Pyu (Tircul)
Writings in Pyu script, circa 500-600 AD. Translation: For these reasons viz previously acquired virtues the Blessed one Buddha is called the Venerable one.
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Script details
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| Code | x-pyu |
| Script type | abugida |
| Region | Mainland Southeast Asian |
| Status | Historical |
| Direction | LTR |
| Baseline | unspecified |
| Case | unknown |
| White space | unspecified |
| Complex behaviors | unspecified |
| OpenType code | unspecified |
| ISO 15924 Number | none |
Script description
Section titled “Script description”The Pyu script was developed in the 5th century in northern Myanmar.
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It is a Brahmi-based script with two varieties, Pyu Pali and Pyu Tircul.
This script is not currently recognized by the ISO 15924 standard
, but is included in Writing Systems Technical Resources for research purposes. If you have any information on this script, please add the information to this site. Your contributions can be a great help in refining and expanding the ISO 15924 standard. The Script Encoding Initiative is working to support the inclusion of this script in the standard, and contributions here will support their efforts.
Languages that use this script
Section titled “Languages that use this script”There are no known languages that use this script.
Unicode status
Section titled “Unicode status”The Pyu script is not yet in Unicode. The script has a tentative allocation at U+117B0..U+117FF in the Roadmap to the SMP for the Unicode Standard.