ConScript Unicode Registry

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The ConScript Unicode Registry is a volunteer project to coordinate the assignment of code points in the Unicode Private Use Areas (PUA) for the encoding of artificial scripts, such as those for constructed languages. [1] It was founded by John Cowan and was maintained by him and Michael Everson. It is not affiliated with the Unicode Consortium. [2]

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History

The ConScript Unicode Registry is a volunteer project [3] that was founded by John Cowan [4] in the early 1990s. It is a joint project of John Cowan and Michael Everson. [4]

Historically, it was hosted on both Cowan and Everson's websites (branded as the North American and European sites, respectively); in 2002, the site was transitioned to be hosted exclusively on Everson's site. [5] [6]

Since 2008, the ConScript Unicode Registry has been largely unmaintained; in 2008, Cowan explained that Everson was too busy to continue maintaining the project. [7] Due to this inactivity, Rebecca Bettencourt founded the Under-ConScript Unicode Registry, aiming to coordinate code points for constructed languages until they can be formally added to the ConScript Unicode Registry. [8] Scripts added to the Under-ConScript Unicode Registry include Sitelen Pona (for Toki Pona) [9] and Cirth. [10]

Scripts

The CSUR and UCSUR include the following scripts: [1] [11] [8]

  Withdrawn
  Allocated only in the UCSUR
Scripts in the ConScript Unicode Registry [1] [11] and Under-ConScript Unicode Registry [8]
Writing systemCreator(s)Code rangeNotes
Aiha Ursula K. Le Guin F8A0–F8CF
AlzetjanHerman MillerE550–E57F
AmlinThomas ThurmanE6D0−E6EF
Amman-IarDavid BellE2A0–E2CF
aUI John W. WeilgartE280–E29F
AurebeshStephen CraneE890−E8DF
Braille Louis Braille EB60−EB9FThe Braille Extended block includes all permutations of all Braille patterns as specified in the original 1829 specification, but not otherwise encoded in the Braille Patterns Unicode block. [12]
Cirth J. R. R. Tolkien E080–E0FFUnicode proposal made in September 1997 [13]
No action taken but Cirth appears in the Roadmap to the SMP [14]
Cistercian numerals EBA0−EBDF
CylenianDanae DekkerEC00−EC2F
DeiniDana NutterED00−ED3F
DeraniHoemaıF16B0−F16DF
Deseret E830–E88FWithdrawn after inclusion in Unicode. Use the corresponding Unicode block (U+10400–U+1044F).
D'niRichard A. WatsonE830−E88F
Engsvanyáli M. A. R. Barker E100–E14F
Ewellic Doug EwellE680–E6CF
Ferengi Timothy MillerE600–E62F
Gargoyle Herman MillerE5C0–E5DF
Glaitha-ARebecca G. BettencourtE900−E97F
Glaitha-BRebecca G. BettencourtE980−E9FF
GraflectAaron PatersonEC70−ECEF
IlianoreJeff SmithE1B0–E1CF
IranicAli Hossein MohammadiED80−EDAF
Kazat ?AkkorouHerman MillerE430–E44F
KazvaradHerman MillerE450–E46F
KelwathiHerman MillerE4F0–E4FF
KinyaMaurizio M. GavoliE150–E1AF
Kinya

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Maurizio M. GavoliF0000–F0E6F
Klingon Astra Image CorporationF8D0–F8FFUnicode proposal made in 1997 [15]
Formally rejected by Unicode in 2001 [16] [17]
LhenaziArthaey AngosiiEA00−EA9F
MizarianHerman MillerE300–E33F
MonofonSteve T. BellE800–E82F
NijiNorbert LindenbergED40−ED7F
NísklôzHerman MillerE400–E42F
OlaetyanHerman MillerE3B0–E3FF
Ophidian E5E0–E5FF
Orokin Digital Extremes EB00−EB3F
Phaistos Disc E6D0–E6FFWithdrawn after inclusion in Unicode. Use the corresponding Unicode block (U+101D0–U+101FF).
PiktoJohn E. WilliamsF0E70–F16A4
RøzhxhHerman MillerE490–E4BF
RynnanHerman MillerE520–E54F
SaklorHerman MillerE500–E51F
SarkaiHerman MillerE360–E37F
SerivelnaHerman MillerE4C0–E4EF
Seussian Latin Extensions Theodor Geisel E630–E64F
Shavian Ronald Kingsley Read E700–E72FWithdrawn after inclusion in Unicode. Use the corresponding Unicode block (U+10450–U+1047F).
ShidinnQuefei HuangF1B00−F1C3F
Sitelen Pona Sonja LangF1900−F19FF
Solresol Jean François Sudre E770–E77F
SsûrakiHerman MillerE5A0–E5BF
Standard Galactic Tom Hall EB40−EB5F
StreichTommaso DonnarummaE2D0–E2DF
SyaiBrian LilburnE1D0–E1FF
SylabicaMarcin KowalczykEC30−EC6F
SyrrinDanae DekkerEC00−EC2F
TassaruneseNarylisEDB0−EDDF
TelarassoHerman MillerE580–E59F
Tengwar J. R. R. Tolkien E000–E07FUnicode proposal made in September 1997. [18] No action taken but Tengwar appears in the Roadmap to the SMP. [14]
ThelwikHerman MillerE380–E3AF
TonalJohn W. NystromE8E0−E8FF
Unifon John MaloneE740–E76FIn UCSUR, the block Unifon Extended was added in the code range U+E6F0–U+E73F. [19]
Verdurian Mark RosenfelderE200–E26F
Visible Speech Alexander Melville Bell E780–E7FF
WanyaMax Dominik WeberEAA0−EAFF
XaîniPaul BlakeE2E0–E2FF
ZarkhándHerman MillerE470–E48F
Zírí:NkaHerman MillerE340–E35F

Font support

Some fonts support ConScript Unicode specified code points:

See also

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  2. ↑ "FAQ - Private-Use Characters, Noncharacters, and Sentinels". Unicode Consortium. Retrieved 7 August 2023. As an example, see the ConScript Unicode Registry—a private group unaffiliated with the Unicode Consortium—which has extensive tables listing private-use character definitions for various unencoded scripts.
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