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'''Root Zone Label Generation Rules''' ('''RZ-LGR''') define a conservative mechanism to determine valid Internationalized Domain Names ([[IDN]]s) and their variant labels.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/root-zone-lgr-2015-06-21-en RZ-LGR, ICANN]</ref>
'''Root Zone Label Generation Rules''' ('''RZ-LGR''') define a conservative mechanism to determine valid Internationalized Domain Names ([[IDN]]s) and their variant labels.<ref name="icann">[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/root-zone-lgr-2015-06-21-en ICANN: Root Zone Label Generation Rules]</ref>


==Process==
==Process==
First released in 2012, the process for developing RZ-LGR currently follows the [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels], last updated in 2013. Broadly speaking, Step #, a [[Generation Panel]] makes a broad set of code points for the relevant script, called the "Maximal Starting Repertoire," and proposes Label Generation Rules. Step #, the team's proposal is reviewed by the [[ICANN Community]] through [[Public Comment]] and then by the [[Integration Panel]] for approval and integration into the LGR for the [[Root Zone]].
First released in 2012, the process for developing RZ-LGR currently follows the [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels], last updated in 2013. Broadly speaking, Step #, a [[Generation Panel]] makes a broad set of code points for the relevant script, called the "Maximal Starting Repertoire," and proposes Label Generation Rules. Step #, the team's proposal is reviewed by the [[ICANN Community]] through [[Public Comment]] and then by the [[Integration Panel]] for approval and integration into the LGR for the [[Root Zone]].


==Completed==
== Versions ==
The latest version, RZ-LGR-4, published in November 2020, includes 18 scripts:  
 
* Chinese,
'''Root Zone Label Generation Rules Version 1 (RZ-LGR-1)''' covered the Arabic script.
* Bangla,
 
* Arabic,
'''Root Zone Label Generation Rules Version 2 (RZ-LGR-2)''' covered Arabic, Ethiopic, Georgian, Khmer, Lao and Thai scripts.
* Devanagari,
 
* Ethiopic,
'''Root Zone Label Generation Rules Version 3 (RZ-LGR-3)''' covered Arabic, Devanagari, Ethiopic, Georgian, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Hebrew, Kannada, Khmer, Lao, Malayalam, Oriya, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, and Thai scripts.
* Georgian,
 
* Gujarati,
'''Root Zone Label Generation Rules Version 4 (RZ-LGR-4)''' covered Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, Devanagari, Ethiopic, Georgian, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Hebrew, Kannada, Khmer, Lao, Malayalam, Oriya, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, and Thai scripts.
* Gurmukhi,
 
* Hebrew,  
'''Root Zone Label Generation Rules Version 5 (RZ-LGR-5)''', the latest version, covers twenty-six scripts:  
* Kannada,
 
* Khmer,
* Arabic
* Lao,
* Armenian
* Malayalam,
* Bangla
* Oriya,
* Chinese (Han)
* Sinhala,
* Cyrillic
* Tamil,
* Devanagari
* Telugu, and
* Ethiopic
* Thai.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/fourth-version-of-root-zone-label-generation-rules-rz-lgr-4-published-6-11-2020-en RZ-LGR-4 Published, ICANN Announcements]</ref>
* Georgian
* Greek
==Ongoing==
* Gujarati
* The Latin Script and Japanese Script RZ-LGR proposals have been published for Public Comment.
* Gurmukhi
* The Integration Panel is preparing to integrate the Armenian, Cyrillic, Greek, Japanese, Korean, and Latin script proposals into RZ-LGR version 5.
* Hebrew
* Japanese (Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji [Han])
* Kannada
* Khmer
* Korean (Hangul and Hanja [Han])
* Lao
* Latin
* Malayalam
* Myanmar
* Oriya
* Sinhala
* Tamil
* Telugu
* Thai<ref name="icann"></ref>


==References==
==References==
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