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Script (Unicode)
Subset of characters in Unicode
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‎ ‎ አ‎ 文‎ あ‎
ꦏ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ழ்‎
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In Unicode, a script is a collection of letters and other written signs used to represent textual information in one or more writing systems. Some scripts support one and only one writing system and language, for example, Armenian. Other scripts support many different writing systems; for example, the Latin script supports English, French, German, Italian, Vietnamese, Latin itself, and several other languages. Some languages make use of multiple alternate writing systems and thus also use several scripts; for example, in Turkish, the Arabic script was used before the 20th century but transitioned to Latin in the early part of the 20th century. More or less complementary to scripts are symbols and Unicode control characters.

The unified diacritical characters and unified punctuation characters frequently have the "common" or "inherited" script property. However, the individual scripts often have their own punctuation and diacritics, so that many scripts include not only letters but also diacritic and other marks, punctuation, numerals and even their own idiosyncratic symbols and space characters.

Unicode 16.0 defines 168 separate scripts, including 99 modern scripts and 69 ancient or historic scripts. More scripts are in the process for encoding or have been tentatively allocated for encoding in roadmaps.

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Definition and classification

When multiple languages make use of the same script, there are frequently some differences, particularly in diacritics and other marks. For example, Swedish and English both use the Latin script. However, Swedish includes the character å (sometimes called a Swedish O), while English has no such character. Nor does English make use of the diacritic combining ring above for any character. In general, the languages sharing the same scripts share many of the same characters. Despite these peripheral differences in the Swedish and English writing systems, they are said to use the same Latin script. Thus, the Unicode abstraction of scripts is a basic organizing technique. The differences among different alphabets or writing systems remain and are supported through Unicode’s flexible scripts, combining marks and collation algorithms.

Script versus writing system

Writing system is sometimes treated as a synonym for "script". However, it also can be used as the specific concrete writing system supported by a script. For example, the Vietnamese writing system is supported by the Latin script. A writing system may also cover more than one script; for example, the Japanese writing system makes use of the Han, Hiragana and Katakana scripts.

Most writing systems can be broadly divided into several categories: logographic, syllabic, alphabetic (or segmental), abugida, abjad and featural; however, all features of any of these may be found in any given writing system in varying proportions, often making it difficult to purely categorize a system. The term complex system is sometimes used to describe those where the admixture makes classification problematic.

Unicode supports all of these types of writing systems through its numerous scripts. Unicode also adds further properties to characters to help differentiate the various characters and the ways they behave within Unicode text-processing algorithms.

Special script property values

In addition to explicit or specific script properties, Unicode uses three special values:5

Common Unicode can assign a character in the UCS to a single script only. However, many characters—those that are not part of a formal natural-language writing system or are unified across many writing systems—may be used in more than one script (for example, currency signs, symbols, numerals and punctuation marks). In these cases Unicode defines them as belonging to the "common" script (ISO 15924 code "Zyyy"). Inherited Many diacritics and non-spacing combining characters may be applied to characters from more than one script. In these cases Unicode assigns them to the "inherited" script (ISO 15924 code Zinh), which means that they have the same script class as the base character with which they combine, and so in different contexts they may be treated as belonging to different scripts. For example, U+0308  ̈  COMBINING DIAERESIS may combine either with U+0065 e LATIN SMALL LETTER E to create a Latin ë or with U+0435 е CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IE for the Cyrillic ё. In the former case, it inherits the Latin script of the base character, whereas in the latter case, it inherits the Cyrillic script of the base character. Unknown The value of "unknown" script (ISO 15924 code Zzzz) is given to unassigned, private-use, noncharacter, and surrogate code points.

Character categories within scripts

Unicode provides a general category property for each character. So in addition to belonging to a script every character also has a general category. Typically scripts include letter characters including: uppercase letters, lowercase letters and modifier letters. Some characters are considered titlecase letters for a few precomposed ligatures such as Dz (U+01F2). Such titlecase ligatures are all in the Latin and Greek scripts and are all compatibility characters, and therefore Unicode discourages their use by authors. It is unlikely that new titlecase letters will be added in the future.

