This test page serves as a place to check a browser’s Unicode and font support for the various Baybayin script variants in the Philippines. There are different test cases to cover as many possible issues that may arise or were encountered.

This is a Unicode and Emoji test page. You can use this to test if your browser can display Unicode characters.

BDI (Bidirectional Isolation)

1. The title of the book is: 𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤀 𐤋 C++
   • Firefox 40.0 beta (2015-07-29)
   • Chrome 58.0.3018.3 dev (2017-02-25) - fixed
2. The title of the book is: מבוא ל- C++
   • Firefox 40.0 beta (2015-07-29)
   • Chrome 58.0.3018.3 dev (2017-02-25)
3. My name in Hebrew is 𐤉𐤅𐤇𐤍𐤍!
   • Firefox 40.0 beta (2015-07-29)
   • Chrome 58.0.3018.3 dev (2017-02-25) - fixed
4. My name in Hebrew is יוחנן!
   • Firefox 40.0 beta (2015-07-29)
   • Chrome 58.0.3018.3 dev (2017-02-25)

BDO (Bidirectional Override)

1. The title of the book is: 𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤀 𐤋 C++
   • Firefox 40.0 beta (2015-07-29)
   • Chrome 58.0.3018.3 dev (2017-02-25)
2. The title of the book is: מבוא ל- C++
   • Firefox 40.0 beta (2015-07-29)
   • Chrome 58.0.3018.3 dev (2017-02-25)
3. My name in Hebrew is 𐤉𐤅𐤇𐤍𐤍!
   • Firefox 40.0 beta (2015-07-29)
   • Chrome 58.0.3018.3 dev (2017-02-25)
4. My name in Hebrew is יוחנן!
   • Firefox 40.0 beta (2015-07-29)
   • Chrome 58.0.3018.3 dev (2017-02-25)

The Phoenician Unicode Keyboard Layout or PHNX-UKL is the first Unicode-compliant keyboard layout for the Phoenician Unicode block. Its main feature is the incorporation of the characters commonly used in various ancient Western Asian writing scripts.

Since I got my first ever smartphone, Samsung Galaxy Y (S5360), (and Android too) I was having some problems with calibrating phone’s compass. The compass applications I found in the Android Market instructs users to do a figure-8 wave. I did all kinds of figure-8 wave and well, nothing.

We all use the bittorrent protocol, anyone who claims they do not download anything “torrent” is probably someone from the 90s or possibly from the future where a new technology replaced it. For example, if you are playing World of Warcraft then you are getting the game patches via the bittorrent protocol, because Blizzard’s game launcher uses this technology.

Bittorrent is a type of peer-to-peer network. It is not “evil” as some groups are trying to paint it to be. Even in films, there are those that actually encourage the piracy of their material or more exactly, the sharing of their production via torrent. Mainly to show that this piece of technology is neutral.

As someone who downloads materials via the bittorrent network, we have all seen those acronyms or lingo used in this space. Here are some terminologies and acronyms you will find and probably have encountered already when searching for a new torrent show to download.

I finished the port of the Philippines Unicode Keyboard Layout for Linux to Windows much earlier than I hoped! Rejoice Microsoft® Windows users!

Get it now and start typing all the Filipino characters!

Today, 23^rd of October 2010, Filipino Linux users around the world can now download and use the first release of the Philippines Unicode Keyboard Layout, officially launched during the Philippines Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Release Party.

What is this all about? Simple: being able to type the characters that Filipinos use, especially the ₱eso sign and ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin) glyphs that has been available for use since Unicode 3.2 (March 2002). Other characters are: Ññ, ©, ®, ™, ¢, ¥, ¶, Pahilís (acute diacritic), Paiwà (grave diacritic), Pakupyâ (circumflex diacritic), Ng̃ (the shortened form of nan͠g), and many more.

How about Windows users? You will have to wait more or less 2 weeks, it will be usable for Windows 7, Vista, and XP; both 64-bit and 32-bit installations. It is now available for download.

Without further ado, here are the steps to get you started with using our very own Unicode Keyboard Layout.