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<h2 id="list-of-official-scripts">List of official scripts</h2> <p>Below is a partial list of official scripts used in different countries. Those in <i>italics</i> are states that have <a href="/facts/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition/CgR9Rny1">limited international recognition</a>. </p><p>This list does not cover local variations of international scripts, such as which <a href="/facts/Diacritic/Rw6lMzQW">diacritics</a> are used. </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Armenia/t3GQx9sU">Armenia</a> – <a href="/facts/Armenian_alphabet/eah4kBXh">Armenian alphabet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bolivia/YNBoDKKR">Bolivia</a> – <a href="/facts/Latin_script/7EWeJjUV">Latin script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina/jNVA1gPB">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Republika_Srpska/EdFvNcIw">Republika Srpska</a> – <a href="/facts/Cyrillic/0btN3oWC">Cyrillic</a> and <a href="/facts/Latin_script/7EWeJjUV">Latin</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Federation_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina/JGJeGVAw">Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina</a> – <a href="/facts/Cyrillic/0btN3oWC">Cyrillic</a> and <a href="/facts/Latin_script/7EWeJjUV">Latin</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bulgaria/Er5pY3YS">Bulgaria</a> – <a href="/facts/Cyrillic_script/0btN3oWC">Cyrillic</a> (<a href="/facts/Bulgarian_alphabet/L6bXeRPS">Bulgarian alphabet</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cambodia/t1wJd6GU">Cambodia</a> – <a href="/facts/Khmer_script/al76EeT6">Khmer script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China, People's Republic of</a> (<a href="/facts/Mainland_China/HFXJcUky">mainland China</a>) – <a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese_characters/UcAD6xXs">Simplified Chinese</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a> SAR – <a href="/facts/Traditional_Chinese_characters/bBFLkuz7">Traditional Chinese</a> (<i>de facto</i>), <a href="/facts/English_Alphabet/mn9BMaDw">Latin script</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Macau/klWBBy2L">Macau</a> SAR – <a href="/facts/Traditional_Chinese_characters/bBFLkuz7">Traditional Chinese</a> (<i>de facto</i>), <a href="/facts/Portuguese_Orthography/B6H9WRGa">Latin script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Inner_Mongolia/6nlXuwM9">Inner Mongolia</a> region – <a href="/facts/Traditional_Mongolian_alphabet/QFFR5rwl">Mongolian alphabet</a>, Simplified Chinese</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tibet_Autonomous_Region/IqQyXKT8">Tibet</a> region – <a href="/facts/Tibetan_alphabet/d6SoCnze">Tibetan alphabet</a>, Simplified Chinese</li> <li><a href="/facts/Xinjiang/f3jxW5Sq">Xinjiang</a> region – <a href="/facts/Uyghur_Ereb_Y%25C3%25A9ziqi/oGzeYBKG">Uyghur Ereb Yéziqi</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> Simplified Chinese</li> <li><a href="/facts/Guangxi/1BIHzs3q">Guangxi</a> region – <a href="/facts/Zhuang_alphabet/r1uYR6dw">Zhuang Latin alphabet</a>, Simplified Chinese</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw">Croatia</a> – <a href="/facts/Croatian_alphabet/hxF8FTpe">Croatian alphabet</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ethiopia/LVujNp5v">Ethiopia</a> – <a href="/facts/Ge%2527ez_script/K4RRPwCl">Ge'ez script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Eritrea/tuhgQTdR">Eritrea</a> – <a href="/facts/Ge%2527ez_script/K4RRPwCl">Ge'ez script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Georgia_(country)/ccBF8bBE">Georgia</a> – <a href="/facts/Georgian_scripts/43Afaqmj">Georgian alphabet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a> – <a href="/facts/Greek_alphabet/1cHwB8Dg">Greek alphabet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hungary/YRedQLtI">Hungary</a> – <a href="/facts/Latin_script/7EWeJjUV">Latin script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/India/QW4TV4sy">India</a>: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Hindi/n1QIEeCC">Hindi</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Marathi_language/uIJuwlFW">Marathi</a>, <a href="/facts/Konkani_language/mjEpS7Ly">Konkani</a>, <a href="/facts/Nepali_language/TSC8VdAw">Nepali</a>, <a href="/facts/Maithili_language/Wg2btkFY">Maithili</a>, <a href="/facts/Boro_language_(India)/GXSATmme">Boro</a>, <a href="/facts/Sanskrit/ychfjhlx">Sanskrit</a>, <a href="/facts/Dogri_language/NcrAy4QH">Dogri</a> – <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Assamese_language/rS7BqK0P">Assamese</a> – <a href="/facts/Assamese_alphabet/fnGWsu0G">Assamese alphabet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bengali_language/twpKobqA">Bengali</a> – <a href="/facts/Bengali_alphabet/kdlW4eGK">Bengali alphabet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gujarati_language/kGKRRbwe">Gujarati</a> – <a href="/facts/Gujarati_script/zbJCS2Rm">Gujarati script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kannada_language/cooJ3trn">Kannada</a> – <a href="/facts/Kannada_script/LUbwH0pS">Kannada script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kashmiri_language/b35X0L3H">Kashmiri</a> – <a