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Unicode Status for Znamenny Musical Notation

In The Unicode Standard, Znamenny musical notation implementation is discussed in Chapter 21: Notational Systems.

The Znamenny musical notation was encoded in The Unicode Standard version 14.0. The script is now encoded in the following block:

BlocksCharacter RangeAdded in Unicode VersionUnicode chart
Znamenny musical notation1CF00..1CFBF14.0U1CF00.pdf

Since encoding of the script, no new characters have been added.

One document towards its inclusion has been submitted to the Unicode Technical Committee:

  • 2019-01-12 Proposal to Encode Znamenny Musical Notation in Unicode (Preliminary and Incomplete) — Aleksandr Andreev, Nikita Simmons (L2/19-053)
    • Recommendations to UTC #158 January 2019 on Script Proposals (L2/19-047) (See point 28.)
    • UTC #158 Minutes (L2/19-008) (See E.7 for decision and action items)
    • Recommendations to UTC #160 July 2019 on Script Proposals (L2/19-286) (See point 18.)
    • UTC #160 Minutes (L2/19-270) (See E.2 for decision and action items)
  • 2021-01-28 Canonical Combining Classes of Znamenny Notation Characters (revised) — Charlotte Buff (L2/21-033)
    • Recommendations to UTC #166 January 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-016) (See point 28.)
    • UTC #166 Minutes (L2/21-009) (See F.1 for decision and action items)
    • Recommendations to UTC #167 April 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-073) (See point 17b.)
    • UTC #167 Minutes (L2/21-067) (See B.1 for decision and action items)
  • 2021-03-07 Changes to the Znamenny Encoding Model Proposed during Alpha-Review — Aleksandr Andreev (L2/21-060)
    • Recommendations to UTC #167 April 2021 on Script Proposals (L2/21-073) (See point 17a.)
    • UTC #167 Minutes (L2/21-067) (See B.1, 167-C8, 167-A42, 167-A43 for decision and action items)