ConScript Unicode Registry
{{Short description|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.evertype.com/standards/csur/ |title=ConScript Unicode Registry |publisher=Evertype.com |access-date=2015-06-20 |archive-date=2015-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622125251/http://www.evertype.com/standards/csur/ |url-status=live }} It was founded by John Cowan and was maintained by him and Michael Everson. It is not affiliated with the Unicode Consortium.{{cite web |title=FAQ - Private-Use Characters, Noncharacters, and Sentinels |url=https://www.unicode.org/faq/private_use.html#nonchar14 |publisher=Unicode Consortium |access-date=7 August 2023 |quote=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.}}
History
The ConScript Unicode Registry is a volunteer project{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=Michael Lee |title=Programming Language Pragmatics |date=2009 |publisher=Morgan Kaufmann |isbn=978-0-12-374514-9 |pages=295 |edition=3rd |quote=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.}} that was founded by John Cowan{{cite web |last1=Cowan |first1=John |last2=Everson |first2=Michael |title=ConScript Unicode Registry |url=https://www.evertype.com/standards/csur/ |website=ConScript Unicode Registry |publisher=Evertype |access-date=2023-08-09 |date=2023-04-27 |quote=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.}} in the early 1990s. It is a joint project of John Cowan and Michael Everson.
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.{{cite web |title=Wayback Machine comparison (2002-01-13 vs 2002-06-15) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/diff/20020113110730/20020615183822/http://www.evertype.com/standards/csur/ |website=ConScript Unicode Registry}}{{cite web |last1=Cowan |first1=John |title=John Cowan |url=http://mercury.ccil.org/~cowan/ |publisher=Chester County InterLink |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020724150643/http://mercury.ccil.org/~cowan/ |archive-date=2002-07-24}}
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{{anchor|Under-ConScript Unicode Registry}}
Since 2008, the ConScript Unicode Registry has been largely unmaintained; in 2008, Cowan explained that Everson was too busy to continue maintaining the project.{{cite web |last1=Cowan |first1=John |title=Re: CSUR help |url=https://www.kreativekorp.com/ucsur/everson.shtml |website=KreativeKorp |date=2008-02-04}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Bettencourt |first1=Rebecca G. |title=Under-ConScript Unicode Registry |url=http://www.kreativekorp.com/ucsur/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718002340/http://www.kreativekorp.com/ucsur/ |archive-date=2015-07-18 |access-date=2015-07-21}} Scripts added to the Under-ConScript Unicode Registry include Sitelen Pona (for Toki Pona){{Cite journal |last=jan Ke Tami |date=2022-09-01 |title=nasin Juniko ala la, nasin UCSUR li lon |url=https://liputenpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/0015moku_1.pdf |journal=Lipu Tenpo |language=Toki Pona |issue=moku |pages=2–3 |issn=2752-4639}} and Cirth.
Scripts
The CSUR and UCSUR include the following scripts:{{cite web|url=https://www.evertype.com/standards/csur/conscript-table.html|title=Roadmap to the ConScript Unicode Registry|last=Everson|first=Michael|publisher=Evertype|date=21 March 2008|accessdate=30 July 2021|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717185445/https://www.evertype.com/standards/csur/conscript-table.html|url-status=live}}
{{legend|#ddd|Withdrawn}}
{{legend|#9eff9e|Allocated only in the UCSUR}}
| border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Scripts in the ConScript Unicode Registry and Under-ConScript Unicode Registry ! Writing system ! Creator(s) ! data-sort-type="number" | Code range ! Notes |
| Aiha
| align="center" data-sort-value="63648" | F8A0–F8CF | |
| Alzetjan
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58704" | E550–E57F | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Amlin
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Marnanel Thurman | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="59088" | E6D0−E6EF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| Amman-Iar
| David Bell | align="center" data-sort-value="58016" | E2A0–E2CF | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Ath
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Morioka Hiroyuki | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="62656" | F4C0−F4EF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| aUI
| John W. Weilgart | align="center" data-sort-value="57984" | E280–E29F | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Aurebesh
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Stephen Crane | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="59536" | E890−E8DF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Braille
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Louis Braille | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60256" | EB60−EB9F | style="background: #9eff9e" | 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.{{cite web|url= https://www.kreativekorp.com/ucsur/charts/Braille_Extended_UCSUR.pdf |title = Braille Extended |author = ((User:Vanisaac)) |access-date = 2024-01-14}} |
| Cirth
| align="center" data-sort-value="57472" | E080–E0FF | Unicode proposal made in September 1997{{cite web | url = http://std.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC2/WG2/docs/n1642/n1642.htm | title = N1642: Proposal to encode Cirth in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2 | first = Michael | last = Everson | publisher = Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC | date = 1997-09-18 | access-date = 2015-07-20 | archive-date = 2015-07-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150729041032/http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n1642/n1642.htm | url-status = live }} |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Cistercian numerals
| style="background: #9eff9e" | | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60320" | EBA0−EBDF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Cylenian
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Danae Dekker | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60416" | EC00−EC2F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Deini
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Dana Nutter | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60672" | ED00−ED3F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Derani
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Hoemaı | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="988848" | F16B0−F16DF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #ddd" | Deseret
