ConScript Unicode Registry

The ConScript Unicode Registry is a volunteer project to coordinate the assignment of code points in the Unicode Private Use Areas (PUA) for the encoding of artificial scripts, such as those for constructed languages.^[1] It was founded by John Cowan and was maintained by him and Michael Everson. It is not affiliated with the Unicode Consortium.^[2]

History

The ConScript Unicode Registry is a volunteer project^[3] that was founded by John Cowan^[4] in the early 1990s. It is a joint project of John Cowan and Michael Everson.^[4]

Historically, it was hosted on both Cowan and Everson's websites (branded as the North American and European sites, respectively); in 2002, the site was transitioned to be hosted exclusively on Everson's site.^[5][6]

Since 2008, the ConScript Unicode Registry has been largely unmaintained; in 2008, Cowan explained that Everson was too busy to continue maintaining the project.^[7] Due to this inactivity, Rebecca Bettencourt founded the Under-ConScript Unicode Registry, aiming to coordinate code points for constructed languages until they can be formally added to the ConScript Unicode Registry.^[8] Scripts added to the Under-ConScript Unicode Registry include Sitelen Pona (for Toki Pona)^[9] and Cirth.^[10]

Scripts

The CSUR and UCSUR include the following scripts:^[1][11][8]

  Withdrawn

  Allocated only in the UCSUR

Scripts in the ConScript Unicode Registry^[1]^[11] and Under-ConScript Unicode Registry^[8]

Writing system	Creator(s)	Code range	Notes
Aiha	Ursula K. Le Guin	F8A0–F8CF
Alzetjan	Herman Miller	E550–E57F
Amlin	Marnanel Thurman	E6D0−E6EF
Amman-Iar	David Bell	E2A0–E2CF
Ath	Morioka Hiroyuki	F4C0−F4EF
aUI	John W. Weilgart	E280–E29F
Aurebesh	Stephen Crane	E890−E8DF
Braille	Louis Braille	EB60−EB9F	The Braille Extended block includes all permutations of all Braille patterns as specified in the original 1829 specification, but not otherwise encoded in the Braille Patterns Unicode block.[12]
Cirth	J. R. R. Tolkien	E080–E0FF	Unicode proposal made in September 1997[13] No action taken but Cirth appears in the Roadmap to the SMP[14]
Cistercian numerals		EBA0−EBDF
Cylenian	Danae Dekker	EC00−EC2F
Deini	Dana Nutter	ED00−ED3F
Derani	Hoemaı	F16B0−F16DF
Deseret		E830–E88F	Withdrawn after inclusion in Unicode. Use the corresponding Unicode block (U+10400–U+1044F).
D'ni	Richard A. Watson	E830−E88F
Engsvanyáli	M. A. R. Barker	E100–E14F
Ewellic	Doug Ewell	E680–E6CF
Ferengi	Timothy Miller	E600–E62F
Gargoyle	Herman Miller	E5C0–E5DF
Glaitha-A	Rebecca G. Bettencourt	E900−E97F
Glaitha-B	Rebecca G. Bettencourt	E980−E9FF
Graflect	Aaron Paterson	EC70−ECEF
Grawlixes	Mort Walker	EDF0−EDFF
Ilianore	Jeff Smith	E1B0–E1CF
Iranic	Ali Hossein Mohammadi	ED80−EDAF
Kazat ?Akkorou	Herman Miller	E430–E44F
Kazvarad	Herman Miller	E450–E46F
Kelwathi	Herman Miller	E4F0–E4FF
Kinya	Maurizio M. Gavoli	E150–E1AF
Kinya Syllables	Maurizio M. Gavoli	F0000–F0E6F
Klingon	Astra Image Corporation	F8D0–F8FF	Unicode proposal made in 1997[15] Formally rejected by Unicode in 2001[16][17]
Lapointe Hexadecimal Numerals	Boby Lapointe	EBE0−EBEF
Lhenazi	Arthaey Angosii	EA00−EA9F
Martin Hexadecimal Numerals	Bruce Alan Martin	EBF0−EBFF
Mizarian	Herman Miller	E300–E33F
Monofon	Steve T. Bell	E800–E82F
Niji	Norbert Lindenberg	ED40−ED7F
Nísklôz	Herman Miller	E400–E42F
Olaetyan	Herman Miller	E3B0–E3FF
Ophidian		E5E0–E5FF
Orokin	Digital Extremes	EB00−EB3F
Phaistos Disc		E6D0–E6FF	Withdrawn after inclusion in Unicode. Use the corresponding Unicode block (U+101D0–U+101FF).
Pikto	John E. Williams	F0E70–F16A4
Røzhxh	Herman Miller	E490–E4BF
Rynnan	Herman Miller	E520–E54F
Sadalian	Wong Sadale Cho Ching	F2000−F267F
Saklor	Herman Miller	E500–E51F
Sarkai	Herman Miller	E360–E37F
Serivelna	Herman Miller	E4C0–E4EF
Seussian Latin Extensions	Theodor Geisel	E630–E64F
Shavian	Ronald Kingsley Read	E700–E72F	Withdrawn after inclusion in Unicode. Use the corresponding Unicode block (U+10450–U+1047F).
Semtog	George Sutton, Martin Novy	F1700−F18FF
Shidinn	Quefei Huang	F1B00−F1C3F
Sitelen Pona	Sonja Lang	F1900−F19FF
Sitelen Pona Radicals	Sonja Lang et al.	F1C80−F1C9F
Solresol	Jean François Sudre	E770–E77F
Ssûraki	Herman Miller	E5A0–E5BF
Standard Galactic	Tom Hall	EB40−EB5F
Streich	Tommaso Donnarumma	E2D0–E2DF
Syai	Brian Lilburn	E1D0–E1FF
Sylabica	Marcin Kowalczyk	EC30−EC6F
Syrrin	Danae Dekker	EC00−EC2F
Tassarunese	Narylis	EDB0−EDDF
Telarasso	Herman Miller	E580–E59F
Tengwar	J. R. R. Tolkien	E000–E07F	Unicode proposal made in September 1997.[18] No action taken but Tengwar appears in the Roadmap to the SMP.[14]
Thelwik	Herman Miller	E380–E3AF
Titi Pula	Ðoom Epictooþ	F1C40−F1C7F
Tonal	John W. Nystrom	E8E0−E8FF
Unifon	John Malone	E740–E76F	In UCSUR, the block Unifon Extended was added in the code range U+E6F0–U+E73F.[19]
Verdurian	Mark Rosenfelder	E200–E26F
Visible Speech	Alexander Melville Bell	E780–E7FF
Wanya	Max Dominik Weber	EAA0−EAFF
Whitaker Hexadecimal Numerals	Ronald O. Whitaker	ECF0-ECFF
Xaîni	Paul Blake	E2E0–E2FF
Zarkhánd	Herman Miller	E470–E48F
Zbalermorna	la kmir	F28A0−F28DF
Zese	Jack Eisenmann	EDE0−EDEF
Zírí:Nka	Herman Miller	E340–E35F

