About Unicode Technical Notes

Unicode Technical Notes provide information on a variety of topics related to Unicode and internationalization technologies.

These technical notes are independent publications, not approved by any of the Unicode Technical Committees, nor are they part of the Unicode Standard or any other Unicode specification. Publication does not imply endorsement by the Unicode Consortium in any way. These documents are not subject to the Unicode Patent Policy.

Updates

Readers should be aware of the fact that Technical Notes are not updated on a regular basis, if at all. It is the responsibility of the reader to determine whether a particular document has become out-of-date. Technical Notes are not reviewed or maintained by the UTC or the Unicode Consortium editorial committee, so there are no guarantees that they will be updated to track changes in the Unicode Standard or other Unicode Consortium standards.

From time to time, an author may be requested to update material in a Technical Note for consistency with later versions of the Unicode Standard or other standards, or to correct other errors in the Note. Responsibility for maintenance of the Technical Note lies solely with the author, and the author may or may not choose to update the Note. In some instances, such as Technical Notes consisting of particular presentations at a Internationalization and Unicode Conference or other conference, the Note may simply be considered an archival record, unsuitable for updating.

The Unicode Consortium reserves the right to withdraw a Technical Note from circulation at any time for any reason.

Versioning

Technical Notes may be versioned by the authors, so that a Technical Note can be updated while keeping prior posted versions stable for reference. No content changes are made after a Note is posted without incrementing the version number. Unless a prior version is withdrawn, it will remain on the server to allow for stable references. If a Note is withdrawn, then the last version of the Note will describe its status and whether the content is known to be maintained elsewhere (such as in part of a Unicode Technical Report or on another site).

Submissions

Before acceptance for posting, the Notes are reviewed by a group designated by the Unicode Technical Committee. The only criteria for submission are that in the judgment of the reviewers the subject matter is useful and the content does not contravene The Unicode Standard or Unicode Technical Reports.

The suggested submission format is HTML using the Technical Note Template. Alternatively, an author may supply a document in PDF format or in another HTML style. In that case, however, for consistency and maintenance purposes, the author must also provide a cover page using the Basic Technical Note Cover Template.  All submissions must pass the W3C HTML Validator.

Submissions of Technical Notes should be sent to the Unicode office. (New authors will need to contact the office before submission, using the online contact form, to obtain instructions on the procedure for uploading or mailing the document.)

The author(s) must include in the submission the following statement: "The proposed technical note is an original work of the authors, who request the Unicode Consortium to post it as a Technical Note."

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