Most writing systems do not differentiate between uppercase and lowercase letters. For those scripts all letters are categorized as "other letter" or "modifier letter". Ideographs such as Unihan ideographs are also categorized as "other letters". A few scripts do differentiate between uppercase and lowercase however: Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Armenian, Georgian, and Deseret. Even for these scripts there are some letters that are neither uppercase nor lowercase.

Scripts can also contain any other general category character such as marks (diacritic and otherwise), numbers (numerals), punctuation, separators (word separators such as spaces), symbols and non-graphical format characters. These are included in a particular script when they are unique to that script. Other such characters are generally unified and included in the punctuation or diacritic blocks. However, the bulk of characters in any script (other than the common and inherited scripts) are letters.

List of encoded scripts

As of version 16.0[update], Unicode defines 168 scripts (called "Alias" or "Property value alias") based on the ISO 15924 list. In addition, Unicode assigns the name "Common" to ISO 15924's Zyyy code for undetermined scripts, "Inherited" to ISO 15924's Zinh code for inherited scripts, and "Unknown" to ISO 15924's Zzzz code for uncoded scripts. There are script codes defined by ISO 15924 but are not used in Unicode, including Zsym (Symbols) and Zmth (Mathematical notation).

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Scripts in ISO 15924[a][b] and in Unicode[c][d]
ISO 15924Script in Unicode[e]
CodeISO numberISO formal nameDirectionalityUnicode Alias[f]VersionCharactersNotesDescription
Adlm166Adlamright-to-left script Adlam9.088Ch 19.9
Afak439AfakavariesZZ— Not in Unicode, proposal is explored6
Aghb239Caucasian Albanianleft-to-right Caucasian Albanian7.053Ancient/historicCh 8.11
Ahom338Ahom, Tai Ahomleft-to-right Ahom8.065Ancient/historicCh 15.16
Arab160Arabicright-to-left script Arabic1.01,373Ch 9.2
Aran161Arabic (Nastaliq variant)mixedZZ— Typographic variant of Arabic (see § Arab)
Armi124Imperial Aramaicright-to-left script Imperial Aramaic5.231Ancient/historicCh 10.4
Armn230Armenianleft-to-right Armenian1.096Ch 7.6
Avst134Avestanright-to-left script Avestan5.261Ancient/historicCh 10.7
Bali360Balineseleft-to-right Balinese5.0127Ch 17.3
Bamu435Bamumleft-to-right Bamum5.2657Ch 19.6
Bass259Bassa Vahleft-to-right Bassa Vah7.036Ancient/historicCh 19.7
Batk365Batakleft-to-right Batak6.056Ch 17.6
Beng325Bengali (Bangla)left-to-right Bengali1.096Ch 12.2
Berf258Beria Erfeleft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode
Bhks334Bhaiksukileft-to-right Bhaiksuki9.097Ancient/historicCh 14.3
Blis550BlissymbolsvariesZZ— Not in Unicode, proposal is explored7
Bopo285Bopomofoleft-to-right, right-to-left script Bopomofo1.077Ch 18.3
Brah300Brahmileft-to-right Brahmi6.0115Ancient/historicCh 14.1
Brai570Brailleleft-to-right Braille3.0256Ch 21.1
Bugi367Bugineseleft-to-right Buginese4.130Ch 17.2
Buhd372Buhidleft-to-right Buhid3.220Ch 17.1
