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Unicode Status for Tulu-Tigalari

In The Unicode Standard, Tulu-Tigalari script implementation is discussed in Chapter 15 South and Central Asia-IV — Other Historic Scripts.

The Tulu-Tigalari script was encoded in The Unicode Standard version 16.0. The script is now encoded in the following block:

BlocksCharacter RangeAdded in Unicode VersionUnicode chart
Tulu-Tigalari11380..113FF16.0U11380.pdf

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

  • 2011-04-22 Preliminary proposal for encoding the Tulu script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N4025, L2/11-120)

  • 2016-08-18 Preliminary proposal to encode Tigalari script in Unicode — Vaishnavi Murthy K Y (L2/16-241 password protected)

    • Recommendations to UTC #149 November 2016 on Script Proposals (L2/16-342) (See point 2.)

    • UTC #149 Minutes (L2/16-325) (See D.2 for decision and action items)

  • 2017-01-23 Preliminary analysis of ZWNJ and ZWJ’s usage in Indic scripts (XLSX spreadsheet) — Liang Hai (L2/17-046)

  • 2017-04-17 Request for editorial updates to Indic scripts — Srinidhi A, Sridatta A (L2/17-098)

    • Recommendations to UTC #152 July-August 2017 on Script Proposals (L2/17-255) (See point 7.)

  • 2017-05-26 Comments on encoding the Tigalari script — Srinidhi A, Sridatta A (L2/17-182)

  • 2017-09-30 Replies to Script Ad Hoc Recommendations and Comments on Tigalari Proposal — Vaishnavi Murthy Yerkadithaya (L2/18-175)

  • 2017-10-20 Preliminary proposal to encode Tigalari script in Unicode — Vaishnavi Murthy K Y, Vinodh Rajan (L2/17-378)

    • Recommendations to UTC #154 January 2018 on Script Proposals (L2/18-039) (See point 19.)

    • Recommendations to UTC #155 April-May 2018 on Script Proposals (L2/18-168) (See point 34.)

    • Recommendations to UTC #156 July 2018 on Script Proposals (L2/18-241) (See point 13.)

    • UTC #156 Minutes (L2/18-183) (See D.8 for decision and action items)

  • 2017-11-06 Letter in support of preliminary proposal to encode Tigalari — Guru Prasad (L2/17-411)

  • 2017-11-09 Letter to Vaishnavi Murthy in support of Tigalari encoding proposal — A. V. Nagasampige (L2/17-422)

  • 2018-05-28 Feedback on pushpika — Deborah Anderson (L2/18-232)

  • 2020-06-19 Tulu Unicode Minutes and Charts — U.B. Pavanaja, et al (L2/20-177)

    • Recommendations to UTC #164 July 2020 on Script Proposals (L2/20-169) (See point 18.)

  • 2020-09-23 Proposal to encode Tulu — U. B. Pavanaja ( L2/21-019)

  • 2020-10-22 Letter of Support for Tulu — Guru Prasad ( L2/21-007)

  • 2020-10-25 Comments on differences between Tulu and Tigalari proposals — Jan Kučera (L2/20-279)

    • Recommendations to UTC #166 January 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-016) (See point 16.)

  • 2021-04-03 Updated proposal to encode Tulu-Tigalari script in Unicode (replaces L2/17-378) — Vaishnavi Murthy Kodipady Yerkadithaya, Vinodh Rajan (L2/21-086)

    • Recommendations to UTC #167 April 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-073) (See point 9b.)

    • UTC #166 Minutes (L2/21-009) (See B.1 for decision and action items)

  • 2021-04-22 Proposal to postpone encoding of the new Tulu script from the Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy — Vinodh Rajan, Liang Hai, Srinidhi A, Sridatta A, Vaishnavi Murthy Yerkadithaya (L2/21-092)

    • Recommendations to UTC #167 April 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-073) (See point 9a.)

    • UTC #167 Minutes (L2/21-067) (See B.1 for decision and action items)

  • 2021-05-01 Tulu Lipi Parchaya (translation) — Radhakrishna Bellur, Nischith Ramakunja (L2/21-189)

    • Recommendations to UTC #169 October 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-174) (See point 11a.)

  • 2021-05-23 Tulu documents — Akashraj Jain (L2/21-188)

    • Recommendations to UTC #169 October 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-174) (See point 11a.)

  • 2021-05-23 Karnataka Tulu Academy - Unicode Reply — Akash Raj Jain, et al (L2/21-213)

    • Recommendations to UTC #169 October 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-174) (See point 11a.)

  • 2021-07-14 Updated proposal to encode Tulu-Tigalari script in Unicode — Vaishnavi Murthy Kodipady Yerkadithaya, Vinodh Rajan (L2/21-146)

    • Recommendations to UTC #168 July 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-130) (See point 13a.)

    • UTC #168 Minutes (L2/21-123) (See B.1 for decision and action items)

  • 2021-07-14 Replies to Tulu-Tigalari Issues — Vaishnavi Murthy Kodipady Yerkadithaya, Vinodh Rajan (L2/21-147)

    • Recommendations to UTC #168 July 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-130) (See point 13b.)

    • UTC #168 Minutes (L2/21-123) (See B.1 for decision and action items)

  • 2021-08-08 A list of common Tulu-Tigalari conjuncts — Vaishnavi Murthy (L2/21-211)

    • Recommendations to UTC #169 October 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-174) (See point 11b.)

  • 2021-08-13 Updated proposal to encode Tulu-Tigalari script in Unicode — Vaishnavi Murthy Yerkadithaya, Vinodh Rajan (L2/21-210)

    • Recommendations to UTC #169 October 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-174) (See point 11b.)

  • 2021-08-18 Two letters of support for the Tulu-Tigalari — Vaishnavi Murthy (L2/21-212)

    • Recommendations to UTC #169 October 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-174) (See point 11b.)

  • 2021-09-27 Comments on L2/21-213 Karnataka Tulu Academy - Unicode Reply — Vaishnavi Murthy (L2/21-220)

    • Recommendations to UTC #169 October 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-174) (See point 11a.)

  • 2021-12-13 Proposal to Encode Tulu Script in Unicode — Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy (L2/22-034)

  • 2022-01-04 Further Response to Tulu Academy Documents — Vaishnavi Murthy Yerkadithaya, Vinodh Rajan (L2/22-032)

  • 2022-01-06 Approving TULU UNICODE SCRIPTS by UNICODE CONSORTIUM — Beluru Sudarshana (L2/22-033)

  • 2022-01-15 Updated proposal to encode the Tulu-Tigalari script in Unicode (replaces L2/21-210) — Vaishnavi Murthy Yerkadithaya, Vinodh Rajan (L2/22-031)

    • Recommendations to UTC #170 January 2022 on Script Proposals (L2/22-023) (See point 12.)

    • UTC #170 Minutes (L2/22-016) (See D.1 SECTION 12 for decision and action items)

    • Recommendations to UTC #178 January 2024 on Script Proposals (L2/24-013) (See point A.IV.5.)

    • UTC #178 Minutes (L2/24-006) (See D.1 Section 5 for decision and action items)

  • 2022-02-17 Letter on Tulu-Tigalari from Dr. Guru Prasad, Director, KaNaada Phonetics Pvt. Ltd. — Guru Prasad (L2/22-075)

    • Recommendations to UTC #171 April 2022 on Script Proposals (L2/22-068) (See point 6a.)

    • UTC #171 Minutes (L2/22-061) (See D.1 SECTION 7 for decision and action items)

  • 2022-04-15 Line breaking at orthographic syllable boundaries (revised) — Norbert Lindenberg, et al (L2/22-080)

  • 2022-05-09 Request to speed up the process of approval to “Proposal to encode Tulu Script in Unicode” — V Sunill Kumar (L2/22-103)

    • Recommendations to UTC #172 July 2022 on Script Proposals (L2/22-128) (See point 7.)

  • 2022-09-25 Proposal to encode three characters in Tulu-Tigalari — Srinidhi A, Sridatta A (L2/22-260)

    • Recommendations to UTC #173 November 2022 on Script Proposals (L2/22-248) (See point A 7.)

    • UTC #173 Minutes (L2/22-241) (See D.1.9 for decision and action items)

  • 2022-10-26 Additional Document for Unicode Tulu Proposal — Akash Raj Jain (L2/23-021)

    • Recommendations to UTC #174 January 2023 on Script Proposals (L2/23-012) (See point A.III.7.)