href="/facts/Perso-Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Perso-Arabic script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Malayalam/YLuvDWd3">Malayalam</a> – <a href="/facts/Malayalam_script/HDsBdkqw">Malayalam script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Meitei_language/SwBGUkeR">Meitei</a> – <a href="/facts/Meitei_script/TNYLknDw">Meitei script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Odia_language/RCSkWVSf">Odia</a> – <a href="/facts/Odia_script/05jEzRTV">Odia script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Punjabi_language/Dps9vRRe">Punjabi</a> – <a href="/facts/Gurmukhi/u6Nt0z14">Gurmukhi</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Santali_language/Sn6ow0oI">Santali</a> – <a href="/facts/Ol_Chiki_script/5YANIu5Y">Ol Chiki script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sindhi_language/fQFk8mVz">Sindhi</a> – <a href="/facts/Perso-Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Perso-Arabic script</a>, <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tamil_language/7I0lHL0d">Tamil</a> – <a href="/facts/Tamil_script/QAEV8dJ5">Tamil script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Telugu_language/yV5dQWhw">Telugu</a> – <a href="/facts/Telugu_script/GzUHyXLb">Telugu script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Urdu/oLrhuXc6">Urdu</a> – <a href="/facts/Urdu_alphabet/SzLs2Poc">Urdu alphabet</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Islamic_world/n9vVGogr">Islamic world</a>: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Afghanistan/v63Auu1C">Afghanistan</a> – <a href="/facts/Perso-Arabic_alphabet/4DvPdTDe">Perso-Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Algeria/UXDF4Tj6">Algeria</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a> and <a href="/facts/Tifinagh/kGv4VKmW">Tifinagh</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Azerbaijan/Ho5joRTJ">Azerbaijan</a> – <a href="/facts/Azeri_Latin_alphabet/dNBYVrAd">Azeri Latin alphabet</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bahrain/ndXdWPhr">Bahrain</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bangladesh/NXk4f78Y">Bangladesh</a> – <a href="/facts/Bengali_alphabet/kdlW4eGK">Bengali alphabet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Brunei/dyz9JUn8">Brunei</a> – <a href="/facts/Malay_alphabet/yKwF4NQv">Rumi script</a> (Latin) and <a href="/facts/Jawi_script/DdF2xzyM">Jawi script</a> (<a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Egypt/8Ttg0JwB">Egypt</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a> – <a href="/facts/Malay_alphabet/yKwF4NQv">Rumi script</a> (<a href="/facts/Latin_alphabet/pqWVHpBz">Latin</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Iran/24yukge8">Iran</a> – <a href="/facts/Perso-Arabic_alphabet/4DvPdTDe">Perso-Arabic</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Iraq/pqYSFJw8">Iraq</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jordan/JC5sS1oJ">Jordan</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kazakhstan/Vfs8NI6e">Kazakhstan</a> – <a href="/facts/Cyrillic/0btN3oWC">Cyrillic</a> (<a href="/facts/Kazakh_language/rh22ccFt">Kazakh</a>, <a href="/facts/Russian_language/ETXrTgHV">Russian</a>) and <a href="/facts/Latin_script/7EWeJjUV">Latin</a> (<a href="/facts/Kazakh_language/rh22ccFt">Kazakh</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kuwait/HJLFQ59s">Kuwait</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lebanon/2dReTXyp">Lebanon</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Libya/HMPH8PWR">Libya</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Malaysia/8zbUMzCP">Malaysia</a> – <a href="/facts/Malay_alphabet/yKwF4NQv">Rumi script</a> (<a href="/facts/Latin_alphabet/pqWVHpBz">Latin</a>); <a href="/facts/Jawi_script/DdF2xzyM">Jawi script</a> (<a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a>) is recognized.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Maldives/sC2HeXby">Maldives</a> – <a href="/facts/Thaana/RA8a9PXM">Thaana</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oman/yNr7BPbm">Oman</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Palestine/XYeHy1af">Palestine</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Qatar/K4EkNXJE">Qatar</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Saudi_Arabia/uyUpe1J2">Saudi Arabia</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tunisia/4uC8Po6k">Tunisia</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a> – <a href="/facts/Turkish_Latin_alphabet/Skpn0bkK">Latin alphabet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/United_Arab_Emirates/o1bEjgbR">United Arab Emirates</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Yemen/eDyoh4qV">Yemen</a> – <a href="/facts/Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Arabic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a>: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Venetian_language/FeaL1TE9">Venetian</a> (<a href="/facts/Venetian_language/FeaL1TE9">Official script of the Venetian language</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a> – a combination of <a href="/facts/Kana/kQCM4maE">Kana</a> (<a href="/facts/Hiragana/RTn1gxfS">Hiragana</a>, <a href="/facts/Katakana/mmdWMTNr">Katakana</a>) and <a href="/facts/Kanji/E1IN7hVL">Kanji</a> (<a