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Date/Time: Wed Sep 23 18:05:14 PT 2026
ReportID: ID20260923180514
Name: Ken Lunde
Report Type: Report Error in Publication/Data
Opt Subject: PRI #556 Feedback (UAX #60)
The Syntax for the kJURC_Src property in UAX #60 should be adjusted to unescape the three instances of an escaped
colon (\:) as follows:
NC:\d{3}\.\d{2}(,\d{3}\.\d{2})?
| SJ-B:\d{3}[A-Z]\.\d
| JJ:\d{3}
| N5131:X-\d{4}
The first instance of a colon is unescaped.
Date/Time: Wed Sep 23 21:35:02 PT 2026
ReportID: ID20260923213502
Name: suzuki toshiya
Report Type: Report Error in Publication/Data
Opt Subject: Small typos in UAX#60
I found a few trivial typos in UAX#60 revision 3, please consider the updates in some future revision. 4.1 Jurchen In the "Default" column of "kJURC_Numeric", the value is "N". I guess "N/A" can be harmonizing with other cases. 4.2 Nüshu In the "Description" column of "kNSHU_Reading", there is lower-cased "ascii". The upper-cased "ASCII" can be harmonizing with 2.1 (...consists entirely of ASCII letters and...). 4.4 Tangut In the "Description" column of "kTGT_MergedSrc", there is an extra space in "西夏語の研 究", between "研" and "究". "西夏語の研究" would look better. In the "Description" column of "kTGT_Numeric", there is an extra space in the ISBN number "ISBN 978-7- 5490-1785-0". Between "-7-" and "5490". "ISBN 978-7-5490-1785-0" would look better.
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Date/Time: Thu Aug 13 08:38:21 PT 2026
ReportID: ID20260813083821
Name: Ben Scarborough
Report Type: Report Error in Publication/Data
Opt Subject: Bidi_Class of U+218A and U+218B
The current Bidi_Class of U+218A TURNED DIGIT TWO and U+218B TURNED DIGIT THREE is ON. Under rule N1, they will become R when mixed together with U+0030..U+0039 in a right-to-left context. This will cause unexpected visual reordering of the digits in a base-12 number. They should be EN to match the behavior of base-10 digits.
Date/Time: Mon Aug 17 16:08:03 PT 2026
ReportID: ID20260817160803
Name: Ken Lunde
Report Type: Report Error in Publication/Data
Opt Subject: UAX #50 feedback (PRI #556)
I propose that the Vertical_Orientation property value of U+1F201 🈁 SQUARED KATAKANA KOKO be changed from Tu to U. The character was originally added as an emoji per document L2/09-026R (see the "Square katakanas" table on page 2), and there is no reason why an alternate form would be required for vertical writing. In terms of non-emoji implementations, the broadly-deployed open source Source Han and Noto CJK fonts include a glyph for this symbol, yet do not provide a separate vertical glyph.
Date/Time: Sat Aug 22 10:47:38 PT 2026
ReportID: ID20260822104738
Name: Nug
Report Type: Report Error in Publication/Data
Opt Subject:
Suggestion: can the 18.0 ITA characters Ide and Oin have the soft-dotted property?
