Small Kana Extension

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Small Kana Extension
RangeU+1B130..U+1B16F
(64 code points)
PlaneSMP
ScriptsHiragana (4 char.)
Katakana (5 char.)
Assigned9 code points
Unused55 reserved code points
Unicode version history
12.0 (2019)7 (+7)
15.0 (2022)9 (+2)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1][2]

Small Kana Extension is a Unicode block containing additional small variants for the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries,[3] in addition to those in the Hiragana, Katakana and Katakana Phonetic Extensions blocks.

Block

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Small Kana Extension[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+1B13x 𛄲
U+1B14x
U+1B15x 𛅐 𛅑 𛅒 𛅕
U+1B16x 𛅤 𛅥 𛅦 𛅧
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 17.0
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

Unassigned code points in the U+1B130 to U+1B163 range were set aside for possible future small kana.[4][5][6]

History

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

Version Final code points[a] Count L2 ID WG2 ID Document
12.0 U+1B150..1B152, 1B164..1B167 7 L2/16-334 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
L2/16-354 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
L2/16-358R N4803 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
L2/16-325 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
L2/17-016 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
N4953 (pdf, doc) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
L2/17-353 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
L2/17-362 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
15.0 U+1B132, 1B155 2 L2/10-468R2 N3987 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
L2/11-016 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
L2/11-228 N4087 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
N4108 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
N4103 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
L2/16-354 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
L2/16-358R N4803 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
L2/16-325 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
L2/17-353 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
L2/20-015R Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  1. ^ Proposed code points and characters names may differ from final code points and names

Fonts

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As of 28 March 2024, 2 fonts are known to support the 15.0 Small Kana Extension range:

  • BabelStone Han.[7]
  • Nishiki-teki.[8]

Other fonts

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  • FRBTaiwaneseKana supports 𛅦 (U+1B166), but none of the other 8 characters.

See also

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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. ^ 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).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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