Unicode Scripts

All 175 scripts defined in Unicode, with ISO 15924 codes, writing directions, and character counts.

Script Name	ISO Code	#	Direction	Type	Sample
Adlam	Adlm	166	← RTL	Alphabet	Adlm
Ahom	Ahom	338	→ LTR	Abugida	Ahom
Anatolian_Hieroglyphs	Hluw	80	→ LTR	Logographic	Hluw
Arabic	Arab	160	← RTL	Abjad	Arab
Armenian	Armn	230	→ LTR	Alphabet	Armn
Avestan	Avst	134	← RTL	Alphabet	Avst
Balinese	Bali	360	→ LTR	Abugida	Bali
Bamum	Bamu	435	→ LTR	Syllabary	Bamu
Bassa_Vah	Bass	259	→ LTR	Alphabet	Bass
Batak	Batk	365	→ LTR	Abugida	Batk
Bengali	Beng	325	→ LTR	Abugida	Beng
Beria_Erfe	Berf	258	→ LTR	Alphabet	Berf
Bhaiksuki	Bhks	334	→ LTR	Abugida	Bhks
Bopomofo	Bopo	285	→ LTR	Syllabary	Bopo
Brahmi	Brah	300	→ LTR	Abugida	Brah
Braille	Brai	570	→ LTR	Other	Brai
Buginese	Bugi	367	→ LTR	Abugida	Bugi
Buhid	Buhd	372	→ LTR	Abugida	Buhd
Canadian_Aboriginal	Cans	440	→ LTR	Syllabary	Cans
Carian	Cari	201	→ LTR	Alphabet	Cari
Caucasian_Albanian	Aghb	239	→ LTR	Alphabet	Aghb
Chakma	Cakm	349	→ LTR	Abugida	Cakm
Cham	Cham	358	→ LTR	Abugida	Cham
Cherokee	Cher	445	→ LTR	Syllabary	Cher
Chorasmian	Chrs	109	← RTL	Abjad	Chrs
Common	Zyyy	998	Mixed	Other	Zyyy
Coptic	Copt	204	→ LTR	Alphabet	Copt
Cuneiform	Xsux	20	→ LTR	Logographic	Xsux
Cypriot	Cprt	403	← RTL	Syllabary	Cprt
Cypro_Minoan	Cpmn	402	→ LTR	Other	Cpmn
Cyrillic	Cyrl	220	→ LTR	Alphabet	Cyrl
Deseret	Dsrt	250	→ LTR	Alphabet	Dsrt
Devanagari	Deva	315	→ LTR	Abugida	Deva
Dives_Akuru	Diak	342	→ LTR	Abugida	Diak
Dogra	Dogr	328	→ LTR	Abugida	Dogr
Duployan	Dupl	755	→ LTR	Other	Dupl
Egyptian_Hieroglyphs	Egyp	50	→ LTR	Logographic	Egyp
Elbasan	Elba	226	→ LTR	Alphabet	Elba
Elymaic	Elym	128	← RTL	Abjad	Elym
Ethiopic	Ethi	430	→ LTR	Abugida	Ethi
Garay	Gara	164	← RTL	Alphabet	Gara
Georgian	Geor	240	→ LTR	Alphabet	Geor
Glagolitic	Glag	225	→ LTR	Alphabet	Glag
Gothic	Goth	206	→ LTR	Alphabet	Goth
Grantha	Gran	343	→ LTR	Abugida	Gran
Greek	Grek	200	→ LTR	Alphabet	Grek
Gujarati	Gujr	320	→ LTR	Abugida	Gujr
Gunjala_Gondi	Gong	312	→ LTR	Abugida	Gong
Gurmukhi	Guru	310	→ LTR	Abugida	Guru
Gurung_Khema	Gukh	397	→ LTR	Alphabet	Gukh
Han	Hani	500	→ LTR	Logographic	Hani
Hangul	Hang	286	→ LTR	Syllabary	Hang
Hanifi_Rohingya	Rohg	167	← RTL	Alphabet	Rohg
Hanunoo	Hano	371	→ LTR	Abugida	Hano
Hatran	Hatr	127	← RTL	Abjad	Hatr
Hebrew	Hebr	125	← RTL	Abjad	Hebr
Hiragana	Hira	410	→ LTR	Syllabary	Hira
Imperial_Aramaic	Armi	124	← RTL	Abjad	Armi
Inherited	Zinh	994	Mixed	Other	Zinh
Inscriptional_Pahlavi	Phli	131	← RTL	Abjad	Phli
Inscriptional_Parthian	Prti	130	← RTL	Abjad	Prti
Javanese	Java	361	→ LTR	Abugida	Java
Kaithi	Kthi	317	→ LTR	Abugida	Kthi
