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  Withdrawn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
AmlinMarnanel ThurmanE6D0−E6EF
Amman-IarDavid BellE2A0–E2CF
AthMorioka HiroyukiF4C0−F4EF
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
GrawlixesMort WalkerEDF0−EDFF
IlianoreJeff SmithE1B0–E1CF
IranicAli Hossein MohammadiED80−EDAF
Kazat ?AkkorouHerman MillerE430–E44F
KazvaradHerman MillerE450–E46F
KelwathiHerman MillerE4F0–E4FF
KinyaMaurizio M. GavoliE150–E1AF
Kinya SyllablesMaurizio M. GavoliF0000–F0E6F
Klingon Astra Image CorporationF8D0–F8FFUnicode proposal made in 1997 [15]
Formally rejected by Unicode in 2001 [16] [17]
Lapointe Hexadecimal NumeralsBoby LapointeEBE0−EBEF
LhenaziArthaey AngosiiEA00−EA9F
Martin Hexadecimal NumeralsBruce Alan MartinEBF0−EBFF
MizarianHerman MillerE300–E33F
MonofonSteve T. BellE800–E82F
NijiNorbert LindenbergED40−ED7F
NísklôzHerman MillerE400–E42F
Night Writing Charles Barbier F16E0-F16FFThe Braille Supplemental block includes Night Writing dot patterns not otherwise encoded in the Braille Patterns Unicode block. [18]
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
SadalianWong Sadale Cho ChingF2000−F267F
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).
SemtogGeorge Sutton, Martin NovyF1700−F18FF
ShidinnQuefei HuangF1B00−F1C3F
Sitelen Pona Sonja LangF1900−F19FF
Sitelen Pona RadicalsSonja Lang et al.F1C80−F1C9F
Solresol Jean François Sudre E770–E77F
SsûrakiHerman MillerE5A0–E5BF
Standard Galactic Tom Hall EB40−EB5F
StreichTommaso DonnarummaE2D0–E2DF
SyaiBrian LilburnE1D0–E1FF
SylabitsaMarcin KowalczykE650−E67F
SyrrinDanae DekkerEC30−EC6F
TassaruneseNarylisEDB0−EDDF
TelarassoHerman MillerE580–E59F
Tengwar J. R. R. Tolkien E000–E07FUnicode proposal made in September 1997. [19] No action taken but Tengwar appears in the Roadmap to the SMP. [14]
ThelwikHerman MillerE380–E3AF
Titi PulaÐoom EpictooþF1C40−F1C7F
TonalJohn W. NystromE8E0−E8FF
Unifon John MaloneE740–E76FIn UCSUR, the block Unifon Extended was added in the code range U+E6F0–U+E73F. [20]
Verdurian Mark RosenfelderE200–E26F
Visible Speech Alexander Melville Bell E780–E7FF
WanyaMax Dominik WeberEAA0−EAFF
Whitaker Hexadecimal NumeralsRonald O. WhitakerECF0-ECFF
XaîniPaul BlakeE2E0–E2FF
ZarkhándHerman MillerE470–E48F
Zbalermorna la kmirF28A0−F28DF
ZeseJack EisenmannEDE0−EDEF
Zírí:NkaHerman MillerE340–E35F

Font support

Some fonts support ConScript Unicode specified code points:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ConScript Unicode Registry". Evertype.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  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.
  3. ↑ Scott, Michael Lee (2009). Programming Language Pragmatics (3rd ed.). Morgan Kaufmann. p. 295. ISBN   978-0-12-374514-9. It also sets aside a "private use area" for such artificial [constructed] languages as Klingon, Tengwar, and Cirth [Tolkien Elvish]. Allocation of this private space is coordinated by a volunteer organization known as the ConScript Unicode Registry.
  4. 1 2 Cowan, John; Everson, Michael (2023-04-27). "ConScript Unicode Registry". ConScript Unicode Registry. Evertype. Retrieved 2023-08-09. The Registry is the joint project of John Cowan and Michael Everson. John originated the Registry and did most of the work of collecting information and writing preliminary proposals; Michael has been reviewing and revising these proposals into final registrations.
  5. ↑ "Wayback Machine comparison (2002-01-13 vs 2002-06-15)". ConScript Unicode Registry.
  6. ↑ Cowan, John. "John Cowan". Chester County InterLink. Archived from the original on 2002-07-24.
  7. ↑ Cowan, John (2008-02-04). "Re: CSUR help". KreativeKorp.
  8. 1 2 3 Bettencourt, Rebecca G. "Under-ConScript Unicode Registry". Archived from the original on 2015-07-18. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  9. ↑ jan Ke Tami (2022-09-01). "nasin Juniko ala la, nasin UCSUR li lon" (PDF). Lipu Tenpo (in Toki Pona) (moku): 2–3. ISSN   2752-4639.
  10. 1 2 "GNU Unifont". Unifoundry.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  11. 1 2 Everson, Michael (21 March 2008). "Roadmap to the ConScript Unicode Registry". Evertype. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  12. ↑ User:Vanisaac. "Braille Extended" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  13. ↑ Everson, Michael (1997-09-18). "N1642: Proposal to encode Cirth in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2". Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  14. 1 2 "Roadmap to the SMP". Unicode.org. 2015-06-03. Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  15. ↑ Everson, Michael (1997-09-18). "N1643: Proposal to encode Klingon in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2". Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  16. ↑ "N2370: Unicode Consortium Liaison Report". The Unicode Consortium. 2001-10-10. Archived from the original on 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  17. ↑ "Archive of Notices of Non-Approval". The Unicode Consortium. Archived from the original on 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  18. ↑ User:Vanisaac. "Braille Supplement" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  19. ↑ Everson, Michael (1997-09-18). "N1641: Proposal to encode Tengwar in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2". Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  20. ↑ "Unifon Extended: U+E6F0 - U+E73F". KreativeKorp. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  21. ↑ Bettencourt, Rebecca. "Constructium". Kreative Korporation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  22. ↑ Bettencourt, Rebecca. "Fairfax". Kreative Korporation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  23. ↑ "Horta is a remarkably intelligent and sensitive typeface". Christ Trek Fonts. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  24. ↑ "Kurinto Font Folio". Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  25. ↑ Niwatori, Shiroi. "にしき的フォント" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-14.
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