Khojki Unicode Block

The Khojki Unicode block is a range of characters specifically designed to represent the Khojki script, historically used by the Khoja community for religious literature and documentation within South Asia, particularly in regions that are now part of Pakistan and western India. The script holds cultural and religious significance, as it was primarily utilized in the recording of Ismaili Muslim religious texts, including ginans, which are devotional hymns. The script's origins trace back to the Landa scripts, which were prevalent in that region, and it bears similarities to other South Asian scripts, sharing its cursive and connected forms. Characters in the Khojki block are used to encode consonants, vowels, and various diacritics essential for accurate representation of the script.

In June 2014, the Khojki script was added to the Unicode Standard in version 7.0, extending from U+11200 to U+1124F. This inclusion aims to facilitate the digital preservation and dissemination of literature written in the Khojki script, enabling wider access and research potential in digital humanities. Additionally, with encoding in Unicode, contemporary communities and scholars gain the ability to utilize Khojki in electronic communication and systems, further supporting linguistic diversity in modern computing environments. The standardized encoding in Unicode not only helps protect the script from obsolescence but also enhances collaborative efforts in preserving the linguistic heritage associated with the Khoja communities and their spiritual texts.

View a range of fonts that support the Khojki block.

Below you will find all the characters that are in the Khojki unicode block. Currently there are 65 characters in this block.