Kaktovik Numerals (Unicode block) explained

Blockname:Kaktovik Numerals
Rangestart:1D2C0
Rangeend:1D2DF
Latest Change:15.0
15 0:20
Note:[1] [2]

The Kaktovik Numerals are a Unicode block for the Kaktovik numerals, a base-20 system of numerical digits created by Alaskan Iñupiaq. It was first encoded in Unicode version 15 in 2022. It contains 20 characters for representing each of the digits 0-19 in the base-20 place value numeral system of Iñupiaq and related Inuit, Yupik, and Unangan languages.

History

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

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.

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