Nushu_(Unicode_block)

Nushu (Unicode block)

Nushu (Unicode block)

Unicode character block

Nushu is a Unicode block containing characters from the Nüshu script, which is a syllabary derived from Chinese characters that was used exclusively among women in Jiangyong County in Hunan province of southern China.

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An iteration mark for Nüshu is encoded in the Ideographic Symbols and Punctuation block at U+16FE1.

For technical reasons "Nüshu" is spelled as "Nushu" in the Unicode Standard. Nüshu characters do not have descriptive character names, but have names derived algorithmically from their code point value (e.g. U+1B170 is named NUSHU CHARACTER-1B170).

Block

Nushu[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
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U+1B17x 𛅰𛅱𛅲𛅳𛅴𛅵𛅶𛅷 𛅸𛅹𛅺𛅻𛅼𛅽𛅾𛅿
U+1B18x 𛆀𛆁𛆂𛆃𛆄𛆅𛆆𛆇 𛆈𛆉𛆊𛆋𛆌𛆍𛆎𛆏
U+1B19x 𛆐𛆑𛆒𛆓𛆔𛆕𛆖𛆗 𛆘𛆙𛆚𛆛𛆜𛆝𛆞𛆟
U+1B1Ax 𛆠𛆡𛆢𛆣𛆤𛆥𛆦𛆧 𛆨𛆩𛆪𛆫𛆬𛆭𛆮𛆯
U+1B1Bx 𛆰𛆱𛆲𛆳𛆴𛆵𛆶𛆷 𛆸𛆹𛆺𛆻𛆼𛆽𛆾𛆿
U+1B1Cx 𛇀𛇁𛇂𛇃𛇄𛇅𛇆𛇇 𛇈𛇉𛇊𛇋𛇌𛇍𛇎𛇏
U+1B1Dx 𛇐𛇑𛇒𛇓𛇔𛇕𛇖𛇗 𛇘𛇙𛇚𛇛𛇜𛇝𛇞𛇟
U+1B1Ex 𛇠𛇡𛇢𛇣𛇤𛇥𛇦𛇧 𛇨𛇩𛇪𛇫𛇬𛇭𛇮𛇯
U+1B1Fx 𛇰𛇱𛇲𛇳𛇴𛇵𛇶𛇷 𛇸𛇹𛇺𛇻𛇼𛇽𛇾𛇿
U+1B20x 𛈀𛈁𛈂𛈃𛈄𛈅𛈆𛈇 𛈈𛈉𛈊𛈋𛈌𛈍𛈎𛈏
U+1B21x 𛈐𛈑𛈒𛈓𛈔𛈕𛈖𛈗 𛈘𛈙𛈚𛈛𛈜𛈝𛈞𛈟
U+1B22x 𛈠𛈡𛈢𛈣𛈤𛈥𛈦𛈧 𛈨𛈩𛈪𛈫𛈬𛈭𛈮𛈯
U+1B23x 𛈰𛈱𛈲𛈳𛈴𛈵𛈶𛈷 𛈸𛈹𛈺𛈻𛈼𛈽𛈾𛈿
U+1B24x 𛉀𛉁𛉂𛉃𛉄𛉅𛉆𛉇 𛉈𛉉𛉊𛉋𛉌𛉍𛉎𛉏
U+1B25x 𛉐𛉑𛉒𛉓𛉔𛉕𛉖𛉗 𛉘𛉙𛉚𛉛𛉜𛉝𛉞𛉟
U+1B26x 𛉠𛉡𛉢𛉣𛉤𛉥𛉦𛉧 𛉨𛉩𛉪𛉫𛉬𛉭𛉮𛉯
U+1B27x 𛉰𛉱𛉲𛉳𛉴𛉵𛉶𛉷 𛉸𛉹𛉺𛉻𛉼𛉽𛉾𛉿
U+1B28x 𛊀𛊁𛊂𛊃𛊄𛊅𛊆𛊇 𛊈𛊉𛊊𛊋𛊌𛊍𛊎𛊏
U+1B29x 𛊐𛊑𛊒𛊓𛊔𛊕𛊖𛊗 𛊘𛊙𛊚𛊛𛊜𛊝𛊞𛊟
U+1B2Ax 𛊠𛊡𛊢𛊣𛊤𛊥𛊦𛊧 𛊨𛊩𛊪𛊫𛊬𛊭𛊮𛊯
U+1B2Bx 𛊰𛊱𛊲𛊳𛊴𛊵𛊶𛊷 𛊸𛊹𛊺𛊻𛊼𛊽𛊾𛊿
U+1B2Cx 𛋀𛋁𛋂𛋃𛋄𛋅𛋆𛋇 𛋈𛋉𛋊𛋋𛋌𛋍𛋎𛋏
U+1B2Dx 𛋐𛋑𛋒𛋓𛋔𛋕𛋖𛋗 𛋘𛋙𛋚𛋛𛋜𛋝𛋞𛋟
U+1B2Ex 𛋠𛋡𛋢𛋣𛋤𛋥𛋦𛋧 𛋨𛋩𛋪𛋫𛋬𛋭𛋮𛋯
U+1B2Fx 𛋰𛋱𛋲𛋳𛋴𛋵𛋶𛋷 𛋸𛋹𛋺𛋻
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 15.1
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

History

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

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Fonts

As of 28 March 2024, 3 fonts are known to support Nūshu:

References

  1. [1]
    "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. [2]
    "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. [3]
    "Noto Sans Nüshu". Google Fonts. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Noto Traditional Nüshu". Google Fonts. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. [5]
    "font-unicode-nushu". nushu-script (GitHub). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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