Marchen (Unicode block)

Marchen
RangeU+11C70..U+11CBF
(80 code points)
PlaneSMP
ScriptsMarchen
Assigned68 code points
Unused12 reserved code points
Unicode version history
9.0 (2016)68 (+68)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1][2]

Marchen is a Unicode block containing characters from the Marchen alphabet, which has been used to write the extinct Zhang-Zhung language of the Zhang-zhung culture of Tibet.[3] In modern Bon usage, Marchen is also used to write Tibetan.

[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+11C7x 𑱰‎ 𑱱‎ 𑱲‎ 𑱳‎ 𑱴‎ 𑱵‎ 𑱶‎ 𑱷‎ 𑱸‎ 𑱹‎ 𑱺‎ 𑱻‎ 𑱼‎ 𑱽‎ 𑱾‎ 𑱿‎
U+11C8x 𑲀‎ 𑲁‎ 𑲂‎ 𑲃‎ 𑲄‎ 𑲅‎ 𑲆‎ 𑲇‎ 𑲈‎ 𑲉‎ 𑲊‎ 𑲋‎ 𑲌‎ 𑲍‎ 𑲎‎ 𑲏‎
U+11C9x 𑲒‎ 𑲓‎ 𑲔‎ 𑲕‎ 𑲖‎ 𑲗‎ 𑲘‎ 𑲙‎ 𑲚‎ 𑲛‎ 𑲜‎ 𑲝‎ 𑲞‎ 𑲟‎
U+11CAx 𑲠‎ 𑲡‎ 𑲢‎ 𑲣‎ 𑲤‎ 𑲥‎ 𑲦‎ 𑲧‎ 𑲩‎ 𑲪‎ 𑲫‎ 𑲬‎ 𑲭‎ 𑲮‎ 𑲯‎
U+11CBx 𑲰‎ 𑲱‎ 𑲲‎ 𑲳‎ 𑲴‎ 𑲵‎ 𑲶‎
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 16.0
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 Marchen block:

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.
  3. ^ West, Andrew (2013-10-22). "N4491: Final proposal to encode the Marchen script in the SMP of the UCS" (PDF).