Variation Selectors Supplement
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| Variation Selectors Supplement | |
|---|---|
| Range | U+E0100..U+E01EF (240 code points) |
| Plane | SSP |
| Scripts | Inherited |
| Assigned | 240 code points |
| Unused | 0 reserved code points |
| Unicode version history | |
| 4.0 (2003) | 240 (+240) |
| Unicode documentation | |
| Code chart ∣ Web page | |
| Note: [1][2] | |
Variation Selectors Supplement is a Unicode block containing additional variation selectors beyond those found in the Variation Selectors block.
These combining characters are named variation selector-17 (for U+E0100) through to variation selector-256 (U+E01EF), abbreviated VS17 – VS256.
Ideographic Variation Sequences
[edit]As of 12 December 2017[update], VS17 (U+E0100) to VS48 (U+E011F) are used in ideographic variation sequences in the Unicode Ideographic Variation Database (IVD).[3][4] These selectors are known as Ideographic Variation Selectors (IVS). They are not listed in the list of standardized variation sequence, instead they are listed in another Ideographic Variation Database.[3]
IVD collections
[edit]The following IVS collections are currently registered in the IVD:[3]
| Region | Name | Purpose | First registered | Last updated | Number of sequences | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan |
Adobe-Japan1 |
CID-keyed Japanese OpenType fonts. Defines at least one sequence for every Japanese kanji from the Adobe-Japan1 collection present in Unicode, even for those with only one glyph, both as future-proofing and to allow that (Japan-region) glyph to be uniquely referenced.[5] |
2007-12-14 | 2022-09-13 | 14684 | |
| Japan |
Hanyo-Denshi |
Unicode characters corresponding to more than one glyph collected by the Han'yō Denshi programme, a union of the character repertoires of the legacy kanji character sets used by multiple administrative systems in Japan (precursor to Moji Jōhō Kiban).[6] Approximately 60% of the initial registration matches Adobe-Japan1 glyphs, but the existing Adobe-Japan1 variation sequences are not used for them.[7] |
2010-11-14 | 2012-03-02 | 13045 | All Han'yō Denshi sequences |
| Japan |
Moji_Joho |
Unicode characters corresponding to more than one entry in the Moji Jōhō Kiban, a database of kanji used for administrative purposes in Japan. Supersedes and deprecates the Hanyo-Denshi collection, from which it retains 9866 of the existing IVSes.[6] |
2014-05-16 | 2017-12-12 | 11384 | All Moji Jōhō sequences |
 Macau |
MSARG |
Macao Supplementary Character Set (MSCS) | 2016-08-15 | 2020-11-06 | 154 | All MSCS sequences |
 South Korea |
KRName |
Standard character variants permitted in personal names in South Korea | 2017-12-12 | 36 | All Korean name sequences | |
Similarly to the Moji Jōhō Kiban's role in Japan, the character repertoire of CNS 11643 (including draft revisions) is used for administrative purposes in Taiwan.[8] In some cases, multiple of these correspond to a single Unicode character.[9] Many of these cases are currently handled with mappings to the Supplementary Private Use Area.[9] However, the Taipei Computer Association, which represents the interests of Taiwan in the Ideographic Research Group, has been evaluating the feasibility of registering an additional IVD collection in the future.[9][10]
Code chart
[edit]| Variation Selectors Supplement[1] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF) | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
| U+E010x | VS 17 |
VS 18 |
VS 19 |
VS 20 |
VS 21 |
VS 22 |
VS 23 |
VS 24 |
VS 25 |
VS 26 |
VS 27 |
VS 28 |
VS 29 |
VS 30 |
VS 31 |
VS 32 |
| U+E011x | VS 33 |
VS 34 |
VS 35 |
VS 36 |
VS 37 |
VS 38 |
VS 39 |
VS 40 |
VS 41 |
VS 42 |
VS 43 |
VS 44 |
VS 45 |
VS 46 |
VS 47 |
VS 48 |
| U+E012x | VS 49 |
VS 50 |
VS 51 |
VS 52 |
VS 53 |
VS 54 |
VS 55 |
VS 56 |
VS 57 |
VS 58 |
VS 59 |
VS 60 |
VS 61 |
VS 62 |
VS 63 |
VS 64 |
| U+E013x | VS 65 |
VS 66 |
VS 67 |
VS 68 |
VS 69 |
VS 70 |
VS 71 |
VS 72 |
VS 73 |
VS 74 |
VS 75 |
VS 76 |
VS 77 |
VS 78 |
VS 79 |
VS 80 |
| U+E014x | VS 81 |
VS 82 |
VS 83 |
VS 84 |
VS 85 |
VS 86 |
VS 87 |
VS 88 |
VS 89 |
VS 90 |
VS 91 |
VS 92 |
VS 93 |
VS 94 |
VS 95 |
VS 96 |
| U+E015x | VS 97 |
VS 98 |
VS 99 |
VS 100 |
VS 101 |
VS 102 |
VS 103 |
VS 104 |
VS 105 |
VS 106 |
VS 107 |
VS 108 |
VS 109 |
VS 110 |
VS 111 |
VS 112 |
| U+E016x | VS 113 |
VS 114 |
VS 115 |
VS 116 |
VS 117 |
VS 118 |
VS 119 |
VS 120 |
