I hasten to add:
> UTF-8 and UTF-32, at least, already have the architecture
> to represent 2^31 and 2^32 code points, respectively. The definitions
would
> simply have to changed to make the additional code points legal.
>
> Only UTF-16 would truly need to be redesigned, and that has already been
> proposed.
None of this is actually going to happen, of course. Unicode and 10646 are
committed to staying with 17 planes. I was just pointing out that certain
individuals had made informal proposals to extend the code space.
-Doug Ewell
Fullerton, California
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