Tangsa (Unicode block)

Last updated
Tangsa
RangeU+16A70..U+16ACF
(96 code points)
Plane SMP
Scripts Tangsa
Assigned89 code points
Unused7 reserved code points
Unicode version history
14.0 (2021)89 (+89)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1] [2]

Tangsa is a Unicode block containing characters of the alphabet designed by Mr. Lakhum Mossang for writing the Tangsa language of India and Myanmar.

Tangsa [1] [2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
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U+16A7x𖩰𖩱𖩲𖩳𖩴𖩵𖩶𖩷𖩸𖩹𖩺𖩻𖩼𖩽𖩾𖩿
U+16A8x𖪀𖪁𖪂𖪃𖪄𖪅𖪆𖪇𖪈𖪉𖪊𖪋𖪌𖪍𖪎𖪏
U+16A9x𖪐𖪑𖪒𖪓𖪔𖪕𖪖𖪗𖪘𖪙𖪚𖪛𖪜𖪝𖪞𖪟
U+16AAx𖪠𖪡𖪢𖪣𖪤𖪥𖪦𖪧𖪨𖪩𖪪𖪫𖪬𖪭𖪮𖪯
U+16ABx𖪰𖪱𖪲𖪳𖪴𖪵𖪶𖪷𖪸𖪹𖪺𖪻𖪼𖪽𖪾
U+16ACx𖫀𖫁𖫂𖫃𖫄𖫅𖫆𖫇𖫈𖫉
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 Tangsa block:

Version Final code points [lower-alpha 1] Count L2  ID WG2  IDDocument
14.0U+16A70..16ABE, 16AC0..16AC989 L2/13-231 N4496 Pandey, Anshuman (2013-11-08), Introducing Lakhum Mossang's Script for Tangsa
L2/14-053 Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; McGowan, Rick; Pournader, Roozbeh; Iancu, Laurențiu (2014-01-26), "16. L2/13‐231", Recommendations to UTC #138 February 2014 on Script Proposals
L2/20-124 Morey, Stephen (2020-04-08), Preliminary Proposal to add the Tangsa Script in the SMP
L2/20-105 Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; Pournader, Roozbeh; Moore, Lisa; Constable, Peter; Liang, Hai (2020-04-20), "8. Tangsa", Recommendations to UTC #163 April 2020 on Script Proposals
L2/20-259 Morey, Stephen (2020-08-24), Proposal to add the Tangsa Script in the SMP
L2/20-250 Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; Pournader, Roozbeh; Moore, Lisa; Constable, Peter; Liang, Hai (2020-10-01), "13. Tangsa", Recommendations to UTC #165 October 2020 on Script Proposals
L2/21-027R Morey, Stephen (2021-01-29), Proposal to add the Tangsa Script in the SMP
L2/21-016R Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; Pournader, Roozbeh; Moore, Lisa; Liang, Hai (2021-01-14), "15 Tangsa", Recommendations to UTC #166 January 2021 on Script Proposals
L2/21-009 Moore, Lisa (2021-01-27), "Consensus 166-C29", UTC #166 Minutes
  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 2023-07-26.
  2. "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.