Mongolian (Unicode block)

Mongolian
RangeU+1800..U+18AF
(176 code points)
PlaneBMP
ScriptsMongolian (155 char.)
Common (3 char.)
Major alphabets
  • Mongolian
  • Manchu
Assigned158 code points
Unused18 reserved code points
Unicode version history
3.0 (1999)155 (+155)
5.1 (2008)156 (+1)
11.0 (2018)157 (+1)
14.0 (2021)158 (+1)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1][2]

Mongolian is a Unicode block containing characters for dialects of Mongolian, Manchu, and Sibe languages. It is traditionally written in vertical lines Top-Down, right across the page, although the Unicode code charts cite the characters rotated to horizontal orientation as this is the orientation of glyphs in a font that supports layout in vertical orientation.

The block has dozens of variation sequences defined for standardized variants.[3]

Block

Mongolian[1][2][3]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+180x FVS
1
FVS
2
FVS
3
MVS FVS
4
U+181x
U+182x
U+183x
U+184x
U+185x
U+186x
U+187x
U+188x
U+189x
U+18Ax
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 17.0
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points
3.^ The Unicode presentation form of U+1824 MONGOLIAN LETTER U is U+1824 FVS1 ᠤ᠋ Second Isolate Form, to distinguish it from the visually identical U+1823 MONGOLIAN LETTER O. For the same reason, the Unicode presentation form of U+1826 MONGOLIAN LETTER UE is U+1826 FVS2 ᠦ᠌ Third Isolate Form.[4] See document N4752R2.

