Unicode Consortium - Updated Terms of Use
The Unicode Consortium has recently updated its Terms of Use. These Terms of Use govern the use of Unicode products and services available on Unicode’s website and from third-party hosting sites such...
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Unicode CLDR v46 Alpha available for testing
The Unicode CLDR v46 Alpha is now available for integration testing. CLDR provides key building blocks for software to support the world's languages (dates, times, numbers, sort-order, etc.) For...
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Announcing The Unicode® Standard, Version 16.0
Version 16.0 of the Unicode Standard is now available. This is a major version update that includes new characters and code charts, new data files and annexes, an updated core specification, and...
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Bloomberg Joins as Supporting Member of the Unicode Consortium
The Unicode Consortium is pleased to announce that Bloomberg has joined as a Supporting Member. Bloomberg is a global leader in business and financial information, delivering trusted data, news, and...
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Unicode CLDR 46 Beta available for specification review
The Unicode CLDR 46 Beta is now available for specification review and integration testing. The release is planned for October 24rd, but any feedback on the specification needs to be submitted well in...
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Unicode Technology Workshop on October 22-23 – Program Updates!
By the UTW 2024 Program CommitteeJoin us for two days of community building around the Unicode technology that makes software work for billions of people. With a deeper emphasis on case studies,...
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Time and Trust
By Samuel Minev-Benzecry, SILICON InternDuring the summer of 2024, Unicode’s internship program included interns from Stanford University, Northeastern University, and Google’s Summer of Code. Several...
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Unicode CLDR 46 available
Unicode CLDR 46 is now available and has been integrated into version 76 of ICU. The most significant data changes in this release were: Updated to Unicode 16.0 (including major changes to...
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ICU 76 Released
Unicode® ICU 76 has just been released. ICU is the premier library for software internationalization, used by a wide array of companies and organizations to support the world's languages, implementing...
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Script Encoding and Cultural Identity: Navigating Digital Exclusion
By Maroua Bezzaoui, SILICON InternDuring the summer of 2024, Unicode’s internship program included interns from Stanford University, Northeastern University, and Google’s Summer of Code. Several of the...
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Announcing ICU4X 2.0 Beta 1 (and UTW 2024 recording)
Across the globe, people are coming online with smaller and more varied devices including smartphones, smartwatches, and gadgets. An offshoot of the International Components for Unicode (ICU) Technical...
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Feedback Requested on Proposed Draft UTS #58 Unicode Linkification
Feedback is requested on Proposed Draft UTS #58 Unicode Linkification, especially by technologists working with browsers and any programs that automatically apply links to URLs, such as email programs....
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UTC #181 Highlights
Unicode Technical Committee (UTC) meeting #181 was held November 6 – 8 in Cupertino, hosted by Apple. Here are some highlights.Starting the Unicode 17.0 cycleUTC approved a plan and timeline for the...
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🎁 Giving Tuesday is December 3, 2024
What is Giving Tuesday?Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.This Giving Tuesday, join us in...
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Heiltsuk Revitalization: Introducing New Letters for the Haíɫzaqv Language
By Kevin King, Type Designer & Researcher, TypothequeIndigenous people in British Columbia speaking Haíɫzaqv language were missing characters to correctly render the language in writing. As part of...
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MessageFormat 2.0 Final Candidate: Review Requested
Unicode recently released CLDR 46.1, a special interim release of CLDR that focuses on the Final Candidate release of MessageFormat 2.0. There are a few other changes, which are summarized at the end...
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Highlights from UTC #182
By Peter Constable, UTC ChairA huge thank you to Google for hosting Unicode Technical Committee (UTC) meeting #182 last week, January 22 – 24th in Sunnyvale, CA!For complete details, see the draft UTC...
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Unicode 17.0 Alpha Review Opens for Feedback
The repertoire for Unicode Version 17.0 is now open for early review and comment. During alpha review, the repertoire is reasonably mature and stable but is not yet completely locked down. Discussion...
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Unicode Welcomes New Board Chair and Members
Mark Davis Steps Down as Board ChairMark Davis, co-founder of the Unicode Consortium and a pivotal figure in global digital communication, has transitioned from Chair of the Board of Directors to a...
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Unicode CLDR 47 Alpha Now Available for Testing
The Unicode CLDR 47 Alpha is now available for integration testing. CLDR provides key building blocks for software to support the world's languages (dates, times, numbers, sort-order, etc.) For...
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Unicode CLDR 47 Beta available for specification review: MessageFormat now...
The Unicode CLDR 47 Beta is now available for specification review and integration testing. The release is planned for April 17th, but any feedback on the specification needs to be submitted well in...
View ArticleSave the Date! Unicode Technology Workshop [November 11-13, 2025]
We are excited to announce that Microsoft will be hosting the 3rd annual Unicode Technology Workshop at its Silicon Valley campus!📅 Dates: November 11-13✈️ Nearest Airports: San Francisco International...
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Support for the New Saudi Riyal Currency Symbol
In February of this year, the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) announced the creation of a new symbol to represent the Saudi riyal currency. This was widely noticed by users, font developers and other...
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Unicode CLDR 47 Release: MessageFormat 2.0 StableCLDR 47 is now available and has been integrated into version 77 of ICU. The CLDR 47 release page has information on accessing the data, reviewing...
View ArticleICU 77 Now Available!
Unicode® ICU 77 has just been released. ICU is the premier library for software internationalization, used by a wide array of companies and organizations to support the world's languages, implementing...
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