Cakm349Chakmaleft-to-right Chakma6.171Ch 13.11
Cans440Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabicsleft-to-right Canadian Aboriginal3.0726Ch 20.2
Cari201Carianleft-to-right, right-to-left script Carian5.149Ancient/historicCh 8.5
Cham358Chamleft-to-right Cham5.183Ch 16.10
Cher445Cherokeeleft-to-right Cherokee3.0172Ch 20.1
Chis298Chisoileft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode, proposal is mature8
Chrs109Chorasmianright-to-left script, top-to-bottom Chorasmian13.028Ancient/historicCh 10.8
Cirt291CirthvariesZZ— Not in Unicode
Copt204Copticleft-to-right Coptic1.0137Ancient/historic, disunified from Greek in 4.1Ch 7.3
Cpmn402Cypro-Minoanleft-to-rightCypro Minoan14.099Ancient/historicCh 8.4
Cprt403Cypriot syllabaryright-to-left script Cypriot4.055Ancient/historicCh 8.3
Cyrl220Cyrillicleft-to-right Cyrillic1.0508Includes typographic variant Old Church Slavonic (see § Cyrs)Ch 7.4
Cyrs221Cyrillic (Old Church Slavonic variant)variesZZ— Typographic variant of Cyrillic (see § Cyrl); Ancient/historic
Deva315Devanagari (Nagari)left-to-right Devanagari1.0164Ch 12.1
Diak342Dives Akuruleft-to-right Dives Akuru13.072Ancient/historicCh 15.15
Dogr328Dograleft-to-right Dogra11.060Ancient/historicCh 15.18
Dsrt250Deseret (Mormon)left-to-right Deseret3.180Ch 20.4
Dupl755Duployan shorthand, Duployan stenographyleft-to-right Duployan7.0143Ch 21.6
Egyd070Egyptian demoticmixedZZ— Not in Unicode
Egyh060Egyptian hieraticmixedZZ— Not in Unicode
Egyp050Egyptian hieroglyphsright-to-left script, left-to-right, bottom-to-top, top-to-bottom Egyptian Hieroglyphs5.25,105Ancient/historicCh 11.4
Elba226Elbasanleft-to-right Elbasan7.040Ancient/historicCh 8.10
Elym128Elymaicright-to-left script Elymaic12.023Ancient/historicCh 10.9
Ethi430Ethiopic (Geʻez)left-to-right Ethiopic3.0523Ch 19.1
Gara164Garayright-to-leftGaray16.069
Geok241Khutsuri (Asomtavruli and Nuskhuri)left-to-right GeorgianUnicode groups Khutsori, Asomtavruli and Nuskhuri into 'Georgian' (see § Geok). Similarly, Mkhedruli and Mtavruli are 'Georgian' (see § Geor)Ch 7.7
Geor240Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli)left-to-right Georgian1.0173In Unicode this also includes Nuskhuri (Geok)Ch 7.7
Glag225Glagoliticleft-to-right Glagolitic4.1134Ancient/historicCh 7.5
Gong312Gunjala Gondileft-to-right Gunjala Gondi11.063Ch 13.15
Gonm313Masaram Gondileft-to-right Masaram Gondi10.075Ch 13.14
Goth206Gothicleft-to-right Gothic3.127Ancient/historicCh 8.9
Gran343Granthaleft-to-right Grantha7.085Ancient/historicCh 15.14
Grek200Greekleft-to-right Greek1.0518Directionality sometimes as boustrophedonCh 7.2
Gujr320Gujaratileft-to-right Gujarati1.091Ch 12.4
Gukh397Gurung Khemaleft-to-rightGurung Khema16.058
Guru310Gurmukhileft-to-right Gurmukhi1.080Ch 12.3
Hanb503Han with Bopomofo (alias for Han + Bopomofo)mixedZZ— See § Hani, § Bopo
Hang286Hangul (Hangŭl, Hangeul)left-to-right, vertical right-to-left Hangul1.011,739Hangul syllables relocated in 2.0Ch 18.6
Hani500Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja)top-to-bottom, columns right-to-left (historically)Han1.099,030Ch 18.1
