Gujarati signs for transliterating Arabic

Posted on Fri 09 May 2014 in unicode • Tagged with gujarati

Usage of new diacritic marks in Ismaili orthography


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A “New” Khojki Inscription

Posted on Sun 05 January 2014 in articles

It’s sort of a reverse Rorschach Test: if I see a blank slate, my mind will fill it with orthographic imprints. Usually ethereal calligraphy, more recently, translucent epigraphy. I’ve always marvelled at the craftsmen who meticulously engrave complex scripts upon marble facades and copper plates; bringing a blank …


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Siddham headstroke: abode of the inherent vowel?

Posted on Fri 15 November 2013 in unicode • Tagged with siddham

Native Japanese analysis of the Indic inherent vowel


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Siddham myō-ten: the essence of a character?

Posted on Wed 13 November 2013 in unicode • Tagged with siddham

Notes on analysis of Siddham character strokes


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Siddham nukta: a curious innovation

Posted on Tue 05 November 2013 in unicode • Tagged with siddham

Usage of a modern Indic diacritic in Siddham


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Siddham ornaments: beyond punctuation

Posted on Mon 04 November 2013 in unicode • Tagged with siddham

Notes on ornamental signs used in Siddham


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Siddham digits: any good evidence?

Posted on Sat 02 November 2013 in unicode • Tagged with siddham

Notes on the status of digits in Siddham


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A distinctive Khojki letter for qa?

Posted on Sat 12 October 2013 in unicode • Tagged with khojki

Is a character used for /q/ a distinctive letter or a glyphic variant?


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A Graphite font for Khojki

Posted on Thu 10 October 2013 in unicode • Tagged with khojki

A Graphite font for Khojki


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The paradox of encoding new scripts in Unicode

Posted on Wed 09 October 2013 in unicode

The need for full support for each Unicode version.


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Fraction signs in Oriya

Posted on Wed 08 May 2013 in unicode • Tagged with oriya

Six fraction signs historically used in Oriya have been included in Unicode 6.0. These characters appear in written and printed documents, and were part of at least four different sets of Oriya metal fonts. The fraction signs were commonly used until 1958, at which time the Government of India …


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Signs for representing Kashmiri vowels in Sharada

Posted on Thu 12 May 2011 in unicode • Tagged with sharada

Innovations for Kashmiri vowels in Sharada


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Change of block name: ‘Sindhi’ to ‘Khudawadi’

Posted on Sun 30 January 2011 in unicode • Tagged with khudawadi

Details on change of proposed block name to Khudawadi


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Alternate letter for ḍa in Devanagari

Posted on Fri 10 December 2010 in unicode • Tagged with devanagari

Another letter for writing a retroflex stop in Devanagari


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An inscription in the Khudawadi script

Posted on Wed 01 September 2010 in unicode • Tagged with khudawadi

Details on an inscription bearing text in Khudawadi


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Forms of candrabindu in Sharada

Posted on Tue 31 August 2010 in unicode • Tagged with sharada

Varying representations of candrabindu in Sharada


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Modi accounting signs and number forms

Posted on Sat 28 August 2010 in unicode • Tagged with modi

Signs used for numerical notation in Modi


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