Vedic Extensions

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Short description: Unicode character block
Vedic Extensions
RangeU+1CD0..U+1CFF
(48 code points)
PlaneBMP
ScriptsCommon (16 char.)
Inherited (27 char.)
Symbol setsVedic tone marks and signs
Assigned43 code points
Unused5 reserved code points
Unicode version history
5.235 (+35)
6.139 (+4)
7.041 (+2)
10.042 (+1)
12.043 (+1)
Note: [1][2]
Graphical representation of the Vedic Extensions Unicode block

Vedic Extensions is a Unicode block containing characters for representing tones and other vedic symbols in Devanagari and other Indic scripts. Related symbols (also used in many scripts to represent vedic accents) are defined in two other blocks: Devanagari (U+0900–U+097F) and Devanagari Extended (U+A8E0–U+A8FF).

Block

Template:Unicode chart Vedic Extensions

History

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

See also

  • Devanagari in Unicode

References