Unicode Status for Oduduwa

The Oduduwa (sometimes called Yoruba Ifa or Aladura Holy Alphabet) script is not yet in Unicode. The script has not yet been added to the Roadmap to the SMP for the Unicode Standard.

Blocks

None.

Proposals and documents

Documents that mention the script have been submitted to the Unicode Technical Committee:

• 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.)
• 2025-12-26 Preliminary Proposal to Encode the Odùduwà Script in the UCS — Oreen Yousuf, Vyshantha Simha (L2/26-026)
  • Recommendations to UTC #186 (January 2026) on Script Proposals (L2/26-010) (See point 1.7.)
  • UTC #186 Minutes (L2/26-003) (See D.1 1.7 for decision and action items)