Batak (Unicode block)

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Batak
RangeU+1BC0..U+1BFF
(64 code points)
PlaneBMP
ScriptsBatak
Major alphabetsKaro
Mandailing
Pakpak
Simalungun
Toba
Assigned56 code points
Unused8 reserved code points
Unicode version history
6.0 (2010)56 (+56)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1][2]

Batak is a Unicode block containing characters for writing the Batak dialects of Karo, Mandailing, Pakpak, Simalungun, and Toba.[3]

Batak[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+1BCx
U+1BDx
U+1BEx
U+1BFx ᯿
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 15.1
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

History[edit]

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Batak block:

Version Final code points[a] Count L2 ID WG2 ID Document
6.0 U+1BC0..1BF3, 1BFC..1BFF 56 L2/99-066 Everson, Michael (1999-02-11), Batak script [preliminary chart]
L2/07-233R N3293R Everson, Michael (2007-07-26), Preliminary proposal for encoding the Batak script in the UCS
L2/08-147 N3446 McGowan, Rick; Whistler, Ken (2008-04-14), Discussion of Batak Vowel Ordering
L2/08-274 N3489 Everson, Michael; Kozok, Uli (2008-08-04), On the inputting model for Batak
L2/08-312 Anderson, Deborah (2008-08-11), Batak Input
L2/08-011R N3320R Everson, Michael; Kozok, Uli (2008-10-07), Proposal for encoding the Batak script in the UCS
L2/08-412 N3553 (pdf, doc) Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2008-11-05), "M53.21", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 53
L2/09-063 Anderson, Deborah (2009-01-29), Dialect‐Specific Characters in Batak (Batak proposal: L2/08‐011 WG2 N3320R)
L2/09-104 Moore, Lisa (2009-05-20), "Consensus 119-C23", UTC #119 / L2 #216 Minutes
N4103 "Resolution: M58.02", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 58, 2012-01-03
  1. ^ Proposed code points and characters names may differ from final code points and names

References[edit]

  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. ^ Everson, Michael; Kozok, Uli (2008-10-07). "Proposal for encoding the Batak script in the UCS" (PDF).