It is widely used for the consistent encoding of written text.
Mapping is used in Unicode for specifying characters. It was quite difficult previously to type Urdu on tablets, mobile phones, and other similar devices. Unicode was introduced to reduce the aggravation endured by the user. In the past few years, we are witnessing a significant rise in the usage of Unicode. Especially, social media has given a boost to the usage of this format. However, the newspapers mostly use the Nastaʻliq script, which is only compatible with Inpage.