Kannada	Knda	345	→ LTR	Abugida	Knda
Katakana	Kana	411	→ LTR	Syllabary	Kana
Kawi	Kawi	368	→ LTR	Abugida	Kawi
Kayah_Li	Kali	357	→ LTR	Alphabet	Kali
Kharoshthi	Khar	305	← RTL	Abugida	Khar
Khitan_Small_Script	Kits	288	→ LTR	Logographic	Kits
Khmer	Khmr	355	→ LTR	Abugida	Khmr
Khojki	Khoj	322	→ LTR	Abugida	Khoj
Khudawadi	Sind	318	→ LTR	Abugida	Sind
Kirat_Rai	Krai	396	→ LTR	Alphabet	Krai
Lao	Laoo	356	→ LTR	Abugida	Laoo
Latin	Latn	215	→ LTR	Alphabet	Latn
Lepcha	Lepc	335	→ LTR	Abugida	Lepc
Limbu	Limb	336	→ LTR	Abugida	Limb
Linear_A	Lina	400	→ LTR	Other	Lina
Linear_B	Linb	401	→ LTR	Syllabary	Linb
Lisu	Lisu	399	→ LTR	Alphabet	Lisu
Lycian	Lyci	202	→ LTR	Alphabet	Lyci
Lydian	Lydi	116	← RTL	Alphabet	Lydi
Mahajani	Mahj	314	→ LTR	Abugida	Mahj
Makasar	Maka	366	→ LTR	Abugida	Maka
Malayalam	Mlym	347	→ LTR	Abugida	Mlym
Mandaic	Mand	140	← RTL	Alphabet	Mand
Manichaean	Mani	139	← RTL	Abjad	Mani
Marchen	Marc	332	→ LTR	Abugida	Marc
Masaram_Gondi	Gonm	313	→ LTR	Abugida	Gonm
Medefaidrin	Medf	265	→ LTR	Alphabet	Medf
Meetei_Mayek	Mtei	337	→ LTR	Abugida	Mtei
Mende_Kikakui	Mend	438	← RTL	Syllabary	Mend
Meroitic_Cursive	Merc	101	← RTL	Alphabet	Merc
Meroitic_Hieroglyphs	Mero	100	← RTL	Alphabet	Mero
Miao	Plrd	282	→ LTR	Alphabet	Plrd
Modi	Modi	324	→ LTR	Abugida	Modi
Mongolian	Mong	145	↓ TTB	Alphabet	Mong
Mro	Mroo	264	→ LTR	Alphabet	Mroo
Multani	Mult	323	→ LTR	Abugida	Mult
Myanmar	Mymr	350	→ LTR	Abugida	Mymr
Nabataean	Nbat	159	← RTL	Abjad	Nbat
Nag_Mundari	Nagm	295	→ LTR	Alphabet	Nagm
Nandinagari	Nand	311	→ LTR	Abugida	Nand
New_Tai_Lue	Talu	354	→ LTR	Abugida	Talu
Newa	Newa	333	→ LTR	Abugida	Newa
Nko	Nkoo	165	← RTL	Alphabet	Nkoo
Nushu	Nshu	499	→ LTR	Logographic	Nshu
Nyiakeng_Puachue_Hmong	Hmnp	451	→ LTR	Alphabet	Hmnp
Ogham	Ogam	212	→ LTR	Alphabet	Ogam
Ol_Chiki	Olck	261	→ LTR	Alphabet	Olck
Ol_Onal	Onao	296	→ LTR	Abugida	Onao
Old_Hungarian	Hung	176	← RTL	Alphabet	Hung
Old_Italic	Ital	210	→ LTR	Alphabet	Ital
Old_North_Arabian	Narb	106	← RTL	Abjad	Narb
Old_Permic	Perm	227	→ LTR	Alphabet	Perm
Old_Persian	Xpeo	30	→ LTR	Other	Xpeo
Old_Sogdian	Sogo	142	← RTL	Abjad	Sogo
Old_South_Arabian	Sarb	105	← RTL	Abjad	Sarb
Old_Turkic	Orkh	175	← RTL	Alphabet	Orkh
Old_Uyghur	Ougr	143	← RTL	Abjad	Ougr
Oriya	Orya	327	→ LTR	Abugida	Orya
Osage	Osge	219	→ LTR	Alphabet	Osge
Osmanya	Osma	260	→ LTR	Alphabet	Osma
Pahawh_Hmong	Hmng	450	→ LTR	Alphabet	Hmng
Palmyrene	Palm	126	← RTL	Abjad	Palm
Pau_Cin_Hau	Pauc	263	→ LTR	Alphabet	Pauc
Phags_Pa	Phag	331	↓ TTB	Abugida	Phag
Phoenician	Phnx	115	← RTL	Abjad	Phnx
Psalter_Pahlavi	Phlp	132	← RTL	Abjad	Phlp
Rejang	Rjng	363	→ LTR	Abugida	Rjng
Runic	Runr	211	→ LTR	Alphabet	Runr
