Dear all,

a colleague just reminded me how important it is to keep an eye on how scripts are being encoded for use on computers. A new version of Unicode will be released in September and the beta review opened on Tuesday for comments until end of June. It is the last chance to raise any issues. Here are the new Indic scripts coming:

Recently invented scripts:

• Gurung Khema (for Gurung) https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2022/22157-gurung-khema-script.pdf
• Kirat Rai (for Bantawa) https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2022/22043r-kirat-rai.pdf
• Ol Onal (for Bhumij) https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2022/22151r-ol-onal-script.pdf
• Sunuwar by Jentich https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2021/21157r-sunuwar.pdf

Historical scripts:

• Tulu-Tigalari (mostly for Sanskrit) https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2022/22031-tulu-tigalari-prop.pdf

(As a bonus, there is also Burmese numerals for Eastern Pwo Karen and Pa’O https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2022/22046-myanmar-numerals.pdf)

If you have any concerns about any of these, please get in touch.

Best regards,

Jan Kučera

ल Institute of South and Central Asia Students, Prague