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Batak (Unicode block)

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Batak
RangeU+1BC0..U+1BFF
(64 code points)
PlaneBMP
ScriptsBatak
Major alphabetsKaro
Mandailing
Pakpak
Simalungun
Toba
Assigned56 code points
Unused8 reserved code points
Unicode version history
6.0 (2010)56 (+56)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1][2]

Batak is a Unicode block containing characters for writing the Batak dialects of Karo, Mandailing, Pakpak, Simalungun, and Toba.[3]

Batak[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+1BCx
U+1BDx
U+1BEx
U+1BFx ᯿
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 16.0
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

History

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The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Batak block:

References

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  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. ^ Everson, Michael; Kozok, Uli (2008-10-07). "Proposal for encoding the Batak script in the UCS" (PDF).