JDK-8279935 : Release Note: Upgrade Unicode Data Files to 14.0.0
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Affected Version: 19
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Delivered
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2022-01-12
  • Updated: 2022-02-01
  • Resolved: 2022-01-31
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JDK 19
19Resolved
Description
This release upgrades Unicode support to 14.0, which includes the following:

The `java.lang.Character` class supports Unicode Character Database of 14.0 level, which adds 838 characters, for a total of 144,697 characters. These additions include 5 new scripts, for a total of 159 scripts, as well as 37 new emoji characters.
The `java.text.Bidi` and `java.text.Normalizer` classes support 14.0 level of Unicode Standard Annexes, #9 and #15, respectively.
The `java.util.regex` package supports Extended Grapheme Clusters based on 14.0 level of Unicode Standard Annex #29 For more detail about Unicode 14.0, refer to the [Unicode Consortium's release note](https://unicode.org/versions/Unicode14.0.0/).