Answer: The latest Unicode version is Unicode 18.0.0, dated 2026 September 16.
Status: Confirmed
Entry: standards/unicode
Revision: 1
Digest: sha256:cafc6c3e4b66e754 (changes whenever the content changes)

Timeline:
  Created: 2026-11-12T10:37:32Z
  Last changed: 2026-11-12T10:37:32Z
  Last verified: 2026-11-12T11:34:25Z
  Next check: 2026-11-19T11:34:25Z
  Check interval: Weekly
  Expected change: No fixed schedule

Data:
  Field | Value | Source | As of
  Unicode version | 18.0.0 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Release date | 2026 September 16 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Full version reference | Version 18.0.0 | [1] | 2026-11-12

Sources:
  [1] Unicode Consortium. "www.unicode.org/versions/latest/". https://www.unicode.org/versions/latest/
      Role: primary. Accessed: 2026-11-12T11:34:25Z
      Quote: "Unicode 18.0.0 Unicode 18.0.0 Tech Site | Site Map | Search Unicode® 18.0.0 2026 September 16" (Supports: Unicode version)
      Quote: "Unicode® 18.0.0 2026 September 16 ( Announcement )" (Supports: Release date)
      Quote: "The terms “Version 18.0” or “Unicode 18.0” are abbreviations for the full version reference, Version 18.0.0." (Supports: Full version reference)
      Published: 2026-11-04T20:34:44Z
      Snapshot SHA-256: e7c984c2738f5c402df0f89fb87fe7b2625d1e767ba07fe2aef723f4c07b7d77 (captured 2026-11-12T10:37:32Z)

Verification:
  Method: Automated extraction from [1] with deepseek-flash (JSON output, thinking disabled). Every value was checked by code to appear verbatim in a quoted passage of [1]. On this check the text of [1] was unchanged since 2026-11-12T10:37:32Z, so the values verified then were kept.
  Cross-check: not-available at 2026-11-12T11:34:25Z. No independent second source is configured for this entry
  Last successful check: 2026-11-12T11:34:25Z
  Last attempt: 2026-11-12T11:34:25Z

Notes and limitations:
  Extracted automatically from a single official source.

Change log:
  Time | Event | Change | Source
  2026-11-12T10:37:32Z | added | Entry created | —
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How to cite:
    latestN. (2026). What is the latest Unicode version? Revision 1, last verified 2026-11-12T11:34:25Z. https://latestn.com/standards/unicode (accessed 2026-11-12T12:50:57Z).

    @misc{latestN_standards_unicode_r1,
      title        = {What is the latest Unicode version?},
      author       = {{latestN}},
      year         = {2026},
      howpublished = {\url{https://latestn.com/standards/unicode}},
      note         = {Revision 1; digest sha256:cafc6c3e4b66e754; last verified 2026-11-12T11:34:25Z; accessed 2026-11-12T12:50:57Z}
    }

URL: https://latestn.com/standards/unicode