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Adopt-A-Character Grant to Support Maya Inscriptional Hieroglyphs
The Adopt-a-Character Program is awarding the third in a series of grants to support the encoding of Maya hieroglyphs and their study by researchers. This grant is a continuation of earlier AAC-funded...
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Unicode CLDR Version 35 Language/Locale Data Released
Unicode CLDR 35 provides an update to the key building blocks for software supporting the world's languages. CLDR data is used by all major software systems for their software internationalization and...
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ICU 64 Released
Unicode® ICU 64 has just been released. It updates to Unicode 12 and to CLDR 35 locale data with many additions and corrections, and some new languages. ICU adds a data filtering/subsetting mechanism,...
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CLDR Version 35.1 Language/Locale Data Released for Reiwa Era, Unicode 12.1
Unicode CLDR 35.1 is a dot release focusing on calendar and date format support for the new Reiwa era in Japan, including support for the upcoming Unicode 12.1. Version 35.1 is the latest version of...
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Unicode Version 12.1 released in support of the Reiwa Era
日本語 (Japanese) はこちらVersion 12.1 of the Unicode Standard is now available with updated data files. This version adds a single important character, the square ligature for the name of the new Japanese...
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Unicode コンソーシアムは「令和」をサポートする Unicode 12.1 を正式リリースしました
English (英語) hereバージョン 12.1に関する情報とデータファイルがこちらに公開されています。12.1 では日本の新年号「令和」の合字一文字のみを加えており、総文字数は 137,929...
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IUC 43 Program Announced
Join Us At IUC 43! Trained, Tested, Trusted: Understand best practices in process and among teams reliably delivering high quality global products. Examine how developers build, test, and deploy great...
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CLDR v36 open for data submission
The Unicode CLDR Technical Committee is pleased to announce the opening of the CLDR Survey Tool for general data submission. CLDR relies on community contributions for its ongoing data refinement and...
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Unicode Adlam Chart Font Updated
The Unicode Consortium has recently updated the current code charts for the Adlam script specifically to provide improved reference glyphs that align with current community practice. The new font is an...
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Unicode 12.0 Paperback Available
The Unicode 12.0 core specification is now available in paperback book form with a new, original cover design by Monica Tang. This edition consists of a pair of modestly priced print-on-demand volumes...
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Unicode Technical Committee Considers Emoji Color Mechanism
The Unicode Technical Committee (UTC) is discussing a mechanism for color changes to existing emoji characters. Such a mechanism could be used for emoji representations of a black cat or a glass of...
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The Unicode Consortium Launches New Website in Celebration of World Emoji Day
The New Unicode.org Also Offers Emoji Enthusiasts the Chance to “Adopt a Character” The Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit that maintains text standards to support all the world’s written languages across...
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Internationalization & Unicode Conference #43: Keynote Speaker Announced
Don’t Believe a Word: Multilingual Typographic Systems and a 100-year Publishing ProjectDr. Rathna RamanathanReader in Intercultural Communication and Dean of the School of Communication, Royal...
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New Public Review Issues for Unicode Technical Reports
The Unicode Consortium has recently opened several Public Review Issues for proposed updates to Unicode Standard Annexes and other technical reports . The closing date for comments on these open issues...
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Call for Unicode 13.0 Cover Design Art
The Unicode Consortium is inviting artists and designers to submit cover design proposals for Version 13.0 of The Unicode Standard, scheduled for publications in March 2020. The selected cover design...
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Unicode CLDR Version 36 Language/Locale Data Released
Unicode CLDR 36 provides an update to the key building blocks for software supporting the world's languages. CLDR data is used by all major software systems for their software internationalization and...
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ICU 65 Released
Unicode® ICU 65 has just been released. It updates to CLDR 36 locale data with many additions and corrections, and some new measurement units. The Java LocaleMatcher API is improved, and ported to C++....
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The Most Frequent Emoji
How does the Unicode Consortium choose which new emoji to add? One important factor is data about how frequently the current emoji are used. Patterns of usage help to inform decisions about future...
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Emoji 12.1 release: 168 Emoji added
Emoji 12.1, with 168 new emoji, has been released. There are 138 new gender-neutral forms, so you will soon be able to text about people without specifying their gender. Thirty new combinations of...
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Unicode 2019 Bulldog Awards
The Unicode Consortium announces the 2019 Bulldog Award recipients: Andy Heninger and Norbert Lindenberg. Andy Heninger is recognized for many years of contributions to the work of the Consortium,...
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