The Type field indicates the basic script type (A) alphabets & abjads, (G) abugidas, (L) logosyllabaries, (I) ideographic systems, (S) syllabaries. The secondary HMA type values are "h" for historical scripts, "m" for living minority scripts (including those in liturgical use and categorized as "near-modern"), and "a" for artificial scripts..
The Plane field indicates whether the proposal is suggested for encoding on the BMP (0) or the SMP (1).
The Proposal field indicates whether a proposal has been written, denoted either with a "Y" (for "Yes") or "Approved" (if the proposal has been approved by the Unicode Technical Committee). A link is made to the most current proposal.
The Chart Font field indicates whether a font acceptable for printing the code charts in the standard has been obtained.
The Free Font field indicates whether a Unicode-compatible font for the proposed encoding (or PUA facsimile) is available for download by the general public at no charge.
(The Proposal and Free Font fields will contain links to the latest proposals or fonts if available. In some cases the proposals are only preliminary, and may include just a code chart and a list of names.)
The Contact field is the name of the central contact person in charge of coordinating activities related to the script proposal. "Everson" is Michael Everson.
Note: For basic questions that need to be answered on specific proposals, please see the ProposalQuestions.html webpage.
| Script Name | Type | HMA | Plane | Proposal | Chart Font | Free Font | Contact name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahom | G | h | 1 | Y | - | - | Everson |
| Alpine scripts (see note 1) | A | h | 1 | - | - | - | Everson |
| Anatolian Hieroglyphs | L | h | 1 | Y | - | - | Everson |
| Aramaic | A | h | Approved | - | |||
| Avestan | A | m | 0 | Approved | Y | - | Everson |
| Aztec Pictograms | I | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Bagam (Eghap) | S | m | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Balinese | G | m | 1 | Approved | - | - | Everson |
| Balti | G | m | 1 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| Barnum, modern | Y | Everson, Konrad Tuchscherer, Charles Riley | |||||
| Bamum, old | S | m | 1 | Y | - | - | Everson, Konrad Tuchscherer, Charles Riley |
| Bassa | A | m | 1 | Y | - | - | Everson |
| Batak | G | m | 0 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| Blissymbolics | I | m | 1 | Y | - | - | Everson |
| Box Headed (see Chalukya) | - | - | |||||
| Brahmi (see note 2) | G | h | 1 | Y | - | Baums, Glass and Everson | |
| Buginese | G | m | 0 | Approved | Y | - | Everson |
| Buthakukye | A | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Byblos | h | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Carian | A | h | 1 | Approved | - | - | Everson |
| Chakma | G | m | 0 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| Chalukya (Box Headed; see note 2) | G | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Cham | G | m | 0 | Approved | Y | - | Everson |
| Chinook (see note 3) | A | h | 1 | - | - | - | Everson |
| Chola | G | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Cirth | A | a | 1 | Y | - | - | Everson |
| Coptic | A | m | 0 | Approved | - | - | Everson, Stephen Emmel |
| Cypro-Minoan | L | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Egyptian Hieroglyphs | L | h | 1 | Approved | Y | - | Everson, Richmond, et al. |
| Egypt. Transliteration Chars. (Latin script) | A | h | 0 | Approved | - | - | Everson |
| Elbasan | A | h | 1 | - | - | - | Everson |
| Elymaic | h | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Ethiopic Extensions | S | m | 0 | Approved | - | - | Ethiopia N.B. |
| Grantha | A | m | 0 | - | - | - | |
| Greek (missing chars.) | A | h | - | Approved | - | - | Maria Pantelia |
| HamNoSys | I | a | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hatran | A | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Hungarian Runic | A | h | 0 | Y | Y | - | Everson, Szelp |
| Iberian | A | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Indus Valley Script | L | h | 1 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| Javanese | G | m | 0 | Approved | Y | - | Everson |
| Jurchin | I | h | 1 | - | - | - | Andrew C West |
| Kaithi | G | m | 1 | Approved | - | - | Anshuman Pandey |
| Kayah Li | G | m | 0 | Approved | Y | - | Everson |
| Kawi | G | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Khamti | G | h | 1 | Y | - | - | Everson |
| Kharoshthi | G | h | 1 | Approved | Y | - | Andrew Glass |
