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Unicode Status for Western Cham

The Western Cham script is not yet in Unicode. The script has a tentative allocation at U+1E200..U+1E26F in the Roadmap to the SMP for the Unicode Standard.

Several documents toward encoding the script have been submitted to WG2 and the Unicode Technical Committee:

  • 2016-04-25 Proposal to encode seven Cham characters in the BMP of the UCS — Michael Everson, Andrew Cunningham (WG2 N4711, L2/16-082)

    • Recommendations to UTC #147 May 2016 on Script Proposals — Deborah Anderson, Ken Whistler, Roozbeh Pournader, Andrew Glass, Laurentiu Iancu (L2/16-156) (See section 11 for recommendations)

    • UTC #147 Minutes (L2/16-121) (See C.9 for decision and action items)

  • 2016-06-13 Proposal to encode Western Cham in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson, Andrew Cunningham (WG2 N4734, L2/16-198)

    • Recommendations to UTC #148 August 2016 on Script Proposals — Deborah Anderson, Ken Whistler, Rick McGowan, Roozbeh Pournader, Andrew Glass, Laurentiu Iancu, and Lisa Moore (L2/16-216) (See section 8 for recommendations)

    • UTC #148 Minutes (L2/16-203) (See C.12 for decision and action items)

  • 2019-06-12 Proposal to encode Western Cham (revised) — Martin Hosken (WG2 N5098R, (L2/19-217)

    • Recommendations to UTC #160 July 2019 on Script Proposals (L2/19-286) (See point 13.)

    • UTC #160 Minutes (L2/19-270) (See D.2 for decision and action items)

    • Recommendations to UTC #161 October 2019 on Script Proposals (L2/19-343) (See point 16.)

    • UTC #161 Minutes (L2/19-323) (See C.15 for decision and action items)

    • Recommendations to UTC #162 January 2020 on Script Proposals (L2/20-046) (See point 10.)

    • UTC #162 Minutes (L2/20-015) (See C.12 for decision and action items)

  • 2020-01-07 Response to proposal to encode Western Cham in the UCS — Alberto Pérez Pereiro, Jorge López Cortina, Leb Ke (L2/20-018)

    • UTC #162 Minutes (L2/20-015) (See C.12.1.1 for decision and action items)

  • 2020-01-20 Response to L2/20-018 W. Cham response — Martin Hosken (L2/20-062)

  • 2020-01-25 Response to Western Cham Script Adhoc Comments L2/20-046 — Martin Hosken (L2/20-063)

  • 2020-03-25 Final Proposal to encode Western Cham in the UCS — Martin Hosken (L2/20-061)

    • Recommendations to UTC #163 April-May 2020 on Script Proposals (L2/20-105) (See point 12 and 18.)

    • UTC #163 Minutes (L2/20-102) (See B.1 for decision and action items)

  • 2020-04-16 Comments on L2/20-061R Final Proposal to encode Western Cham in the UCS — Deborah Anderson (L2/20-122)

    • Recommendations to UTC #163 April-May 2020 on Script Proposals (L2/20-105) (See point 12.)

    • Recommendations to UTC #164 July 2020 on Script Proposals (L2/20-169) (See point 21.)

  • 2020-07-09 Comments on Western Cham proposal — Patrick Chew (L2/20-185)

    • Recommendations to UTC #164 July 2020 on Script Proposals (L2/20-169) (See point 21.)

  • 2020-07-09 Outstanding Western Cham Issues (based on 25 May 2020 version of proposal by Martin Hosken) — Deborah Anderson (L2/20-186)

    • Recommendations to UTC #164 July 2020 on Script Proposals (L2/20-169) (See point 21.)

  • 2020-11-15 Comments on Final Proposal to encode Western Cham (L2/20-061) — Leb Ke (L2/20-285)

    • Recommendations to UTC #166 January 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-016) (See point 20.)

  • 2022-02-07 Western Cham Resolution Meeting — Martin Hosken (L2/22-049)

    • Recommendations to UTC #171 April 2022 on Script Proposals (L2/22-068) (See point 13.)

    • UTC #171 Minutes (L2/22-061) (See D.1 SECTION 13 for decision and action items)

  • 2022-02-12 Proposal to Encode Western Cham 2021— Alberto Pérez Pereiro, Leb Ke, Jorge López Cortina, Andrew Cunningham (L2/22-095)

  • 2022-02-23 Response to L2/22-049, on Western Cham Resolution Meeting — Jorge López Cortina (L2/22-050)

    • Recommendations to UTC #171 April 2022 on Script Proposals (L2/22-068) (See point 13.)

    • UTC #171 Minutes (L2/22-061) (See D.1 SECTION 13 for decision and action items)