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Unicode Status for Sidetic

In The Unicode Standard, Sidetic script implementation is discussed in Chapter 8: Europe-II — Ancient and Other Scripts.

The Sidetic script was encoded in The Unicode Standard version 17.0. The script is encoded in the following block:

BlocksCharacter RangeAdded in Unicode VersionUnicode Chart
Sidetic10940..1095F17.0U10940.pdf

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

  • 2019-04-10 Introducing the Sidetic Script — Anshuman Pandey (L2/19-106)
  • 2021-06-10 Preliminary proposal to encode the Sidetic script in Unicode — Anshuman Pandey (L2/21-111)
    • Recommendations to UTC #168 July 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-130) (See point 3.)
    • UTC #168 Minutes (L2/21-123) (See B.1 for decision and action items)
  • 2022-10-14 Revised proposal to encode the Sidetic script in Unicode — Anshuman Pandey (L2/22-235)
    • Recommendations to UTC #173 November 2022 on Script Proposals (L2/22-248) (See point B 21.)
  • 2023-01-05 Revised proposal to encode Sidetic in Unicode — Anshuman Pandey (L2/23-019)
    • Recommendations to UTC #174 January 2023 on Script Proposals (L2/23-012) (See point A.I.1)
    • UTC #174 Minutes (L2/23-005) (See D.1 Section I.1 for decision and action items)
    • Recommendations to UTC #175 April 2023 on Script Proposals (L2/23-083) (See point C.16.)
    • Recommendations to UTC #180 (July 2024) on Script Proposals (L2/24-166) (See point A.II.4.)
    • UTC #180 Minutes (L2/24-159) (See D.1 Section 4 for decision and action items)
  • 2025-04-13 Update on Sidetic — Alfredo Rizza, Michaela Zinko (L2/25-133)
    • Recommendations to UTC #183 April 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-091) (See point 4.4.)
    • UTC #183 Minutes (L2/25-085) (See D.1 4.4 for decision and action items)
  • 2025-04-26 Sidetic Naming Conventions — Debbie Anderson, Robin Leroy, Ken Whistler (L2/25-141)