1. A method for associating a character code with an optimized character code, the optimized character code having a corresponding attribute set, the method comprising: receiving a character code having a string of bits; identifying a first subset of bits in the character code, wherein the first subset of bits identifies a first row; and mapping the first row to a second row associated with an optimized character code in an optimized character code index, wherein mapping the first row identifies an optimized character code for the received character code.