href="/facts/Shinjitai/INJkgsTT">Shinjitai</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Korea/cj2kDBzc">Korea</a> (both) – <a href="/facts/Hangul/prUQxzfJ">Chosŏn'gŭl/Hangul</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> (<a href="/facts/Hanja/cvLdbcxX">Hanja</a> is sometime used in <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a>, not used in <a href="/facts/North_Korea/Q41laakP">North Korea</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Laos/S0afugjX">Laos</a> – <a href="/facts/Lao_script/yJC2rshj">Lao script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Malta/FsqM3M37">Malta</a> – <a href="/facts/Latin_script/7EWeJjUV">Latin script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Moldova/qGBNGewt">Moldova</a> – <a href="/facts/Romanian_Latin_alphabet/B6nm24Q6">Latin alphabet</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mongolia/ogQzUcQb">Mongolia</a> – <a href="/facts/Mongolian_Cyrillic_alphabet/crls9N99">Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet</a> and <a href="/facts/Mongolian_script/QFFR5rwl">Mongolian script</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Montenegro/QynKJrw5">Montenegro</a> – <a href="/facts/Cyrillic/0btN3oWC">Cyrillic</a> (<a href="/facts/Montenegrin_alphabet/Ftan0Fwn">Montenegrin alphabet</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Myanmar/zcqQH2oE">Myanmar</a> – <a href="/facts/Burmese_alphabet/LY1bLCCP">Burmese alphabet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nepal/yWCzTBR2">Nepal</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Nepali_language/TSC8VdAw">Nepali language</a> — <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nepal_Bhasa/cqgwroR9">Nepal Bhasa</a> — <a href="/facts/Ranjana_script/RrJSQqkm">Ranjana script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Maithili_language/Wg2btkFY">Maithili</a> — <a href="/facts/Tirhuta_script/eALHAv9f">Tirhuta script</a> and <a href="/facts/Kaithi/F5ohrMDs">Kaithi</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bhojpuri_language/9oSKHz1h">Bhojpuri language</a> — <a href="/facts/Kaithi/F5ohrMDs">Kaithi</a> and <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Magar_language/TqWTftJn">Magar</a> — Magar Akkha script and <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tharu_languages/eCCejUyx">Tharu</a> — <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tamang_language/qRu0cBbx">Tamang</a> — <a href="/facts/Tamyig/QXoNtj1Y">Tamyig</a>, <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari</a> and <a href="/facts/Tibetan_script/d6SoCnze">Tibetan script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bajjika/brUTakqS">Bajjika</a> — <a href="/facts/Tirhuta_script/eALHAv9f">Tirhuta script</a>, <a href="/facts/Kaithi/F5ohrMDs">Kaithi</a> and <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Limbu_language/BQKUSeTE">Limbu</a> — <a href="/facts/Limbu_script/JwKrYcrW">Limbu script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bantawa_language/TJyBtwwS">Bantawa</a> — <a href="/facts/Kirat_Rai_script/4VWLyxRp">Kirat Rai script</a> and <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gurung_language/czsDoXRz">Gurung</a> — <a href="/facts/Khema_script/ge3To2aP">Khema script</a>, <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari</a> and <a href="/facts/Tibetan_script/d6SoCnze">Tibetan script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Awadhi_language/YSe4jac5">Awadhi</a> — <a href="/facts/Kaithi/F5ohrMDs">Kaithi</a>, <a href="/facts/Perso-Arabic_script/GB5gsj1F">Perso-Arabic script</a>, <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari</a> and <a href="/facts/Latin_script/7EWeJjUV">Latin script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Urdu/oLrhuXc6">Urdu</a> — <a href="/facts/Urdu_alphabet/SzLs2Poc">Urdu alphabet</a>, <a href="/facts/Roman_Urdu/8C1EsrbL">Roman Urdu</a> and <a href="/facts/Urdu_Braille/Irf49Ahw">Urdu Braille</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/North_Macedonia/YpfcC5DA">North Macedonia</a> – <a href="/facts/Cyrillic_script/0btN3oWC">Cyrillic</a> (<a href="/facts/Macedonian_orthography/Uj8uNX8C">Macedonian alphabet</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Philippines/ARpmxXQV">Philippines</a> – <a href="/facts/Filipino_alphabet/myJqsmz2">Latin alphabet</a> (<i>de facto</i>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Russian_Federation/jfkCwyxn">Russian Federation</a> – <a href="/facts/Cyrillic/0btN3oWC">Cyrillic</a> (<a href="/facts/Russian_alphabet/ezoUpIPL">Russian alphabet</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Serbia/U0LVzPdI">Serbia</a> – <a href="/facts/Cyrillic/0btN3oWC">Cyrillic</a> (<a href="/facts/Serbian_alphabet/d5s1lFk2">Serbian alphabet</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD">Singapore</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Singapore_English/Er0h2se6">English</a>, <a href="/facts/Malay_language/2T6pPtgv">Malay</a> — <a href="/facts/Latin_script/7EWeJjUV">Latin script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Singaporean_Mandarin/SN4SdC64">Mandarin</a> – <a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese_characters/UcAD6xXs">Simplified Chinese</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tamil_language/7I0lHL0d">Tamil</a> – <a