Hano371Hanunoo (Hanunóo)left-to-right, bottom-to-top Hanunoo3.221Ch 17.1
Hans501Han (Simplified variant)variesZZ— Subset of Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja) (see § Hani)
Hant502Han (Traditional variant)variesZZ— Subset of § Hani
Hatr127Hatranright-to-left script Hatran8.026Ancient/historicCh 10.12
Hebr125Hebrewright-to-left script Hebrew1.0134Ch 9.1
Hira410Hiraganavertical right-to-left, left-to-right Hiragana1.0381Ch 18.4
Hluw080Anatolian Hieroglyphs (Luwian Hieroglyphs, Hittite Hieroglyphs)left-to-right Anatolian Hieroglyphs8.0583Ancient/historicCh 11.6
Hmng450Pahawh Hmongleft-to-right Pahawh Hmong7.0127Ch 16.11
Hmnp451Nyiakeng Puachue Hmongleft-to-right Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong12.071Ch 16.12
Hrkt412Japanese syllabaries (alias for Hiragana + Katakana)vertical right-to-left, left-to-right Katakana or HiraganaSee § Hira, § KanaCh 18.4
Hung176Old Hungarian (Hungarian Runic)right-to-left script Old Hungarian8.0108Ancient/historicCh 8.8
Inds610Indus (Harappan)mixedZZ— Not in Unicode, proposal is explored9
Ital210Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.)right-to-left script, left-to-right Old Italic3.139Ancient/historicCh 8.6
Jamo284Jamo (alias for Jamo subset of Hangul)variesZZ— Subset of § Hang
Java361Javaneseleft-to-right Javanese5.290Ch 17.4
Jpan413Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana)variesZZ— See § Hani, § Hira and § Kana
Jurc510Jurchenleft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode
Kali357Kayah Lileft-to-right Kayah Li5.147Ch 16.9
Kana411Katakanavertical right-to-left, left-to-right Katakana1.0321Ch 18.4
Kawi368Kawileft-to-right Kawi15.087Ancient/historicCh 17.9
Khar305Kharoshthiright-to-left script Kharoshthi4.168Ancient/historicCh 14.2
Khmr355Khmerleft-to-right Khmer3.0146Ch 16.4
Khoj322Khojkileft-to-right Khojki7.065Ancient/historicCh 15.7
Kitl505Khitan large scriptleft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode
Kits288Khitan small scriptvertical right-to-left Khitan Small Script13.0472Ancient/historicCh 18.12
Knda345Kannadaleft-to-right Kannada1.091Ch 12.8
Kore287Korean (alias for Hangul + Han)left-to-rightZZ— See § Hani, § Hang
Kpel436Kpelleleft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode, proposal is explored10
Krai396Kirat Raileft-to-rightKirat Rai16.058
Kthi317Kaithileft-to-right Kaithi5.268Ancient/historicCh 15.2
Lana351Tai Tham (Lanna)left-to-right Tai Tham5.2127Ch 16.7
Laoo356Laoleft-to-right Lao1.083Ch 16.2
Latf217Latin (Fraktur variant)left-to-right ZZ— Typographic variant of Latin (see § Latn)
Latg216Latin (Gaelic variant)left-to-right ZZ— Typographic variant of Latin (see § Latn)
Latn215Latinleft-to-right Latin1.01,487See also: Latin script in UnicodeCh 7.1
Leke364Lekeleft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode
Lepc335Lepcha (Róng)left-to-right Lepcha5.174Ch 13.12
Limb336Limbuleft-to-right Limbu4.068Ch 13.6
Lina400Linear Aleft-to-right Linear A7.0341Ancient/historicCh 8.1
Linb401Linear Bleft-to-right Linear B4.0211Ancient/historicCh 8.2
Lisu399Lisu (Fraser)left-to-right Lisu5.249Ch 18.9