Font support

Some fonts support ConScript Unicode specified code points:

• Constructium, a proportional font based on SIL Gentium^[20]
• Fairfax, a monospaced font family intended for text editors and terminals^[21]
• GNU Unifont, a bitmap font intended as a fallback font, includes CSUR and UCSUR characters in the separate Unifont CSUR package^[10]
• Horta^[22]
• Kurinto Font Folio^[23]
• Nishiki-teki^[24]

See also

• Medieval Unicode Font Initiative

References

1. "ConScript Unicode Registry". Evertype.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
2. "FAQ - Private-Use Characters, Noncharacters, and Sentinels". Unicode Consortium. Retrieved 7 August 2023. As an example, see the ConScript Unicode Registry—a private group unaffiliated with the Unicode Consortium—which has extensive tables listing private-use character definitions for various unencoded scripts.
3. Scott, Michael Lee (2009). Programming Language Pragmatics (3rd ed.). Morgan Kaufmann. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-12-374514-9. It also sets aside a "private use area" for such artificial [constructed] languages as Klingon, Tengwar, and Cirth [Tolkien Elvish]. Allocation of this private space is coordinated by a volunteer organization known as the ConScript Unicode Registry.
4. Cowan, John; Everson, Michael (2023-04-27). "ConScript Unicode Registry". ConScript Unicode Registry. Evertype. Retrieved 2023-08-09. The Registry is the joint project of John Cowan and Michael Everson. John originated the Registry and did most of the work of collecting information and writing preliminary proposals; Michael has been reviewing and revising these proposals into final registrations.
5. "Wayback Machine comparison (2002-01-13 vs 2002-06-15)". ConScript Unicode Registry.
6. Cowan, John. "John Cowan". Chester County InterLink. Archived from the original on 2002-07-24.
7. Cowan, John (2008-02-04). "Re: CSUR help". KreativeKorp.
8. Bettencourt, Rebecca G. "Under-ConScript Unicode Registry". Archived from the original on 2015-07-18. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
9. jan Ke Tami (2022-09-01). "nasin Juniko ala la, nasin UCSUR li lon" (PDF). Lipu Tenpo (in Toki Pona) (moku): 2–3. ISSN 2752-4639.
10. "GNU Unifont". Unifoundry.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
11. Everson, Michael (21 March 2008). "Roadmap to the ConScript Unicode Registry". Evertype. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
12. User:Vanisaac. "Braille Extended" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-14.
13. Everson, Michael (1997-09-18). "N1642: Proposal to encode Cirth in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2". Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
14. "Roadmap to the SMP". Unicode.org. 2015-06-03. Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
15. Everson, Michael (1997-09-18). "N1643: Proposal to encode Klingon in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2". Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
16. "N2370: Unicode Consortium Liaison Report". The Unicode Consortium. 2001-10-10. Archived from the original on 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
17. "Archive of Notices of Non-Approval". The Unicode Consortium. Archived from the original on 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
18. Everson, Michael (1997-09-18). "N1641: Proposal to encode Tengwar in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2". Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
19. "Unifon Extended: U+E6F0 - U+E73F". KreativeKorp. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
20. Bettencourt, Rebecca. "Constructium". Kreative Korporation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
21. Bettencourt, Rebecca. "Fairfax". Kreative Korporation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
22. "Horta is a remarkably intelligent and sensitive typeface". Christ Trek Fonts. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
23. "Kurinto Font Folio". Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
24. Niwatori, Shiroi. "にしき的フォント" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-14.

External links

• ConScript Unicode Registry
• Under-ConScript Unicode Registry