The Unicode Standard

by The Unicode Consortium

Unicode 9.0 adds exactly 7,500 characters, for a total of 128,172 characters. These additions include six new scripts and 72 new emoji characters.

The new scripts and characters in Version 9.0 add support for lesser-used languages worldwide, including:

• Osage, a Native American language
• Nepal Bhasa, a language of Nepal
• Fulani and other African languages
• The Bravanese dialect of Swahili, used in Somalia
• The Warsh orthography for Arabic, used in North and West Africa
• Tangut, a major historic script of China

Important symbol additions include:

• 19 symbols for the new 4K TV standard
• 72 emoji characters, such as new smilies and people, animals and nature, and food and drink

Other important updates in Unicode Version 9.0 include:

• Significant updates to segmentation algorithms
• Improvements in the charts for the Mongolian script

Genres: Reference, Computer Science, Programming, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published October 1, 1991

Reviews

[Curtis Schofield]

A lovely book - and probably the last one that I will read on string theory. That's a little joke - I am practically certain that I will enjoy it - my favorite discovery is really the brilliance that I will unearth as I continue to flip pages

[Clay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent