Feedback requested for Unicode 7.0

Unicode 7.0 is slated to be released early in 2014Q3. Now isyour opportunity to comment on the contents of this release.

The text of the Unicode Standard Annexes (segmentation,normalization, line breaking, identifiers, etc.) is open for commentsand feedback, with proposed update versions for many of thedocuments posted at UAX Proposed Updates.Changes for the text of the annexes is relatively minor forUnicode 7.0, but the documents could still benefit from carefulreview. For some of the annexes, no proposed update versionis posted, because there is no planned change to the contentother than a nominal change to the version numbering. In suchcases, feedback provided on the existing, published UnicodeStandard Annex is still welcome, and will be taken intoconsideration by the Unicode Technical Committee beforethe release of Unicode 7.0.

Feedback on the Unicode Standard Annexes for Unicode 7.0should be submitted by April 28, 2014, for review at theUnicode Technical Committee meeting in May.

Other planned changes for Unicode 7.0 include a large numberof additions to the character repertoire and correspondingupdates to the Unicode character properties. An announcement will be sent soon, when the beta version of the Unicode Character Database for Unicode 7.0 is available for comment.