PURPOSE: To obtain 16 representations by combining some of four longitudinal lines which form an H.

CONSTITUTION: Some of the longitudinal lines 2 - 5 out of the H-shaped read symbol consisting of a lateral line 1 and the four longitudinal lines 2 - 5 of and the upper and lower parts of the rear side of the lateral line 1 are drawn to represent characters. Namely, the characters are represented with some of the four longitudinal lines 2 - 5, so the same binary notation four digits as a computer can be used. Consequently, 16 representations are obtained by the combination of the four longitudinal lines of the weighted H-shaped read symbol.