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Multani (Unicode block)

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Plane
  
SMP

Major alphabets
  
Multani

Scripts
  
Multani

Assigned
  
38 code points

Range
  
U+11280..U+112AF (48 code points)

Unused
  
10 reserved code points

Multani is a Unicode block containing characters used for writing the Multani alphabet, a Brahmic script used in the Multan region of Punjab and in northern Sindh in Pakistan. The script is now obsolete, but was historically used to write the Saraiki language.

History

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

References

Multani (Unicode block) Wikipedia