Batak (Unicode block)

Batak
Range	U+1BC0..U+1BFF (64 code points)
Plane	BMP
Scripts	Batak
Major alphabets	Karo Mandailing Pakpak Simalungun Toba
Assigned	56 code points
Unused	8 reserved code points
Unicode Version History
6.0 (2010)	56 (+56)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note:

Batak is a Unicode block containing characters for writing the Batak dialects of Karo, Mandailing, Pakpak, Simalungun, and Toba.

Batak[1][2] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)

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U+1BCx

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U+1BDx

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U+1BEx

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U+1BFx

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Notes 1.^As of Unicode version 17.0 2.^Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

History

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

Version	Final code points	Count	L2 ID	WG2 ID	Document
6.0	U+1BC0..1BF3, 1BFC..1BFF	56	L2/99-066		Everson, Michael (1999-02-11), Batak script [preliminary chart]
			L2/07-233R	N3293R	Everson, Michael (2007-07-26), Preliminary proposal for encoding the Batak script in the UCS
			L2/08-147	N3446	McGowan, Rick; Whistler, Ken (2008-04-14), Discussion of Batak Vowel Ordering
			L2/08-274	N3489	Everson, Michael; Kozok, Uli (2008-08-04), On the inputting model for Batak
			L2/08-312		Anderson, Deborah (2008-08-11), Batak Input
			L2/08-011R	N3320R	Everson, Michael; Kozok, Uli (2008-10-07), Proposal for encoding the Batak script in the UCS
			L2/08-412	N3553 (pdf, doc)	Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2008-11-05), "M53.21", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 53
			L2/09-063		Anderson, Deborah (2009-01-29), Dialect-Specific Characters in Batak (Batak proposal: L2/08-011 WG2 N3320R)
			L2/09-104		Moore, Lisa (2009-05-20), "Consensus 119-C23", UTC #119 / L2 #216 Minutes
				N4103	"Resolution: M58.02", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 58, 2012-01-03