Unicode Status for Runic
In The Unicode Standard, Runic script implementation is discussed in Chapter 8 Europe-II — Ancient and Other Scripts
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Runic script was encoded in The Unicode Standard version 3.0. The script is encoded in the following block:
| Blocks | Character Range | Added in Unicode Version | Unicode Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runic | 16A0..16FF | 3.0 | U16A0.pdf |
Runic should not be confused with Hungarian Runic which is being discussed for encoding in The Unicode Standard.
Subsequent to version 3.0, the following characters have been added to the Runic script:
| Characters | Unicode Version | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
| 16F1..16F8 | 7.0 | WG2 N4013, L2/11-096 |
Documentation refers to ISO Working Group and Unicode proposals
A number of proposals for its inclusion have been submitted to the Unicode Technical Committee and WG2:
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1992-11-25 Northern Runes — Rick McGowan (Unicode Technical Report #3 R2
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1995-09-19 Consensus Name and ordering proposal for the Futhark — Michael Everson (WG2 N1262.txt (not online))
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1996-07-23 Second Revised Proposal for Runic Character Names — Sweden NB, Ireland NB (WG2 N1417.doc, WG2 N1417.txt (neither online))
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1998-03-23 Part 1:Architecture and Basic Multilingual Plane AMENDMENT 19: Runic — WG2 (WG2 N1771 (not online))
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2000-02-15 Scripts from the Past in Future Versions of Unicode — Carl-Martin Bunz (L2/00-128
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2000-04-26 Further comments on historic scripts — Carl-Martin Bunz (L2/00-153
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2001-01-09 Ordering the Runic script (revised) — Michael Everson (L2/01-023
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2009-10-29 Proposed Changes to Runic Block U+16A0 — Małgorzata Deroń (L2/09-312
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2011-05-10 Proposal to encode additional Runic characters in the UCS — Michael Everson, Andrew West (WG2 N4013
, L2/11-096) -
2024-05-22 (R)Unicode: Encoding and Sustainability Issues in Runology — Elisabeth Maria Magin, Marcus Smith (L2/24-129
)