Loma437Lomaleft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode, proposal is explored11
Lyci202Lycianleft-to-right Lycian5.129Ancient/historicCh 8.5
Lydi116Lydianright-to-left script Lydian5.127Ancient/historicCh 8.5
Mahj314Mahajanileft-to-right Mahajani7.039Ancient/historicCh 15.6
Maka366Makasarleft-to-right Makasar11.025Ancient/historicCh 17.8
Mand140Mandaic, Mandaeanright-to-left script Mandaic6.029Ch 9.5
Mani139Manichaeanright-to-left script Manichaean7.051Ancient/historicCh 10.5
Marc332Marchenleft-to-right Marchen9.068Ancient/historicCh 14.5
Maya090Mayan hieroglyphsmixedZZ— Not in Unicode
Medf265Medefaidrin (Oberi Okaime, Oberi Ɔkaimɛ)left-to-right Medefaidrin11.091Ch 19.10
Mend438Mende Kikakuiright-to-left script Mende Kikakui7.0213Ch 19.8
Merc101Meroitic Cursiveright-to-left script Meroitic Cursive6.190Ancient/historicCh 11.5
Mero100Meroitic Hieroglyphsright-to-left script Meroitic Hieroglyphs6.132Ancient/historicCh 11.5
Mlym347Malayalamleft-to-right Malayalam1.0118Ch 12.9
Modi324Modi, Moḍīleft-to-right Modi7.079Ancient/historicCh 15.12
Mong145Mongolianvertical left-to-right, left-to-right Mongolian3.0168Mong includes Clear and Manchu scriptsCh 13.5
Moon218Moon (Moon code, Moon script, Moon type)mixedZZ— Not in Unicode, proposal is explored12
Mroo264Mro, Mruleft-to-right Mro7.043Ch 13.8
Mtei337Meitei Mayek (Meithei, Meetei)left-to-right Meetei Mayek5.279Ch 13.7
Mult323Multanileft-to-right Multani8.038Ancient/historicCh 15.10
Mymr350Myanmar (Burmese)left-to-right Myanmar3.0243Ch 16.3
Nagm295Nag Mundarileft-to-right Nag Mundari15.042
Nand311Nandinagarileft-to-right Nandinagari12.065Ancient/historicCh 15.13
Narb106Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian)right-to-left script Old North Arabian7.032Ancient/historicCh 10.1
Nbat159Nabataeanright-to-left script Nabataean7.040Ancient/historicCh 10.10
Newa333Newa, Newar, Newari, Nepāla lipileft-to-right Newa9.097Ch 13.3
Nkdb085Naxi Dongba (na²¹ɕi³³ to³³ba²¹, Nakhi Tomba)left-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode
Nkgb420Naxi Geba (na²¹ɕi³³ gʌ²¹ba²¹, 'Na-'Khi ²Ggŏ-¹baw, Nakhi Geba)left-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode, proposal is explored13
Nkoo165N’Koright-to-left script NKo5.062Ch 19.4
Nshu499Nüshuvertical right-to-left Nushu10.0397Ch 18.8
Ogam212Oghambottom-to-top, left-to-right Ogham3.029Ancient/historicCh 8.14
Olck261Ol Chiki (Ol Cemet’, Ol, Santali)left-to-right Ol Chiki5.148Ch 13.10
Onao296Ol Onalleft-to-rightOl Onal16.044
Orkh175Old Turkic, Orkhon Runicright-to-left script Old Turkic5.273Ancient/historicCh 14.8
Orya327Oriya (Odia)left-to-right Oriya1.091Ch 12.5
Osge219Osageleft-to-right Osage9.072Ch 20.3
Osma260Osmanyaleft-to-right Osmanya4.040Ch 19.2
Ougr143Old UyghurmixedOld Uyghur14.026Ancient/historicCh 14.11
Palm126Palmyreneright-to-left script Palmyrene7.032Ancient/historicCh 10.11
Pauc263Pau Cin Hauleft-to-right Pau Cin Hau7.057Ch 16.13
Pcun015Proto-Cuneiformleft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode
Pelm016Proto-Elamiteleft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode
