EMNIST dataset is a set of handwritten character digits derived from the NIST Special Database 19 and converted to a 28x28 pixel image format. https://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/image-group/emnist-dataset
Dataset Summary
There are six different splits provided in this dataset. A short summary of the dataset is provided below:
EMNIST ByClass: 814,255 characters. 62 unbalanced classes.
EMNIST ByMerge: 814,255 characters. 47 unbalanced classes.
EMNIST Balanced: 131,600 characters. 47 balanced classes.
EMNIST Letters: 145,600 characters. 26 balanced classes.
EMNIST Digits: 280,000 characters. 10 balanced classes.
EMNIST MNIST: 70,000 characters. 10 balanced classes.