RE: Tulu-Tigalari digits and numerals

Peter Constable via Unicode <[email protected]> Thu, 4 Jun 2026 14:37:53 +0000
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This was reviewed last year at UTC #182 and the Script Encoding Working Gro=
up recommended no action at this time, based on a few factors including dep=
endence on the Tulu-Tigalari proposal, L2/22-031, the authors of which reco=
mmendation more research. See the SEW recommendations to UTC #182 in L2/25-=
010<https://www.unicode.org/cgi-bin/GetDocumentLink?L2/25-010>.


Peter

From: Unicode <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Philippe Verd=
y via Unicode
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 3:09 AM
To: Unicode Public General Mail List <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Tulu-Tigalari digits and numerals

Also some other Tulu websites exhibit these digits, including in public sig=
nages:

https://www.easytulu.com/p/tulu-lipi-alphabets.html

Also why this proposal for these numerals was still not considered?

https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2025/25020-tulu-tigalari-numerals.pdf
(here the additional decimal digits, and numerals ten and one hundred, were=
 proposed in a contiguous range 113F0-113FB instead of using the Kannada an=
d Telugu blocks layout)


Le mar. 2 juin 2026 =E0 11:30, Philippe Verdy <[email protected]<mailto:verd=
[email protected]>> a =E9crit :
Is there a reason for not encoding these Tulu-Tigalari digits (0 to 9) and =
numerals (10, 100) ?

Suggested code points in the Tulu-Tigalari block (U+11380-113FF, allocated =
in Unicode 16.0).

(1)  Using the same layout as in the Kannada block (U+0C80-0CFF) or the Tel=
ugu block (0C00-0C7F) for their decimal digits:

113E6...113EF: TULU-TIGALARI DIGIT ZERO...NINE

(I'm not sure if we can give them the "decimal digit" character property: d=
igit zero is apparently a later addition, when traditional numerals used sp=
ecific multipliers for tens and hundreds, however the existence of zero is =
documented and visible in existing modern usage, and the two other numerals=
 may be used in legacy numerals for integers 1 to 999,999)

(2) Using additional numerals with the same layout as in the Telugu block (=
0C00-0C7F) for its additional fraction digits:

113F8: TULU-TIGALARI NUMERAL TEN
113F9: TULU-TIGALARI NUMERAL ONE HUNDRED

Some images are listed in Wikimedia Commons (including an example in modern=
 usage for a wedding invitation in Tulu, printed in the Kannada and  Tulu-T=
igalari script), and a few alphabet charts including these numerals:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tulu-Tigalari_numerals

One convincing point is that this appears in a *printed* document (intended=
 for some sizable audience in the Tulu community and families), and that th=
ere may already existing fonts for them (even if they don't use Unicode map=
pings), and not just a personal creation.


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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">This was reviewed last year at UTC #182 and the Scri=
pt Encoding Working Group recommended no action at this time, based on a fe=
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L2/25-010</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Peter<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Philippe Verdy via Unicode<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 2, 2026 3:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Unicode Public General Mail List &lt;[email protected]&gt=
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: Tulu-Tigalari digits and numerals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Also some other Tulu websites exhibit these digits, =
including in public signages:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"https://www.easytulu.com/p/tulu-lipi-alph=
abets.html">https://www.easytulu.com/p/tulu-lipi-alphabets.html</a><o:p></o=
:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Also why this proposal for these numerals was still =
not considered?<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2025/25020-tu=
lu-tigalari-numerals.pdf">https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2025/25020-tulu-tigal=
ari-numerals.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">(here the additional decimal digits, and numerals te=
n and one hundred, were proposed in a contiguous range 113F0-113FB instead =
of using the Kannada and Telugu blocks layout)<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Le&nbsp;mar. 2 juin 2026 =E0&nbsp;11:30, Philippe Ve=
rdy &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; a =E9c=
rit&nbsp;:<o:p></o:p></p>
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n 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in">
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<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Is there a reason for not encoding these Tulu-Tigala=
ri digits (0 to 9) and numerals (10, 100) ?<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Suggested code points in the Tulu-Tigalari block (U+=
11380-113FF, allocated in Unicode 16.0).<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">(1)&nbsp; Using the same layout as in the Kannada bl=
ock (U+0C80-0CFF) or the Telugu block (0C00-0C7F) for their decimal digits:=
<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">113E6...113EF: TULU-TIGALARI DIGIT ZERO...NINE<o:p><=
/o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">(I'm not sure if we can give them the &quot;decimal =
digit&quot; character property: digit zero is apparently a later addition, =
when traditional numerals used specific multipliers for tens and hundreds, =
however the existence of zero is documented
 and visible in existing modern usage, and the two other numerals may be us=
ed in legacy numerals for integers 1 to 999,999)<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">(2) Using additional numerals with the same layout a=
s in the Telugu block (0C00-0C7F) for its additional fraction digits:<o:p><=
/o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">113F8: TULU-TIGALARI NUMERAL TEN<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">113F9: TULU-TIGALARI NUMERAL ONE HUNDRED<o:p></o:p><=
/p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Some images are listed in Wikimedia Commons (includi=
ng an example in modern usage for a wedding invitation in Tulu, printed in =
the Kannada and&nbsp; Tulu-Tigalari script), and a few alphabet charts incl=
uding these numerals:<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Catego=
ry:Tulu-Tigalari_numerals" target=3D"_blank">https://commons.wikimedia.org/=
wiki/Category:Tulu-Tigalari_numerals</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">One convincing point is that this appears in a *prin=
ted* document (intended for some sizable audience in the Tulu community and=
 families), and that there may already existing fonts for them (even if the=
y don't use Unicode mappings), and
 not just a personal creation.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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