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Looking for Your CharacterUse the following resources for finding your character in the Unicode standard. This is part of the procedure How to Write a Conversion Mapping for your Legacy Font. Local SIL Resources
Unicode Website ResourcesDare the official website at Resources for SIL Private Use Area CharactersCheck SIL Corporate PUA Assignments for the latest chart of official SIL private use area (PUA) characters. These characters have been identified as being in use in SIL projects, but not in the Unicode Standard. Some are in the process of being proposed. Many have already been approved. Write to the SIL PUA committee for up-to-date information about the status of your PUA characters in the pipeline: . It is usually preferable to choose a Unicode character rather than a PUA character, if possible. Resources for Official Unicode Character NamesIf you already know the hexadecimal number of your Unicode character, and want to find the official name, try the following resources.
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