Kawi (Unicode block) explained

Kawi is a Unicode block containing characters for Kawi script. The script was used historically in insular Southeast Asia to write the Old Javanese, Sanskrit, Old Malay, Old Balinese, and Old Sundanese languages.^[3]

Block

History

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

		Count	L2 ID	WG2 ID	Document
15.0	U+11F00..11F10, 11F12..11F3A, 11F3E..11F59	86		N4266
16.0	U+11F5A	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Unicode character database. The Unicode Standard. 2016-07-09.
2. Web site: Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard. The Unicode Standard. 2016-07-09.
3. Book: The Unicode Standard, Version 15.0 . September 2022 . Unicode, Inc . 978-1-936213-32-0 . Mountain View, CA . Chapter 17: Southeast Asia-II: Indonesia and the Philippines.