Scripts Index
The following scripts are those that have been assigned official ISO codes. For a more complete listing of scripts, and more information on scripts, languages, and writing systems see ScriptSource
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| ISO | Name | Region | Type | Direction | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlm | Adlam | African | alphabet | RTL | Current |
| Afak | Afaka | American | syllabary | LTR | Current |
| Ahom | Ahom | Mainland Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Hluw | Anatolian Hieroglyphs (Luwian Hieroglyphs, Hittite Hieroglyphs) | Middle Eastern | logo-syllabary | boustrophedon | Historical |
| Arab | Arabic | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL bidirectional | Current |
| Aran | Arabic (Nastaliq variant) | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL bidirectional | Current |
| Armn | Armenian | European | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Avst | Avestan | Middle Eastern | alphabet | RTL | Historical |
| Bali | Balinese | Insular Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Bamu | Bamum | African | syllabary | LTR | Current |
| Bass | Bassa Vah | African | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Batk | Batak | Insular Southeast Asian | abugida | vertical (LTR) and horizontal (LTR) | Current |
| Beng | Bengali (Bangla) | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Berf | Beria Erfe | African | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Bhks | Bhaiksuki | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |
| Blis | Blissymbols | Artificial | logo-syllabary | LTR | Historical |
| Phlv | Book Pahlavi | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Bopo | Bopomofo | East Asian | syllabary | LTR | Current |
| Brah | Brahmi | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |
| Brai | Braille | Artificial | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Bugi | Buginese | Insular Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Buhd | Buhid | Insular Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Cari | Carian | Middle Eastern | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Aghb | Caucasian Albanian | European | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Cakm | Chakma | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Cham | Cham | Mainland Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Cher | Cherokee | American | syllabary | LTR | Current |
| Chis | Chisoi | South Asian | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Chrs | Chorasmian | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Cirt | Cirth | Artificial | alphabet | LTR | Fictional |
| Zinh | Code for inherited script | unspecified | unspecified | unspecified | unspecified |
| Zzzz | Code for uncoded script | unspecified | unspecified | unspecified | unspecified |
| Zyyy | Code for undetermined script | unspecified | unspecified | unspecified | unspecified |
| Zxxx | Code for unwritten documents | unspecified | unspecified | unspecified | unspecified |
| Copt | Coptic | European | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Xsux | Cuneiform, Sumero-Akkadian | Middle Eastern | logo-syllabary | LTR | Historical |
| Cprt | Cypriot syllabary | European | syllabary | RTL | Historical |
| Cpmn | Cypro-Minoan | European | syllabary | LTR | Historical |
| Cyrl | Cyrillic | European | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Cyrs | Cyrillic (Old Church Slavonic variant) | European | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Dsrt | Deseret (Mormon) | American | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Deva | Devanagari (Nagari) | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Diak | Dives Akuru | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |
| Dogr | Dogra | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |
| Dupl | Duployan shorthand, Duployan stenography | American | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Egyd | Egyptian demotic | African | logo-syllabary | RTL | Historical |
| Egyh | Egyptian hieratic | African | logo-syllabary | LTR | Historical |
| Egyp | Egyptian hieroglyphs | African | logo-syllabary | LTR | Historical |
| Elba | Elbasan | European | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Elym | Elymaic | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Ethi | Ethiopic (Geʻez) | African | syllabary | LTR | Current |
| Gara | Garay | African | alphabet | RTL | Current |
| Geor | Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) | European | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Glag | Glagolitic | European | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Goth | Gothic | European | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Gran | Grantha | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Grek | Greek | European | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Gujr | Gujarati | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Gong | Gunjala Gondi | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Guru | Gurmukhi | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Gukh | Gurung Khema | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Hani | Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja) | East Asian | logo-syllabary | vertical (RTL) and horizontal (LTR) | Current |
| Hans | Han (Simplified variant) | East Asian | logo-syllabary | vertical (RTL) and horizontal (LTR) | Current |
| Hant | Han (Traditional variant) | East Asian | logo-syllabary | vertical (RTL) and horizontal (LTR) | Current |
| Hntl | Han (Traditional variant) with Latin (alias for Hant + Latn) | East Asian | logo-syllabary | unspecified | Current |
| Hanb | Han with Bopomofo (alias for Hant + Bopo) | East Asian | logo-syllabary | unspecified | Current |
| Hang | Hangul (Hangŭl, Hangeul) | East Asian | featural | vertical (RTL) and horizontal (LTR) | Current |
| Rohg | Hanifi Rohingya | Mainland Southeast Asian | alphabet | RTL | Current |
| Hano | Hanunoo (Hanunóo) | Insular Southeast Asian | abugida | vertical (LTR) | Current |
| Hatr | Hatran | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Hebr | Hebrew | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL bidirectional | Current |
