Lepcha (Unicode block)

Lepcha
Range U+1C00..U+1C4F
(80 code points)
Plane BMP
Scripts Lepcha
Major alphabets Lepcha
Assigned 74 code points
Unused 6 reserved code points
Unicode version history
5.1 74 (+74)
Note: [1][2]

Lepcha is a Unicode block containing characters for writing the Lepcha language of Sikkim and West Bengal, India.

Lepcha[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
 0123456789ABCDEF
U+1C0x
U+1C1x
U+1C2x
U+1C3x ᰿
U+1C4x
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 11.0
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 Lepcha block:

VersionFinal code points[lower-alpha 1]CountUTC IDL2 IDWG2 IDDocument
5.1U+1C00..1C37, 1C3B..1C49, 1C4D..1C4F74UTC/1991-101McGowan, Rick (1991-10-24), Róng (Lepcha) block description and chart draft
L2/99-067Everson, Michael (1999-02-11), Lepcha script (RÓNG)
L2/03-253Kai, Daniel (2003-08-13), Lepcha, Limbu, Syloti, Saurashtra, Tai Le and Bugis Proposals
L2/03-259Kai, Daniel (2003-08-13), Introduction to the Lepcha Script
L2/04-397Vikas, Om (2004-10-28), Proposal to encode Lepcha
L2/05-061REverson, Michael (2005-02-04), Analysis of Indian proposal to encode Lepcha script in the UCS
L2/05-158RN2947REverson, Michael (2005-06-15), Proposal for encoding the Lepcha Script in the BMP of the UCS
L2/06-220Letter from Government of Sikkim regarding Lepcha Encoding, 2006-05-12
L2/11-305Priest, Lorna A. (2011-07-27), Lepcha Encoding model feedback
  1. Proposed code points and characters names may differ from final code points and names

References

  1. "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
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