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Version 7.0 of the Unicode Standard
is now available, adding 2,834 new characters. This latest
version adds the new currency symbols for the Russian ruble and
Azerbaijani manat, approximately 250 emoji (pictographic
symbols), many other symbols, and 23 new lesser-used and
historic scripts, as well as character additions to many
existing scripts. These additions extend support for written
languages of North America, China, India, other Asian countries,
and Africa. For full details, see
http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode7.0.0/.
Most of the new emoji characters derive from characters in
long-standing and widespread use in Wingdings and Webdings
fonts. Additions to emoji characters include, for example:
Major enhancements were made to the Indic script properties. New
property values were added to enable a more algorithmic approach
to rendering Indic scripts. These include properties for joining
behavior, new classes for numbers, and a further division of the
syllabic categories of viramas and rephas. With these
enhancements, the default rendering for newly added Indic
scripts can be significantly improved.
Unicode character properties were extended to the new
characters. The old characters have enhancements to Script and
Alphabetic properties, and casing and line-breaking behavior.
There were also nearly 3,000 new Cantonese pronunciation
entries, as well as new or clarified stability policies for
promoting interoperable implementations.
Two other important Unicode specifications are maintained in
synchrony with the Unicode Standard, and have updates for
Version 7.0. These will be released at the same time:
http://unicode-inc.blogspot.com/2014/06/announcing-unicode-standard-version-70.htm