| Hira | Hiragana | East Asian | syllabary | vertical (RTL) and horizontal (LTR) | Current |
| Armi | Imperial Aramaic | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Inds | Indus (Harappan) | South Asian | logo-syllabary | RTL | Historical |
| Phli | Inscriptional Pahlavi | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Prti | Inscriptional Parthian | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Jamo | Jamo (alias for Jamo subset of Hangul) | East Asian | featural | unspecified | Current |
| Jpan | Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) | East Asian | logo-syllabary | LTR | Current |
| Hrkt | Japanese syllabaries (alias for Hiragana + Katakana) | East Asian | syllabary | LTR | Current |
| Java | Javanese | Insular Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Jurc | Jurchen | East Asian | logo-syllabary | vertical (LTR) | Historical |
| Kthi | Kaithi | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Knda | Kannada | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Kana | Katakana | East Asian | syllabary | vertical (RTL) and horizontal (LTR) | Current |
| Kawi | Kawi | Mainland Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |
| Kali | Kayah Li | Mainland Southeast Asian | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Khar | Kharoshthi | South Asian | abugida | RTL | Historical |
| Kitl | Khitan Large script | East Asian | logo-syllabary | vertical (LTR) | Historical |
| Kits | Khitan Small script | East Asian | logo-syllabary | other | Historical |
| Khmr | Khmer | Mainland Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Khoj | Khojki | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Sind | Khudawadi, Sindhi | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |
| Geok | Khutsuri (Asomtavruli and Nuskhuri) | European | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Krai | Kirat Rai | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Piqd | Klingon (KLI pIqaD) | Artificial | alphabet | LTR | Fictional |
| Kore | Korean (alias for Hangul + Han) | East Asian | logo-syllabary | LTR | Current |
| Kpel | Kpelle | African | syllabary | LTR | Current |
| Laoo | Lao | Mainland Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Latn | Latin | European | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Latf | Latin (Fraktur variant) | European | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Latg | Latin (Gaelic variant) | European | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Leke | Leke | Mainland Southeast Asian | unspecified | LTR | Current |
| Lepc | Lepcha (Róng) | Central Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Limb | Limbu | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Lina | Linear A | European | logo-syllabary | LTR | Historical |
| Linb | Linear B | European | syllabary | boustrophedon | Historical |
| Lisu | Lisu (Fraser) | East Asian | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Loma | Loma | African | syllabary | LTR | Current |
| Lyci | Lycian | European | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Lydi | Lydian | European | alphabet | RTL | Historical |
| Mahj | Mahajani | South Asian | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Maka | Makasar | Insular Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |
| Mlym | Malayalam | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Mand | Mandaic, Mandaean | Middle Eastern | alphabet | RTL | Historical |
| Mani | Manichaean | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Marc | Marchen | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |
| Gonm | Masaram Gondi | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Zmth | Mathematical notation | Artificial | unspecified | LTR | Current |
| Maya | Mayan hieroglyphs | American | logo-syllabary | vertical (LTR) | Historical |
| Medf | Medefaidrin (Oberi Okaime, Oberi Ɔkaimɛ) | African | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Mtei | Meitei Mayek (Meithei, Meetei) | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Mend | Mende Kikakui | African | syllabary | RTL | Current |
| Merc | Meroitic Cursive | Middle Eastern | alphabet | RTL | Historical |
| Mero | Meroitic Hieroglyphs | Middle Eastern | alphabet | vertical (RTL) | Historical |
| Plrd | Miao (Pollard) | East Asian | syllabary | LTR | Current |
| Modi | Modi, Moḍī | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Mong | Mongolian | Central Asian | alphabet | vertical (LTR) | Current |
| Moon | Moon (Moon code, Moon script, Moon type) | Artificial | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Mroo | Mro, Mru | South Asian | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Mult | Multani | South Asian | abjad | unspecified | Historical |
| Mymr | Myanmar (Burmese) | Mainland Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Nkoo | N’Ko | African | alphabet | RTL | Current |
| Nbat | Nabataean | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Nagm | Nag Mundari | South Asian | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Nand | Nandinagari | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |
| Nkdb | Naxi Dongba | East Asian | unspecified | unspecified | Current |
| Nkgb | Naxi Geba (na²¹ɕi³³ gʌ²¹ba²¹, 'Na-'Khi ²Ggŏ-¹baw, Nakhi Geba) | Central Asian | syllabary | LTR | Historical |
| Talu | New Tai Lue | Mainland Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Newa | Newa, Newar, Newari, Nepāla lipi | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Nshu | Nüshu | East Asian | logo-syllabary | vertical (LTR) | Current |
| Hmnp | Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong | unspecified | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Ogam | Ogham | European | alphabet | other | Historical |
| Olck | Ol Chiki (Ol Cemet’, Ol, Santali) | South Asian | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Onao | Ol Onal | South Asian | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Hung | Old Hungarian (Hungarian Runic) | European | alphabet | RTL | Historical |