| style="background: #ddd" | | style="background: #ddd" align="center" data-sort-value="59440" | E830–E88F | style="background: #ddd" | Withdrawn after inclusion in Unicode. Use the corresponding Unicode block (U+10400–U+1044F). |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | D'ni
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Richard A. Watson | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="59440" | E830−E88F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| Engsvanyáli
| align="center" data-sort-value="57600" | E100–E14F | |
| Ewellic
| Doug Ewell | align="center" data-sort-value="59008" | E680–E6CF | |
| Ferengi
| Timothy Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58880" | E600–E62F | |
| Gargoyle
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58816" | E5C0–E5DF | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Glaitha-A
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Rebecca G. Bettencourt | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="59648" | E900−E97F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Glaitha-B
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Rebecca G. Bettencourt | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="59776" | E980−E9FF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Graflect
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Aaron Paterson | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60528" | EC70−ECEF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Grawlixes
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Mort Walker | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60912" | EDF0−EDFF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| Ilianore
| Jeff Smith | align="center" data-sort-value="57776" | E1B0–E1CF | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Iranic
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Ali Hossein Mohammadi | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60800" | ED80−EDAF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| Kazat ?Akkorou
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58416" | E430–E44F | |
| Kazvarad
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58448" | E450–E46F | |
| Kelwathi
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58608" | E4F0–E4FF | |
| Kinya
| Maurizio M. Gavoli | align="center" data-sort-value="57680" | E150–E1AF | |
| Kinya Syllables
| Maurizio M. Gavoli | align="center" data-sort-value="983040" | F0000–F0E6F | |
| Klingon
| Astra Image Corporation | align="center" data-sort-value="63696" | F8D0–F8FF | Unicode proposal made in 1997{{cite web | url = http://std.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC2/WG2/docs/n1643/n1643.htm | title = N1643: Proposal to encode Klingon in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2 | first = Michael | last = Everson | publisher = Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC | date = 1997-09-18 | access-date = 2015-07-20 | archive-date = 2015-07-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150729041029/http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n1643/n1643.htm | url-status = live }} |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Lapointe Hexadecimal Numerals
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Boby Lapointe | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60384" | EBE0−EBEF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Lhenazi
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Arthaey Angosii | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="59904" | EA00−EA9F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Martin Hexadecimal Numerals
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Bruce Alan Martin | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60400" | EBF0−EBFF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| Mizarian
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58112" | E300–E33F | |
| Monofon
| Steve T. Bell | align="center" data-sort-value="59392" | E800–E82F | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Niji
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Norbert Lindenberg | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60736" | ED40−ED7F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| Nísklôz
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58368" | E400–E42F | |
| Olaetyan
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58288" | E3B0–E3FF | |
| Ophidian
| | align="center" data-sort-value="58848" | E5E0–E5FF | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Orokin
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Digital Extremes | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60160" | EB00−EB3F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #ddd" | Phaistos Disc
| style="background: #ddd" | | style="background: #ddd" align="center" data-sort-value="59088" | E6D0–E6FF | style="background: #ddd" | Withdrawn after inclusion in Unicode. Use the corresponding Unicode block (U+101D0–U+101FF). |
| Pikto
| John E. Williams | align="center" data-sort-value="986736" | F0E70–F16A4 | |
| Røzhxh
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58512" | E490–E4BF | |
| Rynnan
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58656" | E520–E54F | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Sadalian
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Wong Sadale Cho Ching | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="991232" | F2000−F267F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| Saklor
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58624" | E500–E51F | |
| Sarkai
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58208" | E360–E37F | |
| Serivelna
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58560" | E4C0–E4EF | |
| Seussian Latin Extensions
| align="center" data-sort-value="58928" | E630–E64F | |
| style="background: #ddd" | Shavian
| style="background: #ddd" | Ronald Kingsley Read | style="background: #ddd" align="center" data-sort-value="59136" | E700–E72F | style="background: #ddd" | Withdrawn after inclusion in Unicode. Use the corresponding Unicode block (U+10450–U+1047F). |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Semtog
| style="background: #9eff9e" | George Sutton, Martin Novy | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="988928" | F1700−F18FF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Shidinn
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Quefei Huang | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="989952" | F1B00−F1C3F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Sitelen Pona
