Batak (Unicode block) explained

Blockname:	Batak
Rangestart:	1BC0
Rangeend:	1BFF
Script1:	Batak
Alphabets:	Karo Mandailing Pakpak Simalungun Toba
6 0:	56
Note:	^[1] ^[2]

Batak is a Unicode block containing characters for writing the Batak dialects of Karo, Mandailing, Pakpak, Simalungun, and Toba.^[3]

History

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

		Count	L2 ID	WG2 ID	Document
6.0	U+1BC0..1BF3, 1BFC..1BFF	56
				N3293R
				N3446
				N3489
				N3320R
				doc)
				N4103

Notes and References

1. Web site: Unicode character database. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
2. Web site: Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
3. Web site: Proposal for encoding the Batak script in the UCS. 2008-10-07. Michael. Everson. Uli. Kozok.