | gaiji — 5 Representation of Non-standard Characters and Glyphs | 
| Attributes | Global attributes only | 
| Used by | |
| May contain | Character data only | 
| Declaration | 
 
element charName { att.global.attributes, text } | 
| Example | <charName>CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH 4EBA</charName>  | 
| Note | The name must follow Unicode conventions for character naming.
Projects working in similar fields are
    recommended to coordinate and publish their list of
    charNames to facilitate data exchange.  | 