Perm227Old Permicleft-to-right Old Permic7.043Ancient/historicCh 8.13
Phag331Phags-pavertical left-to-right Phags-pa5.056Ancient/historicCh 14.4
Phli131Inscriptional Pahlaviright-to-left script Inscriptional Pahlavi5.227Ancient/historicCh 10.6
Phlp132Psalter Pahlaviright-to-left script Psalter Pahlavi7.029Ancient/historicCh 10.6
Phlv133Book PahlavimixedZZ— Not in Unicode
Phnx115Phoenicianright-to-left script Phoenician5.029Ancient/historic[g]Ch 10.3
Piqd293Klingon (KLI pIqaD)left-to-right ZZ— Rejected for inclusion in Unicode1415
Plrd282Miao (Pollard)left-to-right Miao6.1149Ch 18.10
Prti130Inscriptional Parthianright-to-left script Inscriptional Parthian5.230Ancient/historicCh 10.6
Psin103Proto-SinaiticmixedZZ— Not in Unicode
Qaaa-Qabx900-949Reserved for private use (range)ZZ— Not in Unicode
Ranj303Ranjanaleft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode
Rjng363Rejang (Redjang, Kaganga)left-to-right Rejang5.137Ch 17.5
Rohg167Hanifi Rohingyaright-to-left script Hanifi Rohingya11.050Ch 16.14
Roro620RongorongomixedZZ— Not in Unicode, proposal is explored16
Runr211Runicleft-to-right, boustrophedon Runic3.086Ancient/historicCh 8.7
Samr123Samaritanright-to-left script, top-to-bottom Samaritan5.261Ch 9.4
Sara292SaratimixedZZ— Not in Unicode
Sarb105Old South Arabianright-to-left script Old South Arabian5.232Ancient/historicCh 10.2
Saur344Saurashtraleft-to-right Saurashtra5.182Ch 13.13
Sgnw095SignWritingvertical left-to-right SignWriting8.0672Ch 21.7
Shaw281Shavian (Shaw)left-to-right Shavian4.048Ch 8.15
Shrd319Sharada, Śāradāleft-to-right Sharada6.196Ch 15.3
Shui530Shuishuleft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode
Sidd302Siddham, Siddhaṃ, Siddhamātṛkāleft-to-right Siddham7.092Ancient/historicCh 15.5
Sidt180Sideticright-to-leftZZ— Not in Unicode, proposal is mature17
Sind318Khudawadi, Sindhileft-to-right Khudawadi7.069Ch 15.9
Sinh348Sinhalaleft-to-right Sinhala3.0111Ch 13.2
Sogd141Sogdianhorizontal and vertical writing in East Asian scripts, top-to-bottom Sogdian11.042Ancient/historicCh 14.10
Sogo142Old Sogdianright-to-left script Old Sogdian11.040Ancient/historicCh 14.9
Sora398Sora Sompengleft-to-right Sora Sompeng6.135Ch 15.17
Soyo329Soyomboleft-to-right Soyombo10.083Ancient/historicCh 14.7
Sund362Sundaneseleft-to-right Sundanese5.172Ch 17.7
Sunu274Sunuwarleft-to-right Sunuwar16.044
Sylo316Syloti Nagrileft-to-right Syloti Nagri4.145Ancient/historicCh 15.1
Syrc135Syriacright-to-left script Syriac3.088Includes typographic variants Estrangelo (see § Syre), Western (§ Syrj), and Eastern (§ Syrn)Ch 9.3
Syre138Syriac (Estrangelo variant)mixedZZ— Typographic variant of Syriac (see § Syrc)
Syrj137Syriac (Western variant)mixedZZ— Typographic variant of Syriac (see § Syrc)
Syrn136Syriac (Eastern variant)mixedZZ— Typographic variant of Syriac (see § Syrc)
Tagb373Tagbanwaleft-to-right Tagbanwa3.218Ch 17.1
Takr321Takri, Ṭākrī, Ṭāṅkrīleft-to-right Takri6.168Ch 15.4
Tale353Tai Leleft-to-right Tai Le4.035Ch 16.5
Talu354New Tai Lueleft-to-right New Tai Lue4.183Ch 16.6
Taml346Tamilleft-to-right Tamil1.0123Ch 12.6
