Symbols
Script details
See all script details: code, region, status and more
| Code | Zsym |
| Script type | unspecified |
| Region | unspecified |
| Status | Current |
| Direction | unspecified |
| Baseline | unspecified |
| Case | unknown |
| White space | unspecified |
| Complex behaviors | |
| OpenType code | unspecified |
| ISO 15924 Numeric Code / Key | 996 (private use, alias, or special) |
Script description
The classification “Symbols” is used for characters which do not belong to a language, and which do not fit another designation in the ISO 15924 standard such as ‘Mathematical Notation’, for example: arrows, card suit symbols, and religious icons.
Languages that use this script
| Language | Writing System Code | Writing System Status | SLDR/CLDR locale | Regional variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No linguistic content | zxx-Zsym | in use | zxx-Zsym-001 |
Unicode status
In the Unicode Standard there are characters that are considered Symbols, but they are associated with certain scripts. The characters listed here are Symbols (Math_Symbol, Currency_Symbol, Modifier_Symbol, Other_Symbol), but they are in the “Common” category rather than associated with a particular script.
Resources
- ScriptSource page for Symbols
- all about scripts, languages, and writing systems - Wikipedia article on Symbols