Mahajani (Unicode block)

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Mahajani
RangeU+11150..U+1117F
(48 code points)
Plane SMP
Scripts Mahajani
Assigned39 code points
Unused9 reserved code points
Unicode version history
7.0 (2014)39 (+39)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1] [2]

Mahajani is a Unicode block containing characters historically used for writing Punjabi and Marwari. [3]

Mahajani [1] [2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
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U+1115x𑅐𑅑𑅒𑅓𑅔𑅕𑅖𑅗𑅘𑅙𑅚𑅛𑅜𑅝𑅞𑅟
U+1116x𑅠𑅡𑅢𑅣𑅤𑅥𑅦𑅧𑅨𑅩𑅪𑅫𑅬𑅭𑅮𑅯
U+1117x𑅰𑅱𑅲𑅳𑅴𑅵𑅶
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 Mahajani 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.
  3. Pandey, Anshuman (2011-07-12). "N4126: Proposal to Encode the Mahajani Script in ISO/IEC 10646" (PDF). Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2.