Shavian (Unicode block) explained

Blockname:Shavian
Rangestart:10450
Rangeend:1047F
Script1:Shavian
Alphabets:Shavian English
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Sources:ConScript Unicode Registry
Note:[1] [2]

Shavian is a Unicode block containing characters of the Shavian alphabet (also known as the Shaw alphabet), an orthography invented to write English phonemically and funded by the will of George Bernard Shaw. The Shavian block was derived from an earlier private use encoding in the ConScript Unicode Registry, like the Deseret and Phaistos Disc encodings.

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Shavian 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.