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. It was founded by John Cowan and was maintained by him and Michael Everson. It is not affiliated with the Unicode Consortium.
History The ConScript Unicode Registry is a volunteer project that was founded by John Cowan in the early 1990s. It is a joint project of John Cowan and Michael Everson.
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.
Since 2008, the ConScript Unicode Registry has been largely unmaintained; in 2008, Cowan explained that Everson was too busy to continue maintaining the project. 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. Scripts added to the Under-ConScript Unicode Registry include Sitelen Pona (for Toki Pona) and Cirth.
Scripts The CSUR and UCSUR include the following scripts:
+ Scripts in the ConScript Unicode Registry and Under-ConScript Unicode Registry 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. Cirth J. R. R. Tolkien E080–E0FF Unicode proposal made in September 1997No action taken but Cirth appears in the Roadmap to the SMP Cistercian numerals EBA0−EBDF Background information was provided to Unicode in 2020.Any Unicode proposal for Cistercian numerals would need to demonstrate that the numerals are interchanged as plain text. Cylenian Danae Dekker EC00−EC2F Deini Dana Nutter ED00−ED3F Derani Hoemaı F16B0−F16DF DeseretGeorge D. Watt E830–E88F Withdrawn after inclusion in Unicode.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 1997Formally rejected by Unicode in 2001 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 Night Writing Charles Barbier F16E0–F16FF The Braille Supplemental block includes Night Writing dot patterns not otherwise encoded in the Braille Patterns Unicode block. 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 Semtog George Sutton, Martin Novy F1700−F18FF Shavian Ronald Kingsley Read E700–E72F Withdrawn after inclusion in Unicode. Use the corresponding Unicode block (U+10450–U+1047F). 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 Sylabitsa Marcin Kowalczyk E650−E67F Syrrin Danae Dekker EC30−EC6F Tassarunese Narylis EDB0−EDDF Telarasso Herman Miller E580–E59F Tengwar J. R. R. Tolkien E000–E07F Unicode proposal made in September 1997. No action taken but Tengwar appears in the Roadmap to the SMP. 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. 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 Fairfax, a monospaced font family intended for text editors and terminals GNU Unifont, a bitmap font intended as a fallback font, includes CSUR and UCSUR characters in the separate Unifont CSUR package Horta Kurinto Font Folio Nishiki-teki Quivira
See also Medieval Unicode Font Initiative
References
External links ConScript Unicode Registry Under-ConScript Unicode Registry