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Unicode Status for Osmanya

In The Unicode Standard, Osmanya script implementation is discussed in Chapter 19: Africa.

The Osmanya script was encoded in The Unicode Standard version 4.0. The script is encoded in the following block:

BlocksCharacter RangeAdded in Unicode VersionUnicode Chart
Osmanya10480..104AF4.0U10480.pdf

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

  • 1999-01-25 Proposal to encode the Osmanya script in Plane 1 of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N1948, WG2 N1948_osmanya, L2/99-063)

  • 2001-07-14 Revised proposal to encode the Osmanya script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N2361, WG2 N2361r, L2/01-271, L2/01-284)

  • 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.)