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Sonja Lang | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="989440" | F1900−F19FF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Sitelen Pona Radicals
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Sonja Lang et al. | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="990336" | F1C80−F1C9F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| Solresol
| align="center" data-sort-value="59248" | E770–E77F | |
| Ssûraki
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58784" | E5A0–E5BF | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Standard Galactic
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Tom Hall | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60224" | EB40−EB5F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| Streich
| Tommaso Donnarumma | align="center" data-sort-value="58064" | E2D0–E2DF | |
| Syai
| Brian Lilburn | align="center" data-sort-value="57808" | E1D0–E1FF | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Sylabica
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Marcin Kowalczyk | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="58960" | EC30−EC6F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Syrrin
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Danae Dekker | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60464" | EC00−EC2F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Tassarunese
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Narylis | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60848" | EDB0−EDDF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| Telarasso
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58752" | E580–E59F | |
| Tengwar
| align="center" data-sort-value="57344" | E000–E07F | Unicode proposal made in September 1997.{{cite web | url = http://std.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC2/WG2/docs/n1641/n1641.htm | title = N1641: Proposal to encode Tengwar in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2 | first = Michael | last = Everson | publisher = Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC | date = 1997-09-18 | access-date = 2015-07-20 | archive-date = 2015-07-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150729041037/http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n1641/n1641.htm | url-status = live }} No action taken but Tengwar appears in the Roadmap to the SMP. |
| Thelwik
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58240" | E380–E3AF | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Titi Pula
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Ðoom Epictooþ | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="990272" | F1C40−F1C7F | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Tonal
| style="background: #9eff9e" | John W. Nystrom | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="59616" | E8E0−E8FF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| Unifon
| John Malone | align="center" data-sort-value="59200" | E740–E76F | In UCSUR, the block Unifon Extended was added in the code range U+E6F0–U+E73F.{{cite web|url = https://www.kreativekorp.com/ucsur/charts/unifon-ext.html |title = Unifon Extended: U+E6F0 - U+E73F |website = KreativeKorp |access-date = 2024-01-14}} |
| Verdurian
| Mark Rosenfelder | align="center" data-sort-value="57856" | E200–E26F | |
| Visible Speech
| align="center" data-sort-value="59264" | E780–E7FF | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Wanya
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Max Dominik Weber | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60064" | EAA0−EAFF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Whitaker Hexadecimal Numerals
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Ronald O. Whitaker | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60656" | ECF0-ECFF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| Xaîni
| Paul Blake | align="center" data-sort-value="58080" | E2E0–E2FF | |
| Zarkhánd
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58480" | E470–E48F | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Zbalermorna
| style="background: #9eff9e" | la kmir | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="993440" | F28A0−F28DF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Zese
| style="background: #9eff9e" | Jack Eisenmann | style="background: #9eff9e" align="center" data-sort-value="60864" | EDE0−EDEF | style="background: #9eff9e" | |
| Zírí:Nka
| Herman Miller | align="center" data-sort-value="58176" | E340–E35F | |
Font support
Some fonts support ConScript Unicode specified code points:
- Constructium, a proportional font based on SIL Gentium{{cite web|last1=Bettencourt|first1=Rebecca|title=Constructium|url=http://www.kreativekorp.com/software/fonts/constructium.shtml|publisher=Kreative Korporation|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-date=13 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713170919/http://www.kreativekorp.com/software/fonts/constructium.shtml|url-status=live}}
- Fairfax, a monospaced font family intended for text editors and terminals{{cite web|last1=Bettencourt|first1=Rebecca|title=Fairfax|url=https://www.kreativekorp.com/software/fonts/fairfaxhd.shtml|publisher=Kreative Korporation|access-date=5 November 2021|archive-date=23 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023162727/https://www.kreativekorp.com/software/fonts/fairfaxhd.shtml|url-status=live}}
- GNU Unifont, a bitmap font intended as a fallback font, includes CSUR and UCSUR characters in the separate Unifont CSUR package{{cite web|url=http://unifoundry.com/unifont.html|title=GNU Unifont|publisher=Unifoundry.com|access-date=2015-07-24|archive-date=2013-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112112358/http://unifoundry.com/unifont.html|url-status=live}}
- Horta{{cite web|url=http://christtrekker.users.sourceforge.net/fnt/horta.shtml|title=Horta is a remarkably intelligent and sensitive typeface|publisher=Christ Trek Fonts|access-date=2019-10-31|archive-date=2019-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031184358/http://christtrekker.users.sourceforge.net/fnt/horta.shtml|url-status=live}}
- Kurinto Font Folio{{cite web|title=Kurinto Font Folio|url=https://Kurinto.com/|access-date=2020-07-27|archive-date=2020-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726160734/http://www.kurinto.com/|url-status=live}}
- Nishiki-teki{{cite web|title=にしき的フォント|url=https://umihotaru.work/|first=Shiroi|last=Niwatori|lang=ja|access-date=2024-01-14}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.evertype.com/standards/csur/ ConScript Unicode Registry]
- [https://www.kreativekorp.com/ucsur/ Under-ConScript Unicode Registry]
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