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MUFI character recommendations

The MUFI group has published a recommendation for the selection of characters from the Unicode Standard and for characters to be allocated to the Private Use Area (PUA). This recommendation coordinates the usage of the PUA with several other fonts and font projects, notably the Titus project and Junicode.

Version 1.0

This is the first official version of the recommendation, published 8 December 2003 and containing a total of 828 characters. It is located at a persistent URL at the University Library in Bergen:

MUFI character recommendation v. 1.0 - link to persistent URL

Please note that there are six known misprints in this version (of which two can be disruptive):

Errata in MUFI v. 1.0

Version 2.0

The second version of the recommendation is a major update with a total of 1326 characters. It was published 22 December 2006:

MUFI character recommendation v. 2.0: Alphabetical order - PDF file, 1.0 MB
MUFI character recommendation v. 2.0: Code chart order - PDF file, 1.1 MB

As of version 2.0 the recommendation has been divided into two parts, each containing the same number of characters, but in different order. Part 1 lists the characters in alphabetical order, beginning with alphabetical characters and then giving numbers, abbreviation characters, punctuation characters, and other signs. Part 2 lists the characters according to the code charts in the Unicode Standard.

Part 1 is intended for casual users since it is fairly easy to find any particular character simply by browsing through the document on screen or in print. Part 2 is intended for encoders and font designers since it lists characters according to Unicode code charts and thus in ascending code point order. It also shows the structure of the Private Use Area more clearly than Part 1. Finally, it contains more information than Part 1; it displays decommissions from version 1.0 to 2.0 on coloured background, it includes appendices specifying all changes from version 1.0 to 2.0, and it distinguishes between ISO entity names (where applicable) and MUFI recommended entity names.

Version 3.0

The third version of the recommendation is also a major update, with a number of new characters added in v. 5.1 of the Unicode Standard. A beta version was published 17 November 2007:

MUFI character recommendation v. 3.0: Code chart order - PDF file, 1.4 MB

The final publication of this version is expected in the middle of December 2008. Comments & corrections are most welcome to odd.haugen@lle.uib.no, preferably by Friday 28 November 2008.