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Tableaux des caractères Unicode 13.0 désormais disponibles en langue française
Les tableaux des caractères Unicode 13.0 en langue française sont désormais disponibles sur le site web d’Unicode. Après un long travail de traduction réalisé par des experts francophones (du Canada,...
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Emoji 15.0 Submissions Re-Open April 2, 2021
The Unicode Consortium is postponing the submissions of new emoji for Unicode version 15.0 until April 2, 2021. This delay follows on the postponement of the release of the upcoming Unicode 14.0...
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Unicode CLDR Locale Data v38 alpha available for testing
The alpha version of Unicode CLDR version 38 is now available for data testing. The final release of v38 is planned for October 22, 2020. If you find any problems with the data, please file a ticket....
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Emoji 13.1 — Now final, to be widely available in 2021
Emoji 13.1 is now final with 217 new emoji sequences! Of these, 210 are skin tone variants; the other seven new emoji are: Most of the skin tone variants are for the multi-person emoji groupings...
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Unicode CLDR Locale Data v38 beta available for testing
The beta version of Unicode CLDR version 38 is now available. The data will not be changed except for showstoppers, but the LDML v38 spec can still be changed. The final release of v38 is planned for...
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Announcing ICU4X 0.1
We are thrilled to announce the first pre-release version of the ICU4X internationalization components. ICU4X aims to provide high quality internationalization components with a focus on:Modularity...
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Unicode CLDR Language Data v38 released
The final release of Unicode CLDR version 38 is now available. Unicode CLDR provides an update to the key building blocks for software supporting the world’s languages. CLDR data is used by all major...
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ICU 68 Released
Unicode® ICU 68 has just been released. ICU 68 updates to CLDR 38 locale data with many additions and corrections. ICU 68 brings support for locale-dependent smart unit preferences (road distance,...
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Unicode 2020 Bulldog Award
The 2020 Unicode Bulldog Award recognizes Kristi Lee for her significant contributions to the work of the Unicode Consortium’s CLDR Technical Committee. Upon joining the CLDR committee as Microsoft’s...
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Salesforce Joins as Full Member of the Unicode Consortium
The Unicode Consortium is pleased to announce that Salesforce has joined as a full member.“Salesforce is pleased to join the Unicode Consortium and advance the ability for software to reach people in...
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Unicode Consortium Elects New Directors to its Board
The Consortium is pleased to announce the following Board of Directors election results from its annual Member’s meeting: Elected to new 3-year board terms:Brent Getlin, Director of Product Development...
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Unicode Consortium looking to hire an Executive Director
Since its founding, the Unicode Consortium has grown and expanded its charter and scope. We’re embarking on a new chapter in the evolution of the Consortium by initiating the search for a leader with...
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Enhancements to Unicode Regular Expressions
A Proposed Update UTS #18, Unicode Regular Expressions is now available for review and feedback. Regular expressions are a key tool in software development. Back in 2000, few regular expression engines...
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Unicode 14.0 Alpha Review
The repertoire for Unicode 14.0 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 regarding...
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Unicode CLDR v39 Alpha available for testing
The Unicode CLDR v39 Alpha is now available for testing. The alpha has already been integrated into the development version of ICU. While the scope of the changes is small in this cycle, there are...
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Emoji — There's more than meets the 👁️
A lot more goes into selecting and designing an emoji than you might expect. For some in-depth glimpses into the factors designers weigh when expanding the set of emoji characters, check out these...
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CLDR v39 Beta
CLDR v39 beta has reached data freeze, so no further changes will be made to the CLDR data except for showstoppers. For more details please see the release page. The planned date for the LDML...
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CLDR v39 Beta 2
The CLDR v39 beta has reached specification freeze, so no further changes will be made to the CLDR specification (aka LDML) except for showstoppers. For more details please see the release page. The...
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Unicode CLDR Version 39 now available
Unicode CLDR version 39 is now available. Unicode CLDR provides key building blocks for software supporting the world's languages. CLDR data is used by all major software systems (including all mobile...
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ICU 69 Released
Unicode® ICU 69 has just been released. ICU 69 incorporates updates to CLDR 39 locale data with its many additions and corrections. ICU 69 also includes significant improvements to formatting for...
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