Rejang (Unicode block)

Last updated
Rejang
RangeU+A930..U+A95F
(48 code points)
Plane BMP
Scripts Rejang
Major alphabetsRejang
Assigned37 code points
Unused11 reserved code points
Unicode version history
5.1 (2008)37 (+37)
Chart
Code chart
Note: [1] [2]

Rejang is a Unicode block containing characters used prior to the introduction of Islam for writing the Rejang dialects Musi, Kebanagun, Pesisir, and Rawas on the island of Sumatra.

Rejang [1] [2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
 0123456789ABCDEF
U+A93xꤿ
U+A94x
U+A95x
Notes
1. ^ As of Unicode version 14.0
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 Rejang block:

Version Final code points [lower-alpha 1] Count L2  ID WG2  IDDocument
5.1U+A930..A953, A95F37 L2/06-003 N3023 Everson, Michael (2006-01-11), Preliminary proposal for encoding the Rejang script
L2/06-139 N3096 Everson, Michael (2006-04-24), Proposal for encoding the Rejang script in the BMP of the UCS
L2/06-108 Moore, Lisa (2006-05-25), "C.11", UTC #107 Minutes
N3103 (pdf, doc)Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2006-08-25), "M48.10", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 48, Mountain View, CA, USA; 2006-04-24/27
  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.