Lepcha (Unicode block)

Last updated
Lepcha
RangeU+1C00..U+1C4F
(80 code points)
Plane BMP
Scripts Lepcha
Major alphabetsLepcha
Assigned74 code points
Unused6 reserved code points
Unicode version history
5.174 (+74)
Note: [1] [2]

Lepcha is a Unicode block containing characters for writing the Lepcha language of Sikkim and West Bengal, India.

Lepcha [1] [2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
 0123456789ABCDEF
U+1C0x
U+1C1x
U+1C2x
U+1C3x᰿
U+1C4x
Notes
1. ^ As of Unicode version 13.0
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 Lepcha block:

Version Final code points [lower-alpha 1] Count UTC  ID L2  ID WG2  IDDocument
5.1U+1C00..1C37, 1C3B..1C49, 1C4D..1C4F74UTC/1991-101McGowan, Rick (1991-10-24), Róng (Lepcha) block description and chart draft
L2/99-067 Everson, Michael (1999-02-11), Lepcha script (RÓNG)
L2/03-253 Kai, Daniel (2003-08-13), Lepcha, Limbu, Syloti, Saurashtra, Tai Le and Bugis Proposals
L2/03-259 Kai, Daniel (2003-08-13), Introduction to the Lepcha Script
L2/04-397 Vikas, Om (2004-10-28), Proposal to encode Lepcha
L2/05-061R Everson, Michael (2005-02-04), Analysis of Indian proposal to encode Lepcha script in the UCS
L2/05-158R N2947R Everson, Michael (2005-06-15), Proposal for encoding the Lepcha Script in the BMP of the UCS
L2/05-180 Moore, Lisa (2005-08-17), "Lepcha (C.1)", UTC #104 Minutes
L2/05-270 Whistler, Ken (2005-09-21), "I. Lepcha /ng/", WG2 Consent Docket (Sophia Antipolis)
N2953 (pdf, doc)Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2006-02-16), "7.4.4", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 47, Sophia Antipolis, France; 2005-09-12/15
L2/06-220 Letter from Government of Sikkim regarding Lepcha Encoding, 2006-05-12
L2/06-108 Moore, Lisa (2006-05-25), "Consensus 107-C34", UTC #107 Minutes, Accept U+1C35 LEPCHA CONSONANT SIGN KANG for encoding in a future version of the standard.
L2/06-231 Moore, Lisa (2006-08-17), "C.1", UTC #108 Minutes
L2/11-305 Priest, Lorna A. (2011-07-27), Lepcha Encoding model feedback
  1. Proposed code points and characters names may differ from final code points and names

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References

  1. "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2016-07-09.