ConScript Unicode Registry
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Encoding of artificial scripts
The ConScript Unicode Registry is a volunteer project to coordinate the assignment of code points in the Unicode Private Use Areas (PUA) for the encoding of artificial scripts, such as those for constructed languages.[1] It was founded by John Cowan and was maintained by him and Michael Everson. It is not affiliated with the Unicode Consortium.[2]
History
[edit ]The ConScript Unicode Registry is a volunteer project[3] that was founded by John Cowan [4] in the early 1990s. It is a joint project of John Cowan and Michael Everson.[4]
Historically, it was hosted on both Cowan and Everson's websites (branded as the North American and European sites, respectively); in 2002, the site was transitioned to be hosted exclusively on Everson's site.[5] [6]
Since 2008, the ConScript Unicode Registry has been largely unmaintained; in 2008, Cowan explained that Everson was too busy to continue maintaining the project.[7] Due to this inactivity, Rebecca Bettencourt founded the Under-ConScript Unicode Registry, aiming to coordinate code points for constructed languages until they can be formally added to the ConScript Unicode Registry.[8] Scripts added to the Under-ConScript Unicode Registry include Sitelen Pona (for Toki Pona)[9] and Cirth.[10]
Scripts
[edit ]The CSUR and UCSUR include the following scripts:[1] [11] [8]
Withdrawn
Allocated only in the UCSUR
| Writing system | Creator(s) | Code range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiha | Ursula K. Le Guin | F8A0–F8CF | |
| Alzetjan | Herman Miller | E550–E57F | |
| Amlin | Marnanel Thurman | E6D0−E6EF | |
| Amman-Iar | David Bell | E2A0–E2CF | |
| Ath | Morioka Hiroyuki | F4C0−F4EF | |
| aUI | John W. Weilgart | E280–E29F | |
| Aurebesh | Stephen Crane | E890−E8DF | |
| Braille | Louis Braille | EB60−EB9F | The Braille Extended block includes all permutations of all Braille patterns as specified in the original 1829 specification, but not otherwise encoded in the Braille Patterns Unicode block.[12] |
| Cirth | J. R. R. Tolkien | E080–E0FF | Unicode proposal made in September 1997[13] No action taken but Cirth appears in the Roadmap to the SMP [14] |
| Cistercian numerals | EBA0−EBDF | ||
| Cylenian | Danae Dekker | EC00−EC2F | |
| Deini | Dana Nutter | ED00−ED3F | |
| Derani | Hoemaı | F16B0−F16DF | |
| Deseret | E830–E88F | Withdrawn after inclusion in Unicode. Use the corresponding Unicode block (U+10400–U+1044F). | |
| D'ni | Richard A. Watson | E830−E88F | |
| Engsvanyáli | M. A. R. Barker | E100–E14F | |
| Ewellic | Doug Ewell | E680–E6CF | |
| Ferengi | Timothy Miller | E600–E62F | |
| Gargoyle | Herman Miller | E5C0–E5DF | |
| Glaitha-A | Rebecca G. Bettencourt | E900−E97F | |
| Glaitha-B | Rebecca G. Bettencourt | E980−E9FF | |
| Graflect | Aaron Paterson | EC70−ECEF | |
| Grawlixes | Mort Walker | EDF0−EDFF | |
| Ilianore | Jeff Smith | E1B0–E1CF | |
| Iranic | Ali Hossein Mohammadi | ED80−EDAF | |
| Kazat ?Akkorou | Herman Miller | E430–E44F | |
| Kazvarad | Herman Miller | E450–E46F | |
| Kelwathi | Herman Miller | E4F0–E4FF | |
| Kinya | Maurizio M. Gavoli | E150–E1AF | |
| Kinya Syllables | Maurizio M. Gavoli | F0000–F0E6F | |
| Klingon | Astra Image Corporation | F8D0–F8FF | Unicode proposal made in 1997[15] Formally rejected by Unicode in 2001[16] [17] |