Presentation forms

Vowels
Letter Subset Unicode Isolate Initial Medial Final
A Basic 1820 ᠠ‍ ‍ᠠ‍ ‍ᠠ
1820 180B ᠠ᠋ N/a ‍ᠠ᠋‍ ‍ᠠ᠋
1820 180C N/a ‍ᠠ᠌‍ N/a
E Basic 1821 ᠡ‍ ‍ᠡ‍ ‍ᠡ
1821 180B N/a ᠡ᠋‍ N/a ‍ᠡ᠋
Todo 1844 ᡄ‍ ‍ᡄ‍ N/a
1844 180B N/a ‍ᡄ᠋‍ N/a
Sibe 185D ᡝ‍ ‍ᡝ‍ ‍ᡝ
185D 180B N/a ‍ᡝ᠋‍ ‍ᡝ᠋
EE Basic 1827 ᠧ‍ ‍ᠧ‍ ‍ᠧ
I Basic 1822 ᠢ‍ ‍ᠢ‍ ‍ᠢ
1822 180B N/a ‍ᠢ᠋‍ N/a
Todo 1845 ᡅ‍ ‍ᡅ‍ ‍ᡅ
1845 180B N/a ‍ᡅ᠋‍ N/a
Sibe 185E ᡞ‍ ‍ᡞ‍ ‍ᡞ
185E 180B N/a ‍ᡞ᠋‍ ‍ᡞ᠋
185E 180C N/a ‍ᡞ᠌‍ ‍ᡞ᠌
Manchu 1873 ᡳ‍ ‍ᡳ‍ ‍ᡳ
1873 180B N/a ‍ᡳ᠋‍ ‍ᡳ᠋
1873 180C N/a ‍ᡳ᠌‍ ‍ᡳ᠌
1873 180D N/a ‍ᡳ᠍‍ N/a
IY Sibe 185F N/a ‍ᡟ‍ ‍ᡟ
O Basic 1823 ᠣ‍ ‍ᠣ‍ ‍ᠣ
1823 180B N/a ‍ᠣ᠋‍ ‍ᠣ᠋
Todo 1846 ᡆ‍ ‍ᡆ‍ ‍ᡆ
1846 180B N/a ‍ᡆ᠋‍ N/a
OE Basic 1825 ᠥ‍ ‍ᠥ‍ ‍ᠥ
1825 180B N/a ‍ᠥ᠋‍ ‍ᠥ᠋
1825 180C N/a ‍ᠥ᠌‍ N/a
Todo 1848 ᡈ‍ ‍ᡈ‍ ‍ᡈ
1848 180B N/a ‍ᡈ᠋‍ N/a
U Basic 1824 ᠤ‍ ‍ᠤ‍ ‍ᠤ
1824 180B N/a ‍ᠤ᠋‍ N/a
Todo 1847 ᡇ‍ ‍ᡇ‍ ‍ᡇ
1847 180B ᡇ᠋ N/a ‍ᡇ᠋‍ ‍ᡇ᠋
1847 180C N/a ‍ᡇ᠌‍ N/a
Sibe 1861 ᡡ‍ ‍ᡡ‍ ‍ᡡ
UE Basic 1826 ᠦ‍ ‍ᠦ‍ ‍ᠦ
1826 180B ᠦ᠋ N/a ‍ᠦ᠋‍ ‍ᠦ᠋
1826 180C N/a ‍ᠦ᠌‍ N/a
Todo 1849 ᡉ‍ ‍ᡉ‍ ‍ᡉ
1849 180B ᡉ᠋ N/a ‍ᡉ᠋‍ N/a
Sibe 1860 ᡠ‍ ‍ᡠ‍ ‍ᡠ
1860 180B N/a ‍ᡠ᠋‍ ‍ᡠ᠋
Long
vowel
sign
Todo 1843 N/a ‍ᡃ᠋‍ ‍ᡃ᠋
Consonants
Letter Subset Unicode Isolate Initial Medial Final
NA Basic 1828 ᠨ‍ ‍ᠨ‍ ‍ᠨ
1828 180B N/a ᠨ᠋‍ ‍ᠨ᠋‍ N/a
1828 180C N/a ‍ᠨ᠌‍ N/a
1828 180D N/a ‍ᠨ᠍‍ N/a
ANG Basic 1829 N/a ‍ᠩ‍ ‍ᠩ
Todo 184A 180B N/a ‍ᡊ‍ ‍ᡊ
Sibe 1862 180B N/a ‍ᡢ‍ ‍ᡢ
BA Basic 182A ᠪ‍ ‍ᠪ‍ ‍ᠪ
182A 180B N/a ‍ᠪ᠋
Todo 184B ᡋ‍ ‍ᡋ‍ ‍ᡋ
PA Basic 182B ᠫ‍ ‍ᠫ‍ ‍ᠫ
Todo 184C ᡌ‍ ‍ᡌ‍ ‍ᡌ
Sibe 1866 ᡦ‍ ‍ᡦ‍ N/a
QA Basic 182C ᠬ‍ ‍ᠬ‍ N/a
182C 180B ᠬ᠋ ᠬ᠋‍ ‍ᠬ᠋‍ N/a
182C 180C N/a ‍ᠬ᠌‍ N/a
182C 180D N/a ‍ᠬ᠍‍ N/a
Todo 184D ᡍ‍ ‍ᡍ‍ ‍ᡍ
184D 180B N/a ᡍ᠋‍ ‍ᡍ᠋‍ N/a
GA Basic 182D ᠭ‍ ‍ᠭ‍ ‍ᠭ
182D 180B N/a ᠭ᠋‍ ‍ᠭ᠋‍ ‍ᠭ᠋
182D 180C N/a ‍ᠭ᠌‍ N/a
