Grantha (Unicode block)

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Grantha
RangeU+11300..U+1137F
(128 code points)
Plane SMP
Scripts Grantha (85 char.)
Inherited (1 char.)
Major alphabets Sanskrit Manipravalam
Assigned86 code points
Unused42 reserved code points
Unicode version history
7.0 (2014)83 (+83)
8.0 (2015)85 (+2)
11.0 (2018)86 (+1)
Unicode documentation
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Note: [1] [2]

Grantha is a Unicode block containing the ancient Grantha script characters of 6th to 19th century Tamil Nadu and Kerala for writing Sanskrit and Manipravalam.

Grantha [1] [2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
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U+1130x𑌀𑌁𑌂𑌃𑌅𑌆𑌇𑌈𑌉𑌊𑌋𑌌𑌏
U+1131x𑌐𑌓𑌔𑌕𑌖𑌗𑌘𑌙𑌚𑌛𑌜𑌝𑌞𑌟
U+1132x𑌠𑌡𑌢𑌣𑌤𑌥𑌦𑌧𑌨𑌪𑌫𑌬𑌭𑌮𑌯
U+1133x𑌰𑌲𑌳𑌵𑌶𑌷𑌸𑌹𑌻𑌼𑌽𑌾𑌿
U+1134x𑍀𑍁𑍂𑍃𑍄𑍇𑍈𑍋𑍌𑍍
U+1135x𑍐𑍗𑍝𑍞𑍟
U+1136x𑍠𑍡𑍢𑍣𑍦𑍧𑍨𑍩𑍪𑍫𑍬
U+1137x𑍰𑍱𑍲𑍳𑍴
Notes
1. ^ As of Unicode version 15.1
2. ^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Grantha block:

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References

  1. ↑ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ↑ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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