Character Set Support
Padauk supports the following Unicode blocks:
| Unicode block | Padauk support |
|---|---|
| Myanmar (1000..109F) | complete |
| Myanmar Extended-B (A9E0..A9FF) | complete |
| Myanmar Extended-A (AA60..AA7F) | complete |
| Myanmar Extended-C (116D0..116FF) | complete |
| Kayah Li (A900..A92F) | A92E |
| Basic Latin | complete |
The font also includes a selection of characters from the General Punctuation block (such as various-sized spaces, dashes and quotes).
Basic Latin support is provided as a convenience, e.g., for use in menus or for displaying markup in text files. These fonts are not intended for extensive Latin script use.
A utility such as SIL ViewGlyph can be used to examine the exact repertoire of each font.
See Unicode Technical Note #11 for the authoritative description of how the Myanmar script is used in Unicode: Representing Myanmar in Unicode: Details and Examples.