Manichaean_(Unicode_block)

Manichaean (Unicode block)

Manichaean (Unicode block)

Unicode character block

Manichaean is a Unicode block containing characters historically used for writing Sogdian, Parthian, and the dialects of Fars.[3]

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Block

Manichaean[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
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U+10ACx 𐫀‎ 𐫁‎ 𐫂‎ 𐫃‎ 𐫄‎ 𐫅‎ 𐫆‎ 𐫇‎ 𐫈‎ 𐫉‎ 𐫊‎ 𐫋‎ 𐫌‎ 𐫍‎ 𐫎‎ 𐫏‎
U+10ADx 𐫐‎ 𐫑‎ 𐫒‎ 𐫓‎ 𐫔‎ 𐫕‎ 𐫖‎ 𐫗‎ 𐫘‎ 𐫙‎ 𐫚‎ 𐫛‎ 𐫜‎ 𐫝‎ 𐫞‎ 𐫟‎
U+10AEx 𐫠‎ 𐫡‎ 𐫢‎ 𐫣‎ 𐫤‎ 𐫥‎ 𐫦‎ 𐫫‎ 𐫬‎ 𐫭‎ 𐫮‎ 𐫯‎
U+10AFx 𐫰‎ 𐫱‎ 𐫲‎ 𐫳‎ 𐫴‎ 𐫵‎ 𐫶‎
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 15.1
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

The block has five variation sequences defined for standardized variants.[4] They use U+FE00 VARIATION SELECTOR-1 (VS1) to denote alternate letter forms:[3]

Variation sequences for alternate forms
U+10AC510AC610AD610AD710AE1
base code point𐫅𐫆𐫖𐫗𐫡
base + VS01𐫅︀𐫆︀𐫖︀𐫗︀𐫡︀

History

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

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References

  1. [1]
    "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. [2]
    "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. [3]
    Everson, Michael; Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond; Pournader, Roozbeh; Afshar, Shervin (2011-05-10). "N4029R: Second revised proposal for encoding the Manichaean script in the SMP of the UCS" (PDF). Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2.
  4. [4]
    "Unicode Character Database: Standardized Variation Sequences". The Unicode Consortium.
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