VS 121 |
VS 122 |
VS 123 |
VS 124 |
VS 125 |
VS 126 |
VS 127 |
VS 128 |
| U+E017x | VS 129 |
VS 130 |
VS 131 |
VS 132 |
VS 133 |
VS 134 |
VS 135 |
VS 136 |
VS 137 |
VS 138 |
VS 139 |
VS 140 |
VS 141 |
VS 142 |
VS 143 |
VS 144 |
| U+E018x | VS 145 |
VS 146 |
VS 147 |
VS 148 |
VS 149 |
VS 150 |
VS 151 |
VS 152 |
VS 153 |
VS 154 |
VS 155 |
VS 156 |
VS 157 |
VS 158 |
VS 159 |
VS 160 |
| U+E019x | VS 161 |
VS 162 |
VS 163 |
VS 164 |
VS 165 |
VS 166 |
VS 167 |
VS 168 |
VS 169 |
VS 170 |
VS 171 |
VS 172 |
VS 173 |
VS 174 |
VS 175 |
VS 176 |
| U+E01Ax | VS 177 |
VS 178 |
VS 179 |
VS 180 |
VS 181 |
VS 182 |
VS 183 |
VS 184 |
VS 185 |
VS 186 |
VS 187 |
VS 188 |
VS 189 |
VS 190 |
VS 191 |
VS 192 |
| U+E01Bx | VS 193 |
VS 194 |
VS 195 |
VS 196 |
VS 197 |
VS 198 |
VS 199 |
VS 200 |
VS 201 |
VS 202 |
VS 203 |
VS 204 |
VS 205 |
VS 206 |
VS 207 |
VS 208 |
| U+E01Cx | VS 209 |
VS 210 |
VS 211 |
VS 212 |
VS 213 |
VS 214 |
VS 215 |
VS 216 |
VS 217 |
VS 218 |
VS 219 |
VS 220 |
VS 221 |
VS 222 |
VS 223 |
VS 224 |
| U+E01Dx | VS 225 |
VS 226 |
VS 227 |
VS 228 |
VS 229 |
VS 230 |
VS 231 |
VS 232 |
VS 233 |
VS 234 |
VS 235 |
VS 236 |
VS 237 |
VS 238 |
VS 239 |
VS 240 |
| U+E01Ex | VS 241 |
VS 242 |
VS 243 |
VS 244 |
VS 245 |
VS 246 |
VS 247 |
VS 248 |
VS 249 |
VS 250 |
VS 251 |
VS 252 |
VS 253 |
VS 254 |
VS 255 |
VS 256 |
Notes
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History
[edit]The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Variation Selectors Supplement block:
| Version | Final code points[a] | Count | L2 ID | WG2 ID | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | U+E0100..E01EF | 240 | L2/97-260 | Hiura, Hideki; Kobayashi, Tatsuo (1997-12-01), Plane 14 Variant Tag | |
| L2/98-039 | Aliprand, Joan; Winkler, Arnold (1998-02-24), "2.D.4 Variant Tag Mechanism", Preliminary Minutes - UTC #74 & L2 #171, Mountain View, CA - December 5, 1997 | ||||
| L2/98-277 | Hiura, Hideki; Kobayashi, Tatsuo (1998-07-29), Plane 14 Variant tag | ||||
| L2/98-281R (pdf, html) | Aliprand, Joan (1998-07-31), "III.E.3 Variant Tagging (III.E.3)", Unconfirmed Minutes – UTC #77 & NCITS Subgroup L2 # 174 JOINT MEETING, Redmond, WA -- July 29-31, 1998 | ||||
| L2/01-268 | Freytag, Asmus (2001-06-27), Variant selector | ||||
| L2/01-309 | Jenkins, John (2001-08-08), Variation selectors and Han | ||||
| L2/01-324R | Davis, Mark (2001-08-17), Variation Selectors [document has incorrect L2 ID number] | ||||
| L2/01-295R | Moore, Lisa (2001-11-06), "88-M5", Minutes from the UTC/L2 meeting #88 | ||||
| L2/02-154 | N2403 | Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2002-04-22), "7.12", Draft minutes of WG 2 meeting 41, Hotel Phoenix, Singapore, 2001-10-15/19 | |||
| L2/02-372 | N2453 (pdf, doc) | Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2002-10-30), "M42.21 (Amendment 1 to 10646-2)", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 42 | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ a b c "Ideographic Variation Database". Unicode Consortium.
- ^ "UTS #37, Unicode Ideographic Variation Database". Unicode Consortium.
- ^ Lunde, Ken; Muller, Eric (2017). "PRI 108: Combined registration of the Adobe-Japan1 collection and of sequences in that collection". Adobe/Unicode Consortium.
Note that all Adobe-Japan1-6 kanji, except those twenty seven pointed out above, are given IVS assignments, including those that have only one form assigned. This is to ensure that each Adobe-Japan1-6 kanji can be uniquely and explicitly identified without referencing their default (IVS-less) encoding, and because kanji may be added in future Adobe-Japan1 Supplements that may be variants of such kanji.
- ^ a b "The Hanyo-Denshi IVD Collection". Ideographic Variation Database. Unicode Consortium.
- ^ Lunde, Ken; Hua Gu (2010-11-25). "The "Hanyo-Denshi" IVD Collection has been registered!". CJK Type Blog. Adobe Inc.
- ^ Taipei Computer Association (2021-05-07). "TCA's submission for the CJK extension IRG Working Set 2021" (PDF). ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2/IRG N2486.
- ^ a b c Taipei Computer Association (2022-03-14). "4. About glyph normalization" (PDF). Response to normalization and meaning issues on TCA characters in WS2021. pp. 3–5. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2/IRG N2546.
- ^ Taipei Computer Association (2021-09-10). "Activity Report from TCA" (PDF). ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2/IRG N2502.