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Unicode Status for Kanbun

The Kanbun script is not yet in Unicode. A Kanbun Extended block (U+16FB0..U+16FDF) has been added to the Roadmap for the Unicode Standard.

Several documents for its inclusion has been submitted to the Unicode Technical Committee:

  • 2020-10-10 Suggestion concerning tentative roadmap placement of Kanbun Extended block — Mika Moist (L2/20-276)

    • Recommendations to UTC #165 October 2020 on Script Proposals (L2/20-250) (See point 18.)

    • UTC #165 Minutes (L2/20-237) (See B.1 for decision and action items)

    • Recommendations to UTC #166 January 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-016) (See point 23.)

    • UTC #166 Minutes (L2/21-009) (See C.1 — 4 for decision and action items)

  • 2021-01-06 Proposal to Encode 20 Additional Kanbun Marks — Wang Yifan (L2/21-082)

  • Recommendations to UTC #167 April 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-073) (See point 12.)

  • UTC #167 Minutes (L2/21-067) (See B.1 167-A36, 167-A37 for decision and action items)