Lisu (Unicode block)

<p>Lisu is a <a href="/facts/Unicode_block/0RrzJWhE">Unicode block</a> containing characters of the <a href="/facts/Fraser_alphabet/BKW18aBV">Fraser alphabet</a>, which is used to write the <a href="/facts/Lisu_language/4v9Dbn2J">Lisu language</a>. This alphabet (and by extension the block) consists of glyphs resembling capital letters in the basic <a href="/facts/Latin_alphabet/pqWVHpBz">Latin alphabet</a> in their standard form and <a href="/facts/Transformation_of_text/MPRIEUjX">turned</a>.
</p><p>The addition of the block was subject to significant debate as to whether allocating a new block was necessary for the alphabet or if the turned letters not already in Unicode could instead be added to an existing block for the <a href="/facts/Latin_script_in_Unicode/n0r7VFcv">Latin script</a>. However, since the Lisu letters only visually resemble their Latin counterparts and are semantically different, the former approach was ultimately taken.
</p><p>This block is supported by a few fonts including Noto Sans Lisu, Lisu Unicode, <a href="/facts/DejaVu_Sans/tCW7tuvI">DejaVu Sans</a>, Horta, Montagel, Quivira, <a href="/facts/Segoe_UI/jQ1eIpza">Segoe UI</a> (since Windows 8), and <a href="/facts/Highway_Gothic/kk6bTzen">Highway Gothic</a> (Wide, version 2.0.3).
</p><p>In Unicode 13.0, a new block was also assigned for a single supplementary Lisu character used for the <a href="/facts/Naxi_language/79Qasce1">Naxi language</a>, <a href="/facts/Lisu_Supplement/drBTb8Ug">Lisu Supplement</a>.
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<table><tbody><tr><td colspan="17">Lisu[1]<a href="https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/UA4D0.pdf">Official Unicode Consortium code chart</a> (PDF)</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>A</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>D</td><td>E</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>U+A4Dx</td><td>ꓐ</td><td>ꓑ</td><td>ꓒ</td><td>ꓓ</td><td>ꓔ</td><td>ꓕ</td><td>ꓖ</td><td>ꓗ</td><td>ꓘ</td><td>ꓙ</td><td>ꓚ</td><td>ꓛ</td><td>ꓜ</td><td>ꓝ</td><td>ꓞ</td><td>ꓟ</td></tr><tr><td>U+A4Ex</td><td>ꓠ</td><td>ꓡ</td><td>ꓢ</td><td>ꓣ</td><td>ꓤ</td><td>ꓥ</td><td>ꓦ</td><td>ꓧ</td><td>ꓨ</td><td>ꓩ</td><td>ꓪ</td><td>ꓫ</td><td>ꓬ</td><td>ꓭ</td><td>ꓮ</td><td>ꓯ</td></tr><tr><td>U+A4Fx</td><td>ꓰ</td><td>ꓱ</td><td>ꓲ</td><td>ꓳ</td><td>ꓴ</td><td>ꓵ</td><td>ꓶ</td><td>ꓷ</td><td>ꓸ</td><td>ꓹ</td><td>ꓺ</td><td>ꓻ</td><td>ꓼ</td><td>ꓽ</td><td>꓾</td><td>꓿</td></tr><tr><td colspan="17">Notes1.^ As of Unicode version 16.0</td></tr></tbody></table>

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