182D 180D N/a ‍ᠭ᠍‍ N/a
Todo 184E ᡎ‍ ‍ᡎ‍ ‍ᡎ
184E 180B N/a ‍ᡎ᠋‍ N/a
Sibe 1864 ᡤ‍ ‍ᡤ‍ N/a
MA Basic 182E ᠮ‍ ‍ᠮ‍ ‍ᠮ
Todo 184F ᡏ‍ ‍ᡏ‍ ‍ᡏ
LA Basic 182F ᠯ‍ ‍ᠯ‍ ‍ᠯ
SA Basic 1830 ᠰ‍ ‍ᠰ‍ ‍ᠰ
1830 180B N/a ‍ᠰ᠋
1830 180C N/a ‍ᠰ᠌
SHA Basic 1831 ᠱ‍ ‍ᠱ‍ ‍ᠱ
1878[a] ᡸ‍ ‍ᡸ‍ ‍ᡸ
Sibe 1867 ᡧ‍ ‍ᡧ‍ ‍ᡧ
TA Basic 1832 ᠲ‍ ‍ᠲ‍ ‍ᠲ
1832 180B N/a ‍ᠲ᠋‍ N/a
Todo 1850 ᡐ‍ ‍ᡐ‍ ‍ᡐ
Sibe 1868 ᡨ‍ ‍ᡨ‍ ‍ᡨ
1868 180B N/a ᡨ᠋‍ ‍ᠲ᠋‍ N/a
1868 180C N/a ‍ᡨ᠌‍ N/a
DA Basic 1833 ᠳ‍ ‍ᠳ‍ ‍ᠳ
1833 180B N/a ᠳ᠋‍ ‍ᠳ᠋‍ ‍ᠳ᠋
Todo 1851 ᡑ‍ ‍ᡑ‍ ‍ᡑ
Sibe 1869 ᡩ‍ ‍ᡩ‍ N/a
1869 180B N/a ᡩ᠋‍ ‍ᡩ᠋‍ N/a
CHA Basic 1834 ᠴ‍ ‍ᠴ‍ ‍ᠴ
Todo 1852 ᡒ‍ ‍ᡒ‍ ‍ᡒ
Sibe 1871 ᡱ‍ ‍ᡱ‍ N/a
JA Basic 1835 ᠵ‍ ‍ᠵ‍ ‍ᠵ
1835 180B N/a ‍ᠵ᠋‍ N/a
Todo 1853 ᡓ‍ ‍ᡓ‍ ‍ᡓ
Sibe 186A ᡪ‍ ‍ᡪ‍ N/a
YA Basic 1836 ᠶ‍ ‍ᠶ‍ N/a
1836 180B N/a ᠶ᠋‍ ‍ᠶ᠋‍ N/a
1836 180C N/a ‍ᠶ᠌‍ N/a
Todo 1855 ᡕ‍ ‍ᡕ‍ N/a
RA Basic 1837 ᠷ‍ ‍ᠷ‍ ‍ᠷ
Manchu 1875 ᡵ‍ ‍ᡵ‍ ‍ᡵ
RAA Sibe 1870 ᡰ‍ N/a
WA Basic 1838 ᠸ‍ ‍ᠸ‍ ‍ᠸ
1838 180B N/a N/a ‍ᠸ᠋
Todo 1856 ᡖ‍ ‍ᡖ‍ ‍ᡖ
FA Basic 1839 ᠹ‍ ‍ᠹ‍ ‍ᠹ
Sibe 186B ᡫ‍ ‍ᡫ‍ N/a
Manchu 1876 ᡶ‍ ‍ᡶ‍ N/a
1876 180B N/a ᡶ᠋‍ ‍ᡶ᠋‍ N/a
KA Basic 183A ᠺ‍ ‍ᠺ‍ ‍ᠺ
Todo 1857 ᡗ‍ ‍ᡗ‍ ‍ᡗ
Sibe 1863 ᡣ‍ ‍ᡣ‍ ‍ᡣ
1863 180B N/a ‍ᡣ᠋‍ N/a
Manchu 1874 ᡴ‍ ‍ᡴ‍ ‍ᡴ
1874 180B N/a ‍ᡴ᠋‍ ‍ᡴ᠋
1874 180C N/a ‍ᡴ᠌‍ ‍ᡴ᠌
1874 180D N/a ‍ᡴ᠍‍ N/a
KHA Basic 183B ᠻ‍ ‍ᠻ‍ ‍ᠻ
GAA Todo 1858 ᡘ‍ N/a
Sibe 186C ᡬ‍ N/a
TSA Basic 183C ᠼ‍ ‍ᠼ‍ ‍ᠼ
Todo 1854 ᡔ‍ ‍ᡔ‍ ‍ᡔ
Sibe 186E ᡮ‍ ‍ᡮ‍ N/a
ZA Basic 183D ᠽ‍ ‍ᠽ‍ ‍ᠽ
Sibe 186F ᡯ‍ ‍ᡯ‍ N/a
186F 180B N/a ᡯ᠋‍ ‍ᡯ᠋‍ N/a
HAA Basic 183E ᠾ‍ ‍ᠾ‍ ‍ᠾ
Todo 1859 ᡙ‍ ‍ᡙ‍ ‍ᡙ
Sibe 186D ᡭ‍ N/a
HA Sibe 1865 ᡥ‍ ‍ᡥ‍ N/a
ZRA Basic 183F ᠿ‍ ‍ᠿ‍ ‍ᠿ
ZHA Sibe 1872 ᡲ‍ ‍ᡲ‍ N/a
Manchu 1877 ᡷ‍ ‍ᡷ‍ N/a
LHA Basic 1840 ᡀ‍ ‍ᡀ‍ N/a
ZHI Basic 1841 ᡁ‍ N/a
CHI Basic 1842 ᡂ‍ N/a
JIA Todo 185A ᡚ‍ N/a
NIA Todo 185B ᡛ‍ N/a
DZA Todo 185C ᡜ‍ ‍ᡜ‍ ‍ᡜ

