How to propose Unicode character namesCharacter names consist of several words, as follows: Script nameThe first word is always the name of the script, such as LATIN, GREEK, DEVANAGARI, or TENGWAR. This is not necessarily the same name as the language which the script is used for, particularly when the same script is used for more than one language: thus, the Latin script can represent languages as diverse as English, Swahili, and Vietnamese. (Some Unicode symbols don't begin with a script name, but this is not allowed in ConScript Unicode.)Character typeThe next word or two represent the general type of the character. The standard alternatives are:
LanguageThe next word is the name of the language in which this character is used. This word does not appear unless two different languages use different characters which most naturally have the same individual name. Thus CIRTH LETTER N is used for the sound "n" when writing Sindarin, but when specific for writing Khuzdul, CIRTH LETTER KHUZDUL N is appropriate. There is no need to specify CIRTH LETTER SINDARIN N, as Sindarin is the "default language" for the script.Individual nameFor LETTERs, this should be the traditional name of the letter in the principal language of use, as in TENGWAR LETTER ROMEN. If there are no traditional names, or if they conflict wildly between languages, a string derived from the usual romanization may be used instead. Some kludging (such as doubling a long vowel after removing the acute accent) will often be needed to ensure uniqueness.For DIGITs, spell out, in English, ZERO, ONE, TWO, etc.; similarly for NUMBERs. In other cases, a name describing the meaning of a character is preferred to a name that describes the appearance of the character, which in turn is preferred to a name describing the usage of the character. Note that the Unicode name for the single dot normally used at the ends of sentences in English is FULL STOP, not PERIOD. Spelling and terminology of English words in character names follows the practice of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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