    • UTC #174 Minutes (L2/23-005) (See D.1 Section III.7 for decision and action items)

    • Recommendations to UTC #179 April 2024 on Script Proposals (L2/24-068) (See point A.V.9.)

    • UTC #179 Minutes (L2/24-061) (See D.1 Section V-9 for decision and action items)

  • 2023-01-13 Disunification of Tulu-Tigalari script & Invented Tulu Script — Vaishnavi Murthy, Vinodh Rajan (L2/23-055)

    • Recommendations to UTC #175 April 2023 on Script Proposals (L2/23-083) (See point C.17.)

    • Recommendations to UTC #179 April 2024 on Script Proposals (L2/24-068) (See point A.V.9.)

  • 2023-08-18 Summary of Script Extensions for Tulu-Tigalari — Srinidhi A, Sridatta A (L2/23-217)

    • Recommendations to UTC #177 November 2023 on Script Proposals (L2/23-238) (See point A.V.7.)

    • UTC #177 Minutes (L2/23-231) (See D.1.1 Section 7 for decision and action items)

  • 2024-06-07 Corrections for 16.0 Tulu-Tigalari chart (PRI #502) — Vaishnavi Murthy Yerkadithaya, Vinodh Rajan (L2/24-149)

    • Recommendations to UTC #180 (July 2024) on Script Proposals (L2/24-166) (See point A.VII.23.)

    • UTC #180 Minutes (L2/24-159) (See D.1 Section 23 for decision and action items)

  • 2024-11-01 Tulu-Tigalari Conjoiner Glyph Recommendations to UTC #181 November 2024 on Script Proposals (L2/24-228) (See point 4.4.)

    • UTC #181 Minutes (L2/24-221) (See D.1 4.4 for decision and action items)

  • 2024-11-01 Tulu-Tigalari Public Feedback Recommendations to UTC #181 November 2024 on Script Proposals (L2/24-228) (See point 6.1.)

    • UTC #181 Minutes (L2/24-221) (See D.1 6.1 for decision and action items)

  • 2024-12-27 KTA support letter — Kerala Tulu Academy (L2/25-027)

    • Recommendations to UTC #183 April 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-091) (See point 5.5.)

  • 2024-12-29 Proposal to encode Tulu-Tigalari numerals — Biswajit Mandal (L2/25-020)

    • Recommendations to UTC #182 January 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-010) (See point 6.3.)

    • UTC #182 Minutes (L2/25-003) (See D.1 6.3 for decision and action items)

  • 2025-01-08 Supportive Document for Tulu Unicode Proposal — Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy (L2/25-026)

    • Recommendations to UTC #183 April 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-091) (See point 5.5.)

  • 2025-02-10 Proposal to Encode 4 Characters and 1 Half-Vowel, and 12 Numerals in Tulu-Tigalari — Dr. Pravinraj S Rao, Dr. Radhakrishna Bellur, Dr. Guru Prasad, Dr. Kekunnayya (L2/25-063)

    • Recommendations to UTC #183 April 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-091) (See point 5.5.)

  • 2025-03-01 Continued Proposal Document to Encode Tulu — Dr. Akash Raj Jain (L2/25-082)

    • Recommendations to UTC #183 April 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-091) (See point 5.5.)

  • 2025-03-13 KTSA Authorisation letters — Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy (L2/25-083)

    • Recommendations to UTC #183 April 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-091) (See point 5.5.)

  • 2025-03-17 Updated Proposal to Encode Modern Tulu in Unicode — Dr. Akash Raj Jain (L2/25-095)

    • Recommendations to UTC #183 April 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-091) (See point 5.5.)

  • 2025-03-22 Response on the Encoding of Tulu-Tigalari Letter Archaic II — Srinidhi A, Sridatta A (L2/25-113)

    • Recommendations to UTC #183 April 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-091) (See point 1.2.)

    • UTC #183 Minutes (L2/25-085) (See D.1 1.2 for decision and action items)

  • 2025-03-26 Modern Tulu Unicode: Key Concerns for Recognition, Integration, and Digital Sustainability — Vivekananda S (L2/25-096)

    • Recommendations to UTC #183 April 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-091) (See point 5.5.)

  • 2025-04-05 Request for Expedited Encoding of Tulu Script — Captain Brijesh Chowta (L2/25-116)

    • Recommendations to UTC #183 April 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-091) (See point 5.5.)