Bhaiksuki (Unicode block) explained

Blockname:	Bhaiksuki
Rangestart:	11C00
Rangeend:	11C6F
Script1:	Bhaiksuki
9 0:	97
Note:	^[1] ^[2]

Bhaiksuki is a Unicode block containing characters from the Bhaiksuki alphabet, which is a Brahmi-based script that was used for writing Sanskrit during the 11th and 12th centuries CE, mainly in the present-day states of Bihar and West Bengal in India, and in parts of Bangladesh.^[3]

History

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

		Count	L2 ID	WG2 ID	Document
9.0	U+11C00..11C08, 11C0A..11C36, 11C38..11C45, 11C50..11C6C	97		N4121
				N4469
				N4489
				N4573
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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: N4573: Final Proposal to Encode the Bhaiksuki Script in ISO/IEC 10646. Pandey. Anshuman. Dimitrov. Dragomir. 2014-04-23. 2016-06-22.