| Lapointe Hexadecimal Numerals | Boby Lapointe | EBE0−EBEF | |
| Lhenazi | Arthaey Angosii | EA00−EA9F | |
| Martin Hexadecimal Numerals | Bruce Alan Martin | EBF0−EBFF | |
| Mizarian | Herman Miller | E300–E33F | |
| Monofon | Steve T. Bell | E800–E82F | |
| Niji | Norbert Lindenberg | ED40−ED7F | |
| Nísklôz | Herman Miller | E400–E42F | |
| Night Writing | Charles Barbier | F16E0-F16FF | The Braille Supplemental block includes Night Writing dot patterns not otherwise encoded in the Braille Patterns Unicode block.[18] |
| Olaetyan | Herman Miller | E3B0–E3FF | |
| Ophidian | E5E0–E5FF | ||
| Orokin | Digital Extremes | EB00−EB3F | |
| Phaistos Disc | E6D0–E6FF | Withdrawn after inclusion in Unicode. Use the corresponding Unicode block (U+101D0–U+101FF). | |
| Pikto | John E. Williams | F0E70–F16A4 | |
| Røzhxh | Herman Miller | E490–E4BF | |
| Rynnan | Herman Miller | E520–E54F | |
| Sadalian | Wong Sadale Cho Ching | F2000−F267F | |
| Saklor | Herman Miller | E500–E51F | |
| Sarkai | Herman Miller | E360–E37F | |
| Serivelna | Herman Miller | E4C0–E4EF | |
| Seussian Latin Extensions | Theodor Geisel | E630–E64F | |
| Shavian | Ronald Kingsley Read | E700–E72F | Withdrawn after inclusion in Unicode. Use the corresponding Unicode block (U+10450–U+1047F). |
| Semtog | George Sutton, Martin Novy | F1700−F18FF | |
| Shidinn | Quefei Huang | F1B00−F1C3F | |
| Sitelen Pona | Sonja Lang | F1900−F19FF | |
| Sitelen Pona Radicals | Sonja Lang et al. | F1C80−F1C9F | |
| Solresol | Jean François Sudre | E770–E77F | |
| Ssûraki | Herman Miller | E5A0–E5BF | |
| Standard Galactic | Tom Hall | EB40−EB5F | |
| Streich | Tommaso Donnarumma | E2D0–E2DF | |
| Syai | Brian Lilburn | E1D0–E1FF | |
| Sylabitsa | Marcin Kowalczyk | E650−E67F | |
| Syrrin | Danae Dekker | EC30−EC6F | |
| Tassarunese | Narylis | EDB0−EDDF | |
| Telarasso | Herman Miller | E580–E59F | |
| Tengwar | J. R. R. Tolkien | E000–E07F | Unicode proposal made in September 1997.[19] No action taken but Tengwar appears in the Roadmap to the SMP.[14] |
| Thelwik | Herman Miller | E380–E3AF | |
| Titi Pula | Ðoom Epictooþ | F1C40−F1C7F | |
| Tonal | John W. Nystrom | E8E0−E8FF | |
| Unifon | John Malone | E740–E76F | In UCSUR, the block Unifon Extended was added in the code range U+E6F0–U+E73F.[20] |
| Verdurian | Mark Rosenfelder | E200–E26F | |
| Visible Speech | Alexander Melville Bell | E780–E7FF | |
| Wanya | Max Dominik Weber | EAA0−EAFF | |
| Whitaker Hexadecimal Numerals | Ronald O. Whitaker | ECF0-ECFF | |
| Xaîni | Paul Blake | E2E0–E2FF | |
| Zarkhánd | Herman Miller | E470–E48F | |
| Zbalermorna | la kmir | F28A0−F28DF | |
| Zese | Jack Eisenmann | EDE0−EDEF | |
| Zírí:Nka | Herman Miller | E340–E35F |
Font support
[edit ]Some fonts support ConScript Unicode specified code points:
- Constructium, a proportional font based on SIL Gentium [21]
- Fairfax, a monospaced font family intended for text editors and terminals[22]
- GNU Unifont, a bitmap font intended as a fallback font, includes CSUR and UCSUR characters in the separate Unifont CSUR package[10]
- Horta[23]
- Kurinto Font Folio[24]
- Nishiki-teki[25]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "ConScript Unicode Registry". Evertype.com. Archived from the original on 2015年06月22日. Retrieved 2015年06月20日.