Tang520Tangutvertical right-to-left, left-to-right Tangut9.06,914Ancient/historicCh 18.11
Tavt359Tai Vietleft-to-right Tai Viet5.272Ch 16.8
Tayo380Tai Yotop-to-bottom, columns right-to-leftZZ— Not in Unicode, proposal is mature18
Telu340Teluguleft-to-right Telugu1.0100Ch 12.7
Teng290Tengwarleft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode
Tfng120Tifinagh (Berber)right-to-left script, left-to-right, top-to-bottom, bottom-to-top Tifinagh4.159Ch 19.3
Tglg370Tagalog (Baybayin, Alibata)left-to-right Tagalog3.223Ch 17.1
Thaa170Thaanaright-to-left script Thaana3.050Ch 13.1
Thai352Thaileft-to-right Thai1.086Ch 16.1
Tibt330Tibetanleft-to-right Tibetan2.0207Added in 1.0, removed in 1.1 and reintroduced in 2.0Ch 13.4
Tirh326Tirhutaleft-to-right Tirhuta7.082Ch 15.11
Tnsa275Tangsaleft-to-right Tangsa14.089Ch 13.18
Todr229Todhriright-to-leftTodhri16.052Ancient/historic
Tols299Tolong Sikileft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode, proposal is mature19
Toto294Totoleft-to-right Toto14.031Ch 13.17
Tutg341Tulu-Tigalarileft-to-rightTulu Tigalari16.080Ancient/historic
Ugar040Ugariticleft-to-right Ugaritic4.031Ancient/historicCh 11.2
Vaii470Vaileft-to-right Vai5.1300Ch 19.5
Visp280Visible Speechleft-to-rightZZ— Not in Unicode
Vith228Vithkuqileft-to-rightVithkuqi14.070Ancient/historicCh 8.12
Wara262Warang Citi (Varang Kshiti)left-to-right Warang Citi7.084Ch 13.9
Wcho283Wancholeft-to-right Wancho12.059Ch 13.16
Wole480WoleaimixedZZ— Not in Unicode, proposal is explored20
Xpeo030Old Persianleft-to-right Old Persian4.150Ancient/historicCh 11.3
Xsux020Cuneiform, Sumero-Akkadianleft-to-right Cuneiform5.01,234Ancient/historicCh 11.1
Yezi192Yezidiright-to-left script Yezidi13.047Ancient/historicCh 9.6
Yiii460Yileft-to-right Yi3.01,220Ch 18.7
Zanb339Zanabazar Square (Zanabazarin Dörböljin Useg, Xewtee Dörböljin Bicig, Horizontal Square Script)left-to-right Zanabazar Square10.072Ancient/historicCh 14.6
Zinh994Code for inherited scriptInherited657
Zmth995Mathematical notationZZ— Not a 'script' in Unicode
Zsye993Symbols (emoji variant)ZZ— Not a 'script' in Unicode
Zsym996SymbolsZZ— Not a 'script' in Unicode
Zxxx997Code for unwritten documentsZZ— Not a 'script' in Unicode
Zyyy998Code for undetermined scriptCommon9,053
Zzzz999Code for uncoded scriptUnknown959,049In Unicode: All other code points
Notes
  1. ^ ISO 15924 publications As of 6 January 2025[update]
  2. ^ ISO 15924 Normative text file As of 6 January 2025[update]
  3. ^ ISO 15924 Changes (including Aliases for Unicode; as of 6 January 2025[update])
  4. ^ Unicode version 16.0
  5. ^ Unicode charts
  6. ^ Unicode uses the "Property Value Alias" (Alias) as the script-name. These Alias names are part of Unicode and are published informatively next to ISO 15924. An alias script name may be used in a character name: Palm, Palmyrene → U+10860 𐡠 PALMYRENE LETTER ALEPH.
  7. ^ In Unicode, the Phoenician script is intended for the representation of text in Paleo-Hebrew, Archaic Phoenician, Phoenician, Early Aramaic, Late Phoenician cursive, Phoenician papyri, Siloam Hebrew, Hebrew seals, Ammonite, Moabite, and Punic.21
References

