Batak is a Unicode block containing characters for writing the Batak dialects of Karo, Mandailing, Pakpak, Simalungun, and Toba.

Batak[1][2] (PDF)
0123456789ABCDEF
U+1BCx
U+1BDx
U+1BEx
U+1BFx᯿
Notes 1.^ As of Unicode version 17.0 2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

History

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

VersionFinal code pointsCountL2 IDWG2 IDDocument
6.0U+1BC0..1BF3, 1BFC..1BFF56Everson, Michael (1999-02-11), Batak script [preliminary chart]
Everson, Michael (2007-07-26), Preliminary proposal for encoding the Batak script in the UCS
McGowan, Rick; Whistler, Ken (2008-04-14), Discussion of Batak Vowel Ordering
Everson, Michael; Kozok, Uli (2008-08-04), On the inputting model for Batak
Anderson, Deborah (2008-08-11), Batak Input
Everson, Michael; Kozok, Uli (2008-10-07), Proposal for encoding the Batak script in the UCS
, )Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2008-11-05), "M53.21", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 53
Anderson, Deborah (2009-01-29), Dialect-Specific Characters in Batak (Batak proposal: L2/08-011 WG2 N3320R)
Moore, Lisa (2009-05-20), "Consensus 119-C23", UTC #119 / L2 #216 Minutes
"Resolution: M58.02", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 58, 2012-01-03