- ^ "FAQ - Private-Use Characters, Noncharacters, and Sentinels". Unicode Consortium. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
As an example, see the ConScript Unicode Registry—a private group unaffiliated with the Unicode Consortium—which has extensive tables listing private-use character definitions for various unencoded scripts.
- ^ Scott, Michael Lee (2009). Programming Language Pragmatics (3rd ed.). Morgan Kaufmann. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-12-374514-9.
It also sets aside a "private use area" for such artificial [constructed] languages as Klingon, Tengwar, and Cirth [Tolkien Elvish]. Allocation of this private space is coordinated by a volunteer organization known as the ConScript Unicode Registry.
- ^ a b Cowan, John; Everson, Michael (2023年04月27日). "ConScript Unicode Registry". ConScript Unicode Registry. Evertype. Retrieved 2023年08月09日.
The Registry is the joint project of John Cowan and Michael Everson. John originated the Registry and did most of the work of collecting information and writing preliminary proposals; Michael has been reviewing and revising these proposals into final registrations.
- ^ "Wayback Machine comparison (2002年01月13日 vs 2002年06月15日)". ConScript Unicode Registry.
- ^ Cowan, John. "John Cowan". Chester County InterLink. Archived from the original on 2002年07月24日.
- ^ Cowan, John (2008年02月04日). "Re: CSUR help". KreativeKorp.
- ^ a b c Bettencourt, Rebecca G. "Under-ConScript Unicode Registry". Archived from the original on 2015年07月18日. Retrieved 2015年07月21日.
- ^ jan Ke Tami (2022年09月01日). "nasin Juniko ala la, nasin UCSUR li lon" (PDF). Lipu Tenpo (in Toki Pona) (moku): 2–3. ISSN 2752-4639.
- ^ a b "GNU Unifont". Unifoundry.com. Archived from the original on 2013年11月12日. Retrieved 2015年07月24日.
- ^ a b Everson, Michael (21 March 2008). "Roadmap to the ConScript Unicode Registry". Evertype. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ User:Vanisaac. "Braille Extended" (PDF). Retrieved 2024年01月14日.
- ^ Everson, Michael (1997年09月18日). "N1642: Proposal to encode Cirth in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2". Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC. Archived from the original on 2015年07月29日. Retrieved 2015年07月20日.
- ^ a b "Roadmap to the SMP". Unicode.org. 2015年06月03日. Archived from the original on 2015年06月23日. Retrieved 2015年06月20日.
- ^ Everson, Michael (1997年09月18日). "N1643: Proposal to encode Klingon in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2". Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC. Archived from the original on 2015年07月29日. Retrieved 2015年07月20日.
- ^ "N2370: Unicode Consortium Liaison Report". The Unicode Consortium. 2001年10月10日. Archived from the original on 2015年07月31日. Retrieved 2015年07月20日.
- ^ "Archive of Notices of Non-Approval". The Unicode Consortium. Archived from the original on 2015年07月29日. Retrieved 2015年07月20日.
- ^ User:Vanisaac. "Braille Supplement" (PDF). Retrieved 2025年08月11日.
- ^ Everson, Michael (1997年09月18日). "N1641: Proposal to encode Tengwar in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2". Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC. Archived from the original on 2015年07月29日. Retrieved 2015年07月20日.
- ^ "Unifon Extended: U+E6F0 - U+E73F". KreativeKorp. Retrieved 2024年01月14日.
- ^ Bettencourt, Rebecca. "Constructium". Kreative Korporation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Bettencourt, Rebecca. "Fairfax". Kreative Korporation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Horta is a remarkably intelligent and sensitive typeface". Christ Trek Fonts. Archived from the original on 2019年10月31日. Retrieved 2019年10月31日.
- ^ "Kurinto Font Folio". Archived from the original on 2020年07月26日. Retrieved 2020年07月27日.
- ^ Niwatori, Shiroi. "にしき的フォント" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024年01月14日.