Missing scripts in Unicode

The project Missing Scripts—with contributors from the Mainz University of Applied Sciences, the L’Atelier national de recherche typographique (ANRT) in Nancy, and the University of California, Berkeley—has compiled a list of 131 scripts that have not yet been encoded in The Unicode Standard, out of a total of 294 recognized scripts according to the current state of research.22

See also

References

  1. "Glossary". unicode.org. http://unicode.org/glossary/ ↩

  2. "Unicode Character Database: Scripts". unicode.org. https://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/Scripts.txt ↩

  3. "Chapter 14: Additional Ancient and Historic Scripts". The Unicode Standard, Version 15.0 (PDF). Mountain View, CA: Unicode, Inc. September 2022. ISBN 978-1-936213-32-0. 978-1-936213-32-0 ↩

  4. https://www.unicode.org/roadmaps/ Roadmaps to Unicode https://www.unicode.org/roadmaps/ ↩

  5. "UAX #24: Unicode Script Property". www.unicode.org. https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr24/ ↩

  6. "SEI List of Scripts Not Yet Encoded". Unicode Consortium. March 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/sei/scripts-not-encoded.html ↩

  7. "SEI List of Scripts Not Yet Encoded". Unicode Consortium. March 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/sei/scripts-not-encoded.html ↩

  8. "Unicode Pipeline § Code Points Provisionally Assigned for Mature Proposals". Unicode Consortium. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://www.unicode.org/alloc/Pipeline.html#codepoint_reservation ↩

  9. "SEI List of Scripts Not Yet Encoded". Unicode Consortium. March 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/sei/scripts-not-encoded.html ↩

  10. "SEI List of Scripts Not Yet Encoded". Unicode Consortium. March 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/sei/scripts-not-encoded.html ↩

  11. "SEI List of Scripts Not Yet Encoded". Unicode Consortium. March 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/sei/scripts-not-encoded.html ↩

  12. "SEI List of Scripts Not Yet Encoded". Unicode Consortium. March 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/sei/scripts-not-encoded.html ↩

  13. "SEI List of Scripts Not Yet Encoded". Unicode Consortium. March 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/sei/scripts-not-encoded.html ↩

  14. Michael Everson (1997-09-18). "Proposal to encode Klingon in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2".[dead link‍] http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n1643/n1643.htm ↩

  15. The Unicode Consortium (2001-08-14). "Approved Minutes of the UTC 87 / L2 184 Joint Meeting". https://www.unicode.org/consortium/utc-minutes/UTC-087-200105.html ↩

  16. "SEI List of Scripts Not Yet Encoded". Unicode Consortium. March 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/sei/scripts-not-encoded.html ↩

  17. "Unicode Pipeline § Code Points Provisionally Assigned for Mature Proposals". Unicode Consortium. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://www.unicode.org/alloc/Pipeline.html#codepoint_reservation ↩

  18. "Unicode Pipeline § Code Points Provisionally Assigned for Mature Proposals". Unicode Consortium. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://www.unicode.org/alloc/Pipeline.html#codepoint_reservation ↩

  19. "Unicode Pipeline § Code Points Provisionally Assigned for Mature Proposals". Unicode Consortium. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://www.unicode.org/alloc/Pipeline.html#codepoint_reservation ↩

  20. "SEI List of Scripts Not Yet Encoded". Unicode Consortium. March 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/sei/scripts-not-encoded.html ↩

  21. "Middle East-II, Ancient Scripts" (PDF). 15.0.0. The Unicode Consortium. Retrieved 2023-09-25. https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode15.0.0/ch10.pdf ↩

  22. "The World's Writing Systems". www.worldswritingsystems.org. Retrieved 2024-10-04. https://www.worldswritingsystems.org/ ↩