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Unicode Status for Adlam

In The Unicode Standard, Adlam Script implementation is discussed in Chapter 19 Africa and in Evolution of Adlam Characters Since Encoding.

The Adlam script was encoded in The Unicode Standard version 9.0. The script is now encoded in the following block:

BlocksCharacter RangeAdded in Unicode VersionUnicode chart
Adlam1E900..1E95F9.0U1E900.pdf

A number of proposals for its inclusion have been submitted to the Unicode Technical Committee and WG2:

  • 2013-10-28 Preliminary proposal for encoding the Adlam script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N4488, L2/13-191)

  • 2014-09-23 Proposal for encoding the Adlam script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N4628, L2/14-219)

  • 2018-09-17 Proposal to encode ADLAM NASALIZATION MARK for ADLaM script — Abdoulaye Barry, Ibrahima Barry, Peter Constable, Andrew Glass (L2/18-282)

    • Recommendations to UTC #157 September 2018 on Script Proposals (L2/18-300) (See point 3.)

    • UTC #157 Minutes (L2/18-272) (See C.7 for decision and action items)

  • 2019-02-11 Replacement of Adlam Reference Font in Codesheet to Updated Design — Neil Patel, Mark Jamra (L2/19-070)

  • 2019-04-19 Replacement of Adlam Reference Font in Codesheet to Updated Design — Neil Patel, Mark Jamra, Craig Cornelius, Ibrahima Barry, Abdoulaye Barry (L2/19-119)

    • Recommendations to UTC #159 April-May 2019 on Script Proposals (L2/19-173) (See point 5.)

    • UTC #159 Minutes (L2/19-122) (See C.14 for decision and action items)

  • 2022-03-03 Update on implementation status of African scripts — Charles L. Riley (L2/22-073)

    • Recommendations to UTC #171 April 2022 on Script Proposals (L2/22-068) (See point 28.)

    • UTC #171 Minutes (L2/22-061) (See D.1 SECTION 28 for decision and action items)

  • 2022-10-17 Canonical combining class for nukta characters — Norbert Lindenberg (L2/22-250)

    • UTC #173 Minutes (L2/22-241) (See D.1.10 for decision and action items)

  • 2023-09-08 Update on Usage and Implementation Status of African Scripts — Oreen Yousuf, Charles Riley, Daniel Yacob, Neil Patel, Tim Brookes (L2/23-203)

    • Recommendations to UTC #177 November 2023 on Script Proposals (L2/23-238) (See point C.26.)

  • 2024-08-08 Replacement of Adlam Reference Font in Codesheet to Updated Design — Neil Patel and Mark Jamra (JamraPatel), Ibrahima Barry, Abdoulaye Barry (L2/24-205)

    • Recommendations to UTC #181 November 2024 on Script Proposals (L2/24-228) (See point 4.1.)

    • UTC #181 Minutes (L2/24-221) (See D.1 4.1 for decision and action items)

  • 2024-08-28 Proposal for Adlam Names List Modifications — Neil Patel (L2/24-204)

    • Recommendations to UTC #182 January 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-010) (See point 3.2.)

    • UTC #182 Minutes (L2/25-003) (See D.1 3.2 for decision and action items)