ConScript Unicode Registry
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Withdrawn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| Deseret | E830–E88F | Withdrawn after inclusion in Unicode.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
llables |
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 | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Sylabica | Marcin Kowalczyk | EC30−EC6F | |
| Syrrin | Danae Dekker | EC00−EC2F | |
| Tassarunese | Narylis | EDB0−EDDF | |
| Telarasso | Herman Miller | E580–E59F | |
| Tengwar | J. R. R. Tolkien | E000–E07F | Unicode proposal made in September 1997.[18] 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.[19] |
| 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 | |
| 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[20]
- Fairfax, a monospaced font family intended for text editors and terminals[21]
- GNU Unifont, a bitmap font intended as a fallback font, includes CSUR and UCSUR characters in the separate Unifont CSUR package[10]
- Horta[22]
- Kurinto Font Folio[23]
- Nishiki-teki[24]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "ConScript Unicode Registry". Evertype.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^ "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 (2023-04-27). "ConScript Unicode Registry". ConScript Unicode Registry. Evertype. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
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 (2002-01-13 vs 2002-06-15)". ConScript Unicode Registry.
- ^ Cowan, John. "John Cowan". Chester County InterLink. Archived from the original on 2002-07-24.
- ^ Cowan, John (2008-02-04). "Re: CSUR help". KreativeKorp.
- ^ a b c Bettencourt, Rebecca G. "Under-ConScript Unicode Registry". Archived from the original on 2015-07-18. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
- ^ jan Ke Tami (2022-09-01). "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 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- ^ 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 2024-01-14.
- ^ Everson, Michael (1997-09-18). "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 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ a b "Roadmap to the SMP". Unicode.org. 2015-06-03. Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^ Everson, Michael (1997-09-18). "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 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ "N2370: Unicode Consortium Liaison Report". The Unicode Consortium. 2001-10-10. Archived from the original on 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ "Archive of Notices of Non-Approval". The Unicode Consortium. Archived from the original on 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ Everson, Michael (1997-09-18). "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 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ "Unifon Extended: U+E6F0 - U+E73F". KreativeKorp. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ 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 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ "Kurinto Font Folio". Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ^ Niwatori, Shiroi. "にしき的フォント" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-14.
