Modi (Unicode block)

Last updated
Modi
RangeU+11600..U+1165F
(96 code points)
Plane SMP
Scripts Modi
Major alphabetsMarathi
Assigned79 code points
Unused17 reserved code points
Unicode version history
7.079 (+79)
Note: [1] [2]

Modi is a Unicode block containing the Modi alphabet characters for writing the Marathi language. [3]

A Unicode block is one of several contiguous ranges of numeric character codes of the Unicode character set that are defined by the Unicode Consortium for administrative and documentation purposes. Typically, proposals such as the addition of new glyphs are discussed and evaluated by considering the relevant block or blocks as a whole.

Marathi language Indo-Aryan language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by around 83.1 million Marathi people of Maharashtra, India. It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively, and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. At 83.1 million speakers in 2019, Marathi ranks 11th in the list of most spoken languages in the world. Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi and Bengali. The language has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indian languages, dating back to around 600 BC. The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect. Koli and Malvani Konkani have been heavily influenced by Marathi varieties.

Modi [1] [2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
 0123456789ABCDEF
U+1160x𑘀𑘁𑘂𑘃𑘄𑘅𑘆𑘇𑘈𑘉𑘊𑘋𑘌𑘍𑘎𑘏
U+1161x𑘐𑘑𑘒𑘓𑘔𑘕𑘖𑘗𑘘𑘙𑘚𑘛𑘜𑘝𑘞𑘟
U+1162x𑘠𑘡𑘢𑘣𑘤𑘥𑘦𑘧𑘨𑘩𑘪𑘫𑘬𑘭𑘮𑘯
U+1163x𑘰𑘱𑘲𑘳𑘴𑘵𑘶𑘷𑘸𑘹𑘺𑘻𑘼𑘽𑘾𑘿
U+1164x𑙀𑙁𑙂𑙃𑙄
U+1165x𑙐𑙑𑙒𑙓𑙔𑙕𑙖𑙗𑙘𑙙
Notes
1. ^ As of Unicode version 12.0
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 Modi block:

Version Final code points [lower-alpha 1] Count L2  ID WG2  IDDocument
7.0U+11600..11644, 11650..1165979 L2/09-249R Pandey, Anshuman (2009-09-15), Preliminary proposal to encode the Modi script in ISO/IEC 10646
L2/10-084 N3780 Pandey, Anshuman (2010-02-24), Revised Code Chart and Names List for the Modi Script
L2/11-403 Anderson, Deborah; McGowan, Rick; Whistler, Ken (2011-10-26), "III. MODI", Review of Indic-related L2 documents and Recommendations to the UTC
L2/11-330 N4181 Anderson, Deborah (2011-11-04), Proposed Additions to ISO/IEC 10646
L2/11-212R2 N4034 Pandey, Anshuman (2011-11-05), Proposal to Encode the Modi Script in ISO/IEC 10646
L2/11-353 Moore, Lisa (2011-11-30), "D.3", UTC #129 / L2 #226 Minutes
N4253 (pdf, doc)"M59.10", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 59, 2012-09-12
  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.
  3. ↑ Pandey, Anshuman (2011-11-05). "N4034: Proposal to Encode the Modi Script in ISO/IEC 10646" (PDF). ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2.Cite web requires |website= (help)
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