Multani (Unicode block)

Multani
RangeU+11280..U+112AF
(48 code points)
PlaneSMP
ScriptsMultani
Major alphabetsMultani
Assigned38 code points
Unused10 reserved code points
Unicode Version History
8.0 (2015)38 (+38)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1][2]

Multani is a Unicode block containing characters used for writing the Multani alphabet, a Brahmic script used in the Multan region of Punjab and in northern Sindh in Pakistan. The script is now obsolete, but was historically used to write the Saraiki language.[3]

Multani[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
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U+1128x 𑊀‎ 𑊁‎ 𑊂‎ 𑊃‎ 𑊄‎ 𑊅‎ 𑊆‎ 𑊈‎ 𑊊‎ 𑊋‎ 𑊌‎ 𑊍‎ 𑊏‎
U+1129x 𑊐‎ 𑊑‎ 𑊒‎ 𑊓‎ 𑊔‎ 𑊕‎ 𑊖‎ 𑊗‎ 𑊘‎ 𑊙‎ 𑊚‎ 𑊛‎ 𑊜‎ 𑊝‎ 𑊟‎
U+112Ax 𑊠‎ 𑊡‎ 𑊢‎ 𑊣‎ 𑊤‎ 𑊥‎ 𑊦‎ 𑊧‎ 𑊨‎ 𑊩‎
Notes
1.^As of Unicode version 17.0
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 Multani 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. ↑ Pandey, Anshuman (2012-09-25). "N4159: Proposal to Encode the Multani Script in ISO/IEC 10646" (PDF). Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2.