unicode; hieroglyphs; Egyptian; control characters
Abstract :
[en] In a digital representation of a text, a control character (or ‘control’ for short) influences how normal, visible characters are rendered. In the case of ancient Egyptian, control characters are indispensable for expressing the relative positioning of hieroglyphs.
As of September 2022, Unicode 15 contains 38 control characters for ancient Egyptian. This includes nine controls that were introduced with Unicode 12 in 2019. This article discusses the 29 newly added controls, the constraints that they had to satisfy, and the process that led to their design. A number of implementations are presented and evidence is provided that the controls are adequate to encode most hieroglyphic texts.
Research center :
Mondes anciens - ULiège [BE]
Disciplines :
Classical & oriental studies Computer science
Author, co-author :
Nederhof, Mark-Jan
Glass, Andrew
Grotenhuis, Jorke ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Egyptologie
Polis, Stéphane ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Egyptologie
Rosmorduc, Serge
Werning, Daniel A.
Language :
English
Title :
New Unicode control characters for ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic text
Publication date :
In press
Event name :
13th International Congress of Egyptologists, 2023
Event organizer :
Olav Kaper
Event place :
Leiden, Netherlands
Event date :
6 August 2023 - 11 August 2023
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings of the 13th International Congress of Egyptologists
Author, co-author :
Kaper, Olav
Publisher :
Peeters, Leuven, Belgium
Collection name :
Egyptologische Uitgaven
Pages :
6 pages
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
