Manichaean (Unicode block)

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Manichaean
RangeU+10AC0..U+10AFF
(64 code points)
PlaneSMP
ScriptsManichaean
Major alphabetsSogdian, Parthian, Fars
Assigned51 code points
Unused13 reserved code points
Unicode version history
7.0 (2014)51 (+51)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1][2]

Manichaean is a Unicode block containing characters historically used for writing Sogdian, Parthian, and the dialects of Fars.[3]

Block

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Manichaean[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+10ACx 𐫀 𐫁 𐫂 𐫃 𐫄 𐫅 𐫆 𐫇 𐫈 𐫉 𐫊 𐫋 𐫌 𐫍 𐫎 𐫏
U+10ADx 𐫐 𐫑 𐫒 𐫓 𐫔 𐫕 𐫖 𐫗 𐫘 𐫙 𐫚 𐫛 𐫜 𐫝 𐫞 𐫟
U+10AEx 𐫠 𐫡 𐫢 𐫣 𐫤 𐫥 𐫦 𐫫 𐫬 𐫭 𐫮 𐫯
U+10AFx 𐫰 𐫱 𐫲 𐫳 𐫴 𐫵 𐫶
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 17.0
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

The block has five variation sequences defined for standardized variants.[4] They use U+FE00 VARIATION SELECTOR-1 (VS1) to denote alternate letter forms:[3]

Variation sequences for alternate forms
U+ 10AC5 10AC6 10AD6 10AD7 10AE1
base code point 𐫅 𐫆 𐫖 𐫗 𐫡
base + VS01 𐫅︀ 𐫆︀ 𐫖︀ 𐫗︀ 𐫡︀

History

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The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Manichaean block:

References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).