Date/Time: Tue Sep 29 15:21:14 PT 2026
ReportID: ID20260929152114
Name: Don Hosek
Report Type: Report Error in Publication/Data
Opt Subject: Gaps in cluster text
I found some errors in my cluster handling code that are not currently covered by the tests in GraphemeBreakTest.txt In particular, the following should be added: ÷ 1F6D1 × 200D × 0308 ÷ # ÷ [1.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) × [9.0] ZERO WIDTH JOINER (ZWJ) × [9.0] COMBINING DIAERESIS (Extend_ConjunctExtender) ÷ [2.0] ÷ 1F6D1 × 200D × 200D ÷ # ÷ [1.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) × [9.0] ZERO WIDTH JOINER (ZWJ) × [9.0] ZERO WIDTH JOINER (ZWJ) ÷ [2.0] ÷ 1F6D1 × 200D × 0903 ÷ # ÷ [1.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) × [9.0] ZERO WIDTH JOINER (ZWJ) × [9.1] DEVANAGARI SIGN VISARGA (SpacingMark) ÷ [2.0] ÷ 1F6D1 × 200D × 0308 ÷ 1F6D1 ÷ # ÷ [1.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) × [9.0] ZERO WIDTH JOINER (ZWJ) × [9.0] COMBINING DIAERESIS (Extend_ConjunctExtender) ÷ [999.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) ÷ [2.0] ÷ 1F6D1 × 200D × 094D × 0915 ÷ # ÷ [1.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) × [9.0] ZERO WIDTH JOINER (ZWJ) × [9.0] DEVANAGARI SIGN VIRAMA (Extend_ConjunctLinker) × [9.3] DEVANAGARI LETTER KA (LinkingConsonant) ÷ [2.0] ÷ 1F6D1 × 0903 × 200D ÷ 1F6D1 ÷ # ÷ [1.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) × [9.1] DEVANAGARI SIGN VISARGA (SpacingMark) × [9.0] ZERO WIDTH JOINER (ZWJ) ÷ [999.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) ÷ [2.0] ÷ 1F6D1 × 094D × 200D × 1F6D1 ÷ # ÷ [1.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) × [9.0] DEVANAGARI SIGN VIRAMA (Extend_ConjunctLinker) × [9.0] ZERO WIDTH JOINER (ZWJ) × [11.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) ÷ [2.0] ÷ 1F6D1 × 0308 × 094D × 200D × 1F6D1 ÷ # ÷ [1.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) × [9.0] COMBINING DIAERESIS (Extend_ConjunctExtender) × [9.0] DEVANAGARI SIGN VIRAMA (Extend_ConjunctLinker) × [9.0] ZERO WIDTH JOINER (ZWJ) × [11.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) ÷ [2.0] ÷ 1F6D1 × 094D × 0915 ÷ # ÷ [1.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) × [9.0] DEVANAGARI SIGN VIRAMA (Extend_ConjunctLinker) × [9.3] DEVANAGARI LETTER KA (LinkingConsonant) ÷ [2.0] ÷ 1F6D1 × 094D × 200D × 0915 ÷ # ÷ [1.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) × [9.0] DEVANAGARI SIGN VIRAMA (Extend_ConjunctLinker) × [9.0] ZERO WIDTH JOINER (ZWJ) × [9.3] DEVANAGARI LETTER KA (LinkingConsonant) ÷ [2.0] ÷ 1F6D1 × 094D × 200C ÷ 0915 ÷ # ÷ [1.0] OCTAGONAL SIGN (ExtPict) × [9.0] DEVANAGARI SIGN VIRAMA (Extend_ConjunctLinker) × [9.0] ZERO WIDTH NON-JOINER (ExtendmConjunctLinkermConjunctExtender) ÷ [999.0] DEVANAGARI LETTER KA (LinkingConsonant) ÷ [2.0]
Date/Time: Mon June 29 15:15:21 PT 2026
ReportID: ID20260629151521
Name: Clay Johnson
Report Type: PRI feedback
Opt Subject: Restrictive emoji inflation policy concerns
I’m writing to express concern about the current emoji approval criteria, particularly the idea of “emoji inflation” and the reluctance to approve medically relevant emojis such as a kidney. The existing process feels overly restrictive and culturally "gatekeepish". The fear of adding too many emojis seems to be preventing the inclusion of symbols that would genuinely help large communities—patients, doctors, caregivers, educators, and public health organizations. A kidney emoji, for example, has clear communication value and would be used by millions of people worldwide who deal with kidney disease, organ donation, dialysis, and medical education. The approval criteria appear to prioritize aesthetic curation over practical communication needs. This creates the impression that Unicode is acting more like a cultural gatekeeper than a standards body serving global communication. I believe this approach is outdated and unnecessarily exclusionary. I’m asking the Consortium to reconsider the “inflation” concern and adopt a more inclusive, utility‑focused approach to emoji approval—especially for medically relevant symbols. These emojis serve real people with real needs, and the current criteria make it unnecessarily difficult for them to be represented. I also want to note that the current approval structure appears to rely almost entirely on input from major companies and large organizations. This leaves individual users and smaller communities without meaningful influence, which is not appropriate for something as simple and widely used as emojis. These are small symbols for everyday communication, not high‑stakes regulatory decisions or medical approvals. The level of gatekeeping applied to them is literally disproportionate to their actual importance. The committee’s approach gives the impression of unnecessary exclusivity and an inflated sense of importance around what should be a fun, accessible part of digital communication. The reluctance to approve more emojis — especially medically relevant ones — suggests that the process has become more about maintaining literally unnecessary prestige than serving users. This is not an acceptable dynamic for a standard intended to support global communication. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Date/Time: Wed Sep 09 03:08:27 PT 2026
ReportID: ID20260909030827
Name: Christoph Feck
Report Type: Report Error in Publication/Data
Opt Subject: Block name for "Small Seal" script
There is an inconsistency for the block name for the new "Small Seal" script. In https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-18.0/ the block is called "Small Seal", while in https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ the block is called "Seal" in file Blocks.txt There might be other places where the names differ.