| Ital | Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.) | European | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Narb | Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) | Middle Eastern | abjad | LTR | Historical |
| Perm | Old Permic | European | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Xpeo | Old Persian | Middle Eastern | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Sogo | Old Sogdian | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Sarb | Old South Arabian | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Orkh | Old Turkic, Orkhon Runic | Central Asian | alphabet | RTL | Historical |
| Ougr | Old Uyghur | Central Asian | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Orya | Oriya (Odia) | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Osge | Osage | American | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Osma | Osmanya | African | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Hmng | Pahawh Hmong | East Asian | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Palm | Palmyrene | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Pauc | Pau Cin Hau | Mainland Southeast Asian | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Phag | Phags-pa | Central Asian | abugida | vertical (RTL) | Historical |
| Phnx | Phoenician | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Pcun | Proto-Cuneiform | Middle Eastern | logo-syllabary | unspecified | Historical |
| Pelm | Proto-Elamite | Middle Eastern | logo-syllabary | RTL | Historical |
| Psin | Proto-Sinaitic | African | logo-syllabary | unspecified | Historical |
| Phlp | Psalter Pahlavi | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Ranj | Ranjana | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Rjng | Rejang (Redjang, Kaganga) | Insular Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Roro | Rongorongo | Pacific | logo-syllabary | boustrophedon | Historical |
| Runr | Runic | European | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Samr | Samaritan | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Current |
| Sara | Sarati | Artificial | abugida | other | Fictional |
| Saur | Saurashtra | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Shrd | Sharada, Śāradā | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Shaw | Shavian (Shaw) | Artificial | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Shui | Shuishu | East Asian | logo-syllabary | vertical (RTL) and horizontal (LTR) | Current |
| Sidd | Siddham, Siddhaṃ, Siddhamātṛkā | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |
| Sidt | Sidetic | unspecified | alphabet | RTL | Historical |
| Sgnw | SignWriting | Signed Language | featural | vertical (LTR) and horizontal (LTR) | Current |
| Sinh | Sinhala | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Seal | (Small) Seal | East Asian | logo-syllabary | unspecified | Historical |
| Sogd | Sogdian | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Sora | Sora Sompeng | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Soyo | Soyombo | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Sund | Sundanese | Insular Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Sunu | Sunuwar | South Asian | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Sylo | Syloti Nagri | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Zsym | Symbols | unspecified | unspecified | unspecified | Current |
| Zsye | Symbols (Emoji variant) | Artificial | unspecified | unspecified | Current |
| Syrc | Syriac | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Current |
| Syrn | Syriac (Eastern variant) | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Current |
| Syre | Syriac (Estrangelo variant) | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Historical |
| Syrj | Syriac (Western variant) | Middle Eastern | abjad | RTL | Current |
| Tglg | Tagalog (Baybayin, Alibata) | Insular Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |
| Tagb | Tagbanwa | Insular Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Tale | Tai Le | Mainland Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Lana | Tai Tham (Lanna) | Mainland Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Tavt | Tai Viet | Mainland Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Tayo | Tai Yo | Mainland Southeast Asian | abugida | vertical (RTL) | Unclear |
| Takr | Takri, Ṭākrī, Ṭāṅkrī | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |
| Taml | Tamil | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Tnsa | Tangsa | South Asian | alphabet | LTR | Unclear |
| Tang | Tangut | East Asian | logo-syllabary | vertical (LTR) | Historical |
| Telu | Telugu | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Teng | Tengwar | Artificial | abugida | LTR | Fictional |
| Thaa | Thaana | South Asian | alphabet | RTL bidirectional | Current |
| Thai | Thai | Mainland Southeast Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Tibt | Tibetan | Central Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Tfng | Tifinagh (Berber) | African | alphabet | unspecified | Current |
| Tirh | Tirhuta | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Current |
| Todr | Todhri | European | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Tols | Tolong Siki | South Asian | alphabet | LTR | Unclear |
| Toto | Toto | South Asian | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Tutg | Tulu-Tigalari | South Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |
| Ugar | Ugaritic | Middle Eastern | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Cans | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics | American | syllabary | LTR | Current |
| Vaii | Vai | African | syllabary | LTR | Current |
| Visp | Visible Speech | Artificial | featural | LTR | Historical |
| Vith | Vithkuqi | European | alphabet | LTR | Historical |
| Wcho | Wancho | South Asian | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Wara | Warang Citi (Varang Kshiti) | South Asian | alphabet | LTR | Current |
| Wole | Woleai | Pacific | syllabary | LTR | Historical |
| Yezi | Yezidi | Middle Eastern | alphabet | RTL | Current |
| Yiii | Yi | East Asian | syllabary | vertical (RTL) and horizontal (LTR) | Current |
| Zanb | Zanabazar Square | Central Asian | abugida | LTR | Historical |