Extensions for Sanskrit and Tibetan

Vowels
Letter Subset Unicode Isolate Initial Medial Final
A Basic 1887 N/a ‍ᢇ
1887 180B ᢇ᠋ N/a ‍ᢇ᠋
1887 180C N/a ‍ᢇ᠌
1887 180D N/a ‍ᢇ᠍
I Basic 1888 N/a ‍ᢈ
1888 180B N/a ‍ᢈ᠋
AH Basic 1897 ᢗ‍ N/a
Half U Basic 18A6 ᢦ‍ N/a
Half YA Basic 18A7 ᢧ‍ N/a
Consonants
Letter Subset Unicode Isolate Initial Medial Final
KA Basic 1889 ᢉ‍ N/a
NGA Basic 188A N/a ᢊ‍ ‍ᢊ‍ N/a
188A 180B N/a ᢊ᠋‍ ‍ᢊ᠋‍ N/a
Manchu 189B N/a ᢛ‍ ‍ᢛ‍ N/a
CA Basic 188B N/a ᢋ‍ ‍ᢋ‍ N/a
Manchu 189C N/a ᢜ‍ ‍ᢜ‍ N/a
TTA Basic 188C ᢌ‍ N/a
Manchu 189E N/a ᢞ‍ ‍ᢞ‍ N/a
TTHA Basic 188D ᢍ‍ N/a
DDA Basic 188E ᢎ‍ N/a
NNA Basic 188F ᢏ‍ N/a
TA Basic 1890 ᢐ‍ N/a
Todo 1898 ᢘ‍ N/a
Manchu 18A0 ᢠ‍ N/a
DA Basic 1891 ᢑ‍ N/a
PA Basic 1892 ᢒ‍ N/a
PHA Basic 1893 ᢓ‍ N/a
SSA Basic 1894 N/a ᢔ‍ ‍ᢔ‍ N/a
Manchu 18A2 N/a ᢢ‍ ‍ᢢ‍ N/a
ZHA Basic 1895 ᢕ‍ N/a
Todo 1899 ᢙ‍ N/a
Manchu 18A4 N/a ᢤ‍ ‍ᢤ‍ N/a
ZA Basic 1896 N/a ᢖ‍ ‍ᢖ‍ N/a
Manchu 18A5 N/a ᢥ‍ ‍ᢥ‍ N/a
GHA Manchu 189A N/a ᢚ‍ ‍ᢚ‍ N/a
JHA Manchu 189D N/a ᢝ‍ ‍ᢝ‍ N/a
DDHA Manchu 189F N/a ᢟ‍ ‍ᢟ‍ N/a
DHA Manchu 18A1 N/a ᢡ‍ ‍ᢡ‍ N/a
CYA Manchu 18A3 N/a ᢣ‍ ‍ᢣ‍ N/a
BHA Manchu 18A8 ᢨ‍ N/a
LHA Manchu 18AA N/a ᢪ‍ ‍ᢪ‍ N/a
Signs and marks
Letter Subset Unicode Isolate Initial Medial Final
Anusvara
One
Basic 1880 N/a
1880 180B ᢀ᠋ N/a
Visarga
One
Basic 1881 N/a
1881 180B ᢁ᠋ N/a
Damaru Basic 1882 N/a
Ubadama Basic 1883 N/a
Inverted
Ubadama
Basic 1884 N/a
Baluda Basic 1885 N/a
Three
Baluda
Basic 1886 N/a

Variations and vowel separation

The Mongolian Unicode block contains its own variation selectors (listed as format controls) for use with the traditional Mongolian alphabet:[6]

  • U+180B MONGOLIAN FREE VARIATION SELECTOR ONE (FSV1)
  • U+180C MONGOLIAN FREE VARIATION SELECTOR TWO (FSV2)
  • U+180D MONGOLIAN FREE VARIATION SELECTOR THREE (FSV3)
  • U+180E MONGOLIAN VOWEL SEPARATOR (MVS)
  • U+180F MONGOLIAN FREE VARIATION SELECTOR FOUR (FSV4)

Additional variations may be also available for characters according to context or by manually using special characters, namely the zero-width joiner (ZWJ) and zero-width non-joiner (ZWNJ), to select the specific form.

History

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

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ^ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. ^ "Unicode Character Database: Standardized Variation Sequences". The Unicode Consortium.
  4. ^ Batjargal, Biligsaikhan; Khaltarkhuu, Garmaabazar; Fuminori, Kimura; Maeda, Akira (2011). "A Study of Traditional Mongolian Script Encodings and Rendering: Use of Unicode in OpenType fonts" (PDF). International Journal on Asian Language Processing. 21 (1): 33. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  5. ^ West, Andrew; Zhamsoev, Amgalan; Zaytsev, Viacheslav (2017-01-13). "L2/17-007: Proposal to encode one historical Mongolian letter for Buryat Mongolian" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Free Variation Selectors" (PDF). www.unicode.org.