character, t
A character is an object that represents a unitary token in an aggregate quantity of text; see section {\secref\CharacterConcepts}.
The types base-char and extended-char form an exhaustive partition of the type character.
{\secref\CharacterConcepts}, {\secref\SharpsignBackslash}, {\secref\PrintingCharacters}
\issue{CHARACTER-VS-CHAR:LESS-INCONSISTENT-SHORT} \issue{CHARACTER-PROPOSAL:2-3-1}