| Khotanese (see note 2) | G | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Kitan Large Script | I | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Kitan Small Script | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kpelle | S | m | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Lahnda | G | m | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Lanna (Old Xishuangbanna Dai) | G | m | 0 | Y | - | - | Martin Hosken & Everson |
| Lepcha | G | m | 0 | Approved | Y | - | Everson |
| Linear A | L | h | 1 | - | Y | - | Everson |
| Loma | - | - | |||||
| Luvian (see Hittite) | - | - | |||||
| Lycian | A | h | 1 | Approved | Y | - | Everson |
| Lydian | A | h | 1 | Approved | Y | - | Everson |
| Mandaic | A | m | 0 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| Manichaean | A | h | 1 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| Mayan Hieroglyphs | I | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Mende | S | m | 1 | - | - | - | Everson |
| Meroitic | A | h | 1 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| Meetei (Modern) | G | m |
0 | Y | - | - | Everson |
Meetei (Historic) |
G | m | 0 | Y | - | - | Everson |
| Modi | G | m | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Moonscript | - | - | - | ||||
| Myanmar extensions | G | m | 0 | Approved | - | - | NSAI, UK, MLC, et al. |
| Nabataean | A | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Naxi Geba | S | h | 1 | Y | - | - | Everson |
| Naxi Tomba | I | h | 1 | Y | - | - | China NB |
| New Tai Lue | m | 0 | Approved | Y | - | Everson | |
| Newari | G | m | 0 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| N'ko | A | m | 0 | Approved | - | - | Everson |
| North Arabic | A | h | 1 | - | Y | - | Everson |
| Numidian | A | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Nushu | I | m | 1 | Y | - | - | China NB |
| Ol Chiki (Ol Cemet') | G | m | 0 | Approved | Y | - | Everson |
| Old Permic | A | h | 1 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| Old Turkic | Approved | Everson, China NB | |||||
| Orkhon (see Old Turkic) | A | h | 1 | - | Y | - | Everson |
| Pahawh Hmong | S | m | 0 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| Pahlavi (see Avestan) | - | ||||||
| Palmyrene | A | h | 1 | Y | - | - | Everson |
| Phoenician | A | h | 1 | Approved | - | - | Everson |
| Pollard Phonetic (Miao) | S | m | 1 | Y | - | - | China NB |
| Proto-Elamite | h | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Pyu (Tircil) | G | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Rejang | G | m | 1 | Approved | Y | - | Everson |
| Rongo Rongo | L | h | 1 | Y | - | - | Everson |
| Samaritan | A | m | 0 | Approved | Y | - | Everson |
| Satavahana (see note 2) | G | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Saurashtra | G | m | 0 | Approved | Y | - | Everson |
| Sharada | G | m | - | - | - | - | A. Pandey |
| Siddham (see note 2) | G | h | 0 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| Sorang Sompeng | G | m | 0 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| South Arabian | A | h | 1 | Approved | Y | - | Mansour, Maktari |
| Soyombo | 1 | Y | - | - | Everson | ||
| Sumero-Akkadian Cuneiform | L | h | 1 | Approved | - | - | Everson, Tinney, Feuerherm |
| Sundanese | G | m | 0 | Approved | - | - | Everson |
| Sutton SignWriting | I | m | 1 | - | - | - | Everson |
| Tai Viet | Approved | Jim Brase | |||||
| Takri | G | m | 1 | - | - | - | A. Pandey |
| Tangut (Xixia) Characters | I | h | 1 | Y | - | - | Richard Cook |
| Tengwar | A | a | 1 | Y | - | - | Everson |
| Tifinagh | A | m | 0 | Approved | Y | - | Patrick Andries |
| Turkestani (see note 2) | G | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Tulu | G | m | 1 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| Uighur | A | h | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Vai | S | m | 1 | Approved | Y | - | Charles Riley, Everson |
| Varang Kshiti | G | m | 0 | Y | Y | - | Everson |
| Vedic accents | G | h | 0 | Y | - | - | Everson |
| Viet Thai (see Tai Viet) | |||||||
| Visible Speech | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yezidi (see note 3) | m | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Yi Extensions | L | m | 0 | - | - | - | China NB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note 1: Alpine scripts include ancient Raetic, Venetic, Lepontic, Gallic "alphabets".
Note 2: The following unencoded scripts may be covered by a unified Brahmi encoding: Chalukya, Khotanese, Satavahana, Siddham, and Turkestani. But the Brahmic encoding model needs to be worked through before a decision is made to unify or encode separately.
Note 3: May be a cipher or shorthand, not to be encoded. However, investigation is necessary to determine status.
Sources: Roadmap BMP 3.7, SMP 3.3
Last updated: October 23, 2008