Unicode Status for Mayan hieroglyphs

Mayan hieroglyphs are not yet in Unicode. The script has a tentative allocation at U+15500..U+15AFF in the Roadmap to the SMP for the Unicode Standard.

Blocks

None.

Proposals and documents

A number of documents towards its inclusion have been submitted to the Unicode Technical Committee:

• 2016-09-26 Mayan Numerals — Jameson Quinn (L2/16-264)
• 2017-03-07 Mayan Numerals: Layout and reading order in Mayan historical texts — Carlos Pallan, Debbie Anderson (L2/17-110)
• 2018-01-22 Preliminary Proposal for Encoding Mayan Hieroglyphic Text in Unicode — Carlos Pallán Gayol (L2/18-038)
  • Recommendations to UTC #154 January 2018 on Script Proposals (L2/18-039) (See point 21.)
  • UTC #154 Minutes (L2/18-007) (See C.6.1 for decision and action items)
• 2018-01-22 Slide Presentation on Proposal for Encoding Mayan Hieroglyphic Text — Carlos Pallán Gayol (L2/18-047)
  • UTC #154 Minutes (L2/18-007) (See C.6.2 for decision and action items)
• 2019-04-24 Final List of Characters and Quadrats for Mayan Codices — Carlos Pallán (L2/19-171)
  • Recommendations to UTC #159 April-May 2019 on Script Proposals (L2/19-173) (See point 1.)
  • UTC #159 Minutes (L2/19-122) (See C.21 for decision and action items)
• 2020-09-26 Updated List of Characters for Mayan Codices — Carlos Pallán (L2/20-248)
  • Recommendations to UTC #166 January 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-016) (See point 6.)
  • UTC #166 Minutes (L2/21-009) (See B.1 for decision and action items)
• 2022-12-08 Preliminary Classic Maya Syllabary and List of Classic Maya Signs — Gabrielle Vail (L2/23-020)
  • Recommendations to UTC #174 January 2023 on Script Proposals (L2/23-012) (See point B.15.)
• 2023-10-09 Updated List of Characters for Mayan Codices (supersedes L2/20-248) — Carlos Pallán Gayol (L2/23-228)
  • Recommendations to UTC #177 November 2023 on Script Proposals (L2/23-238) (See point C.29.)