Multani (Unicode block)

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Multani
RangeU+11280..U+112AF
(48 code points)
Plane SMP
Scripts Multani
Major alphabetsMultani
Assigned38 code points
Unused10 reserved code points
Unicode version history
8.0 (2015)38 (+38)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1] [2]

Multani is a Unicode block containing characters used for writing the Multani alphabet, a Brahmic script used in the Multan region of Punjab and in northern Sindh in Pakistan. The script is now obsolete, but was historically used to write the Saraiki language. [3]

Multani [1] [2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
 0123456789ABCDEF
U+1128x𑊀𑊁𑊂𑊃𑊄𑊅𑊆𑊈𑊊𑊋𑊌𑊍𑊏
U+1129x𑊐𑊑𑊒𑊓𑊔𑊕𑊖𑊗𑊘𑊙𑊚𑊛𑊜𑊝𑊟
U+112Ax𑊠𑊡𑊢𑊣𑊤𑊥𑊦𑊧𑊨𑊩
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 Multani 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 (2012-09-25). "N4159: Proposal to Encode the Multani Script in ISO/IEC 10646" (PDF). Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2.