Date/Time: Wed Sep 16 14:10:36 PT 2026
ReportID: ID20260916141036
Name: Simon Patrick
Report Type: Report Error in Publication/Data
Opt Subject: Amendment not made to Core Specification 18.0 §22
In the Editorial WG Report to UTC #188 (L2/26-155), section 3.1, you accepted my proposed alterations to the Core Specification, section 22.3.1 (apart from the reference to Chisoi). These were ratified by UTC #188 (Minutes, section C.1.1: 188-A121) However, in the latest version of the Core Specification (dated 16 September 2026) although you have inserted the references to Ol Onal and Tolong Siki in Table 22.3, you have not made my suggested amendment to paragraph #G42826 relating to the decimal number sets in Myanmar script.
Date/Time: Sat Aug 29 07:27:19 PT 2026
ReportID: ID20260829072719
Name: Kang Seonghoon
Report Type: Report Error in Publication/Data
Opt Subject: U+031C refers to a wrong character
In NamesList.txt from UCD 17.0.0:
031C COMBINING LEFT HALF RING BELOW
* IPA: open variety of vowel
x (modifier letter down tack - 02D5)
031D COMBINING UP TACK BELOW
* IPA: vowel raising or closing
x (modifier letter up tack - 02D4)
x (combining up tack above - 1DF5)
031E COMBINING DOWN TACK BELOW
* IPA: vowel lowering or opening
x (modifier letter down tack - 02D5)
x (combining down tack above - 1ADB)
Apparently the reference for U+031E was incorrectly copied to U+031C. In my understanding there is no character
named MODIFIER LETTER LEFT HALF RING BELOW (U+02BF is close but different) so the reference should be simply removed.
Date/Time: Wed Sep 23 08:11:26 PT 2026
ReportID: ID20260923081126
Name: Denis Moyogo Jacquerye
Report Type: Report Error in Publication/Data
Opt Subject: Annotation of Latin small letter q with hook tail
In Unicode 18.0 an annotation was added to 024B ɋ LATIN SMALL LETTER Q WITH HOOK TAIL following the addition of English Phonetic Alphabet (EPA) characters based on L2/24-277 https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2024/24277-epa-proposal-fifth-edition.pdf. This modification didn’t not appear in the 18.0 Delta Charts index. The Unicode 18.0 charts show: 024B ɋ LATIN SMALL LETTER Q WITH HOOK TAIL • this is actually a small letter alpha with a hook tail This is inaccurate. The letter is a small letter alpha with a hook tail in the EPA, not in other systems. The character ɋ LATIN SMALL LETTER Q WITH HOOK TAIL was proposed in L2/04-348 https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2004/04348-phonetic.pdf for use in Lutheran missionaries orthographies for the Numanggang (until 2002) and Kâte languages of Papua New Guinea. It is also used in the related Kube language orthography. In those orthographies, the q LATIN SMALL LETTER Q represents [kp] and the ɋ LATIN SMALL LETTER Q WITH HOOK TAIL represents [ɡb]. The letter is not related to alpha in those systems. The annotation should clarify the use in EPA, not in general: 024B ɋ LATIN SMALL LETTER Q WITH HOOK TAIL • In the English Phonotypic Alphabet, this is actually a small letter alpha with a hook tail
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