href="/facts/Tamil_script/QAEV8dJ5">Tamil script</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3">Slovakia</a> – <a href="/facts/Latin_script/7EWeJjUV">Latin script</a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Taiwan/VcJoUD8w">Taiwan</a></i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> – <a href="/facts/Traditional_Chinese_characters/bBFLkuz7">Traditional Chinese</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK">Thailand</a> – <a href="/facts/Thai_script/uxnpJWg9">Thai script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj">Ukraine</a> – <a href="/facts/Cyrillic/0btN3oWC">Cyrillic</a> (<a href="/facts/Ukrainian_alphabet/RXdMx44m">Ukrainian alphabet</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a> – <a href="/facts/Latin_script/7EWeJjUV">Latin script</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vietnam/0ulfA8Eq">Vietnam</a> – <a href="/facts/Latin_script/7EWeJjUV">Latin script</a> (<i>de facto</i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="historical">Historical</h2> <ul><li>In the <a href="/facts/USSR/m7wWsPto">USSR</a>, numerous languages were <a href="/facts/Latinization_(USSR)/IygT12bJ">latinized</a> during the 1920s–1930s. In the late 1930s the Latinization campaign was canceled and all newly romanized languages were converted to <a href="/facts/Cyrillic/0btN3oWC">Cyrillic</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Official_language/yCH2URym">Official language</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Spelling_reform/S4FG66uY">Spelling reform</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Constitution of Republika Srpska Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Article 7. <a href="https://advokat-prnjavorac.com/legislation/Constitution-of-Republika-Srpska.pdf" target="_blank">https://advokat-prnjavorac.com/legislation/Constitution-of-Republika-Srpska.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Archived 12 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Part I, Article 6. <a href="https://advokat-prnjavorac.com/legislation/constitution_fbih.pdf" target="_blank">https://advokat-prnjavorac.com/legislation/constitution_fbih.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>National People's Congress of China, "The law of national all-purpose language and character in the People's Republic of China". Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2017. <a href="http://www.npc.gov.cn/wxzl/gongbao/2000-10/31/content_1481418.htm" target="_blank">http://www.npc.gov.cn/wxzl/gongbao/2000-10/31/content_1481418.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>After the announcement of Simplified Chinese in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau didn't follow the change, making Traditional Chinese the de facto official script. (Hong Kong and Macau were still colonies at that time, and their current constitutions don't state whether Tradition Chinese or Simplified Chinese is to be used. Both places continued to use Traditional Chinese after handover.see List of languages written in Chinese characters and derivatives of Chinese characters ) <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_languages_written_in_Chinese_characters_and_derivatives_of_Chinese_characters&action=edit&redlink=1" target="_blank">/w/index.php?title=List_of_languages_written_in_Chinese_characters_and_derivatives_of_Chinese_characters&action=edit&redlink=1</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Xinjiang Languages and characters, "Uyghur Language and characters".[permanent dead link] <a href="http://www.xjyw.gov.cn/ywmzyw?contentId=35621ccb44a346039c61d683d85684c2&navToId=1d09171991c04352a768543c5caf54f3" target="_blank">http://www.xjyw.gov.cn/ywmzyw?contentId=35621ccb44a346039c61d683d85684c2&navToId=1d09171991c04352a768543c5caf54f3</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Constitution of Croatia, Article 12: "Basic Provisions". Croatian Parliament. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011. The Croatian language and the Latin script shall be in official use in the Republic of Croatia. <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Croatia" target="_blank">/wiki/Constitution_of_Croatia</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Official Language Act - Official Language: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India". socialjustice.nic.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090115/http://socialjustice.nic.in/olact1963.php" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090115/http://socialjustice.nic.in/olact1963.php</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Alphabet Transitions: Chronology of the New Latin Script". www.azer.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024. <a href="https://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/52_folder/52_articles/52_alphabet.html" target="_blank">https://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/52_folder/52_articles/52_alphabet.