Alphabetical List of Scripts

Not Yet Encoded

Below is a list of scripts that are not yet officially encoded in the Unicode Standard (and ISO/IEC 10646). (For a list of scripts that have successfully been encoded with assistance from SEI, see the Completed Scripts page.)

The TYPE field indicates the

basic script type:

(A) Alphabets & Abjads

(A-S) Alphasyllabary

(G) Abugidas

(L) Logosyllabaries

(I) Ideographic systems

(N) Numeric

(Lg) Logographs

(S) Syllabaries

The type values in the HMA field are:

(h) for historical scripts

(m) for living minority scripts (including those in liturgical use and categorized as "near-modern")

(a) for artificial scripts

The Proposal field indicates whether a proposal has been written:

(Y) for "Yes

(Approved) if the proposal has been approved by the Unicode Technical Committee

A link is made to the most current proposal, if available.

In some cases the proposals are only preliminary, and may include just a code chart and a list of names. Not all scripts listed will necessarily be encoded. Those proposals which have received assistance from SEI are marked with an asterisk (*).

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 (Pandey) is Anshuman Pandey

The following scripts need further information before being added to the list below.

If you have information, please contact Deborah Anderson:

Archaic Miao Square Script, Asho Chin, Cacaxtla, Duota, Fakkham, Izapa, Jing, Kaminaljuyu, Khamyang, Lik Hto Ngouk, Old Khmer,

Old Mon, Pale Palaung, Rakhawunna, Rencong, Savara, Tajin, Takalik Abaj, Thai Nithet, Thai Noi (Lao Buhan),

Thai Yo(r), Tula.

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Last update: May 2022

Note: For basic questions that need to be answered on specific proposals, please see the Proposal Questions.

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Script Name

TYPE

HMA

Proposal

Contact name

A

Angka bejagung

(Rejang Numbers)

N

Y*

Pandey

Ariyaka

Rajan

Avoiuli

A

m

Aztec Pictograms

I

h

B

Balti-A

G

h

Y*

Pandey

Balti-B

G

h

Y*

Pandey

Beria

G

m

Y

Anderson

Bété

S

m

Y*

Rovenchak

Bhujinmol

G

h

Y

Pandey

Bimanese

Blissymbols

I

m

Y

Everson

Book Pahlavi

A

h

Y*

Pandey

Borama (Gadabuursi)

A

m

Bowen (Lao Baiwen)

Bronze script

h

Brusha

A-S

h

Y

Pandey

Byblos

A

h

C

Chola

G

h

Cirth

A

a

Y

Everson

Cistercian numerals

N

h

Y

Miller

D

E

Epi-Olmec

L

h

Ersu Shaba

I (?)

h

Y

China NB

Eskaya

S

m

Y

Pandey

F

G

Garay (Wolof)

A

m

Approved*

Rovenchak et al.

Goyakanadi

A-S

h

Y

Shashank Shenoy Basty

Gregg Shorthand

m

Gurung (Khe Phri)

m

Y

Gurung (Khema)

A-S

m

Y

Mandal

H

Hausa-2 (Raina Kama)

A

m

Y

Hausa-3 (Tafi)

A

m

Hieratic (Egyptian)

h

I

& J

K

Kaida

I, N

h

M. Rosa

Kaktovik numerals

N

m

Approved

Marín Silva, Miller, Strand

Karani

h

Kawi

G

h

Approved

Bayu Perdana, Ilham Nurwansah

Kerinci

A-S

Y

Pandey

Khatt-i Baburi

h

Y

Pandey

Khitan Large Script

(Ideographs)

I

h

Y

Chinese NB

Khom

Khotanese (Turkestani)

G

h

Y

Wilson

Kirat Rai

G

h

Approved

Mandel & Evans

Klingon

Y

Shoulson & Litaer

Kore Sebeli

A

m

Y

Bangoura, Guigon & Sylla

Kpelle

S

m

Y*

Everson & Riley

Kulitan

A-S

m

Y

Pandey

Kwekor

S

m

Ben Mitchell

L

Leke

G

m

Y

Hosken & Fickle

Linear Elamite

H

h

Y*

Pandey

Lisu Monosyllabic

S

Y

China NB

Loma

S

m

Y*

Everson

Lontara Bilang Bilang

Luo Lakeside

A

m

Y

M

Marchung

G

h

Ma-sa-ba (Bambara)

S

m

Mayan Hieroglyphs

L

h

Y*

Carlos Pallan

Micmac Hieroglyphs

Lg

h

Minangkabau

h

Mixtec

h

Moon

A

m

Y

Everson

Mwangwego

G

m

Y*

Everson

N

Naxi Dongba

I

h

Y

China NB

Naxi Geba

S

h

Y

Everson

Nisu

m

Numidian

A

h

Nwagu Aneke Igbo

S

O

Olmec

h

Oracle Bone

h

Y

Otomaung

m

P

Palaeohispanic (South)

A, S

h

Y*

Joan Ferrer et al.

Pallava

G

h

Y*

Pandey

Pau Cin Hau Syllabary

Lg

m

Y*

Pandey

Pitman Shorthand

A

m

Y

R. Rajaram

Proto-Cuneiform

Lg

h

Y*

Pandey

Proto-Elamite

h

Y*

Pandey

Proto-Sinaitic

A

h

Y*

Pandey

Pungchen

G

h

Y

Pandey

Pungchung

G

h

Punic

A

h

Pyu (Tircul)

G

h

Y*

Pandey

R

Rongo Rongo

L

h

Y

Everson

S

Shankha (Shell script)

h

Shavian Quikscript

Shuishu Logograms

I

h

Y

Chinese NB

Sidetic

A

h

Y

Pandey

Sirmauri

G

Y

Pandey

Siyaq (Diwani)

N

h

Y*

Pandey

Siyaq (Persian)

N

h

Y*

Pandey

Stokoe (Stokoe Notation)

A

m

Priest (Evans)

Sunuwar

A, A-S

m

Approved*

Pandey

T

Tangsa (Khimhun)

A

m

Y*

Pandey

Tani

A

h

Y*

Pandey

Tengwar

A

a

Y

Everson

Teotihuacan

h

Tikamuli

A

m

Y*

Pandey

Tocharian

G

h

Y

Wilson

Todhri

A

h

Approved*

Everson

Tolong Siki

A

m

Y*

Pandey

Tulu-Tigalari

G

Approved

Murthy & Rajan

U

&

V

W

Y

Yi , Sani Yi

L

m

Z

Note 1: See "Khotanese" and "Tocharian".

Note 2: Withdrawn pending further info.

Sources: Roadmap BMP 8.0.0, SMP 8.0.0

Last updated: May 2022