Cham (Unicode block)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| blockname | Cham |
| rangestart | AA00 |
| rangeend | AA5F |
| script1 | Cham |
| alphabets | Eastern Cham |
| 5_1 | 83 |
| note | |
| :: |
|blockname = Cham |rangestart = AA00 |rangeend = AA5F |script1 = Cham |alphabets = Eastern Cham |5_1 = 83 |note =
Cham is a Unicode block containing characters of the Cham script, which is used for writing the Cham language, primarily used for the Eastern dialect in Cambodia and Vietnam.
A separate block for Western Cham, used in Cambodia, was first proposed to Unicode in 2016. As of May 2022 it is still being finalized.
History
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Cham block:
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| Version | Count | L2 ID | WG2 ID | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | U+AA00..AA36, AA40..AA4D, AA50..AA59, AA5C..AA5F | 83 | N1126 | |
| N1203 | ||||
| N1578 | ||||
| N1559 | ||||
| N1603 | ||||
| N1960 | ||||
| N1997 | ||||
| N3120 | ||||
| doc) | ||||
| :: |
References
References
- "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard.
- "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard.
- "ScriptSource - Entry - Unicode Status (Western Cham)".
- Proposed code points and characters names may differ from final code points and names
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