Multani (Unicode block) explained

Blockname:	Multani
Rangestart:	11280
Rangeend:	112AF
Script1:	Multani
Alphabets:	Multani
8 0:	38
Note:	^[1] ^[2]

Multani is a Unicode block containing characters used for writing the Multani alphabet, a Brahmic script used in the Multan region of Punjab and in northern Sindh in Pakistan. The script is now obsolete, but was historically used to write the Saraiki language.^[3]

History

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

		Count	L2 ID	WG2 ID	Document
8.0	U+11280..11286, 11288, 1128A..1128D, 1128F..1129D, 1129F..112A9	38		N3766
				N3768
				N4027
				N4159
				doc)

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: N4159: Proposal to Encode the Multani Script in ISO/IEC 10646 . Anshuman . Pandey . Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 . 2012-09-25.