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Staff (2 August 2001). "A-Z back in Azerbaijan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/aug/02/2" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/aug/02/2</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Official Language, Script, Calendar, and Flag of the Country Archived 5 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran#Chapter_2_:_The_Official_Language,_Script,_Calendar,_and_Flag_of_the_Country" target="_blank">https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran#Chapter_2_:_The_Official_Language,_Script,_Calendar,_and_Flag_of_the_Country</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"National Language Acts 1963/67". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. The script of the national language shall be the Rumi script: provided that this shall not prohibit the use of the Malay script, more commonly known as the Jawi script, of the national language. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160303161054/http://world.moleg.go.kr/fl/download/6919/1LVXA00KM0Z8UMRW4CWO" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160303161054/http://world.moleg.go.kr/fl/download/6919/1LVXA00KM0Z8UMRW4CWO</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Alton, David; Chidley, Rob (2013). Building Bridges: Is There Hope for North Korea?. Oxford: Lion Books. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7459-5598-8. <a href="978-0-7459-5598-8" target="_blank">978-0-7459-5598-8</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Article 14 of the Framework Act on Korean Language Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine prefers hangul but also allows hanja in parentheses, in cases prescribed by South Korean Presidential Decree. <a href="http://law.go.kr/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=136820&chrClsCd=010203&urlMode=engLsInfoR&viewCls=engLsInfoR#0000" target="_blank">http://law.go.kr/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=136820&chrClsCd=010203&urlMode=engLsInfoR&viewCls=engLsInfoR#0000</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Constitution of Moldova, Article 13: "Constitution of Moldova". Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2023. The national language of the Republic of Moldova is Romanian, and its writing is based on the Latin alphabet. <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Moldova" target="_blank">/wiki/Constitution_of_Moldova</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Official Documents to be in Mongolian Script". UB Post (in Chinese). 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2010. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111101013639/http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6478&Itemid=36" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20111101013639/http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6478&Itemid=36</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Влада Црне Горе". vlada.me. Archived from the original on 16 August 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2016. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200816064128/http://www.vlada.me/biblioteka/1118659920.doc" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20200816064128/http://www.vlada.me/biblioteka/1118659920.doc</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>Constitution of Macedonia, Article 7: "Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia". Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011. The Macedonian language, written using its Cyrillic alphabet, is the official language in the Republic of Macedonia. <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Macedonia" target="_blank">/wiki/Constitution_of_Macedonia</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>In Russian, the designation of Cyrillic as an official script (2001) has the consequence that the official languages of national Republics of Russia have to be written in the Cyrillic script in all official institutions and education. The passing of the law was met with particular resistance and criticism in the Republic of Tatarstan, as it replaced the Turkish Latin alphabet which the local government tried to promote in education after the dissolution of USSR.see List of languages in Russia <a href="/wiki/Republics_of_Russia" target="_blank">/wiki/Republics_of_Russia</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>Constitution of Serbia, Article 10: "I Constitution Principles". Government of Serbia. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2011. Serbian language and Cyrillic script shall be in official use in the Republic of Serbia. <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Serbia" target="_blank">/wiki/Constitution_of_Serbia</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>Control by Republic of China <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>Chapter I - Decree 5 - Section 3 of the current Constitution (2013) states that Vietnamese language is the National language of Vietnam, but nothing states the Vietnamese Latin Alphabet (called as chữ Quốc ngữ) is the official script de jure.[1] Archived 15 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine chữ Hán (Chinese characters) and chữ Nôm sometime can be used, most in activities about the traditional cultural in Vietnam (e.g. Vietnamese calligraphy). <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Vietnam" target="_blank">/wiki/Constitution_of_Vietnam</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>