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Unicode Status for Mandaic

In The Unicode Standard, Mandaic script implementation is discussed in Chapter 9 Middle East-I — Modern and Liturgical Scripts.

The Mandaic script was encoded in The Unicode Standard version 6.0. The script is encoded in the following block:

BlocksCharacter RangeAdded in Unicode VersionUnicode Chart
Mandaic0840..085F6.0U0840.pdf

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

  • 2008-01-18 Preliminary proposal to encode the Mandaic script in the BMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N3373, L2/07-412)

  • 2008-08-04 Proposal for encoding the Mandaic script in the BMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N3485, L2/08-270)

  • 2010-10-15 Joining types for Mandaic — Roozbeh Pournader (L2/10-413)

  • 2012-11-03 Sorting all RTL scripts together — Roozbeh Pournader (L2/12-377)

  • 2014-08-04 Feedback on Mandaic Shaping as noted in Public Review L2/14-179 — Deborah Anderson (L2/14-194)

  • 2019-12-25 The Non-Joining U+0858 in the Mandaic Unicode Standard — Ardwan Al-Sabti (L2/20-044)

    • Recommendations to UTC #162 January 2020 on Script Proposals (L2/20-046) (See point 5a.)

    • UTC #162 Minutes (L2/20-015) (See C.11.2 for decision and action items)

  • 2020-01-03 The Non-Joining U+0856 in the Mandaic Unicode Standard — Ardwan Al-Sabti (L2/20-043)

    • Recommendations to UTC #162 January 2020 on Script Proposals (L2/20-046) (See point 5b.)

    • UTC #162 Minutes (L2/20-015) (See C.11.1 for decision and action items)

  • 2020-01-10 Mandaic KAD — Ardwan Al-Sabti (L2/20-049)

    • UTC #162 Minutes (L2/20-015) (See C.11.3 for decision and action items)

  • 2024-05-17 On the future of MANDAIC LETTER KAD — Ben Joeng (Yang) (L2/24-133)

    • Recommendations to UTC #181 November 2024 on Script Proposals (L2/24-228) (See point 5.2.)

    • UTC #181 Minutes (L2/24-221) (See D.1 5.2 for decision and action items)