Unicode Status for Kpelle

The Kpelle script is not yet in Unicode. The script has a tentative allocation at U+16C00..U+16C7F in the Roadmap to the SMP for the Unicode Standard.

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

• 2008-12-14 Encoding of the Kpelle Script (preliminary proposal) — Charles Riley (L2/09-326)

• 2009-04-22 Report to JTC1 Chair and JTC1/SC2 Chair Regarding Resolution 34 on African Languages — Deborah Anderson (WG2 N3641, L2/09-285)

• 2010-02-23 Preliminary proposal for encoding the Kpelle script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson, Charles Riley (WG2 N3762, L2/10-063)

• 2020-02-05 Report on progress with African scripts in Unicode and their implementations — Charles L. Riley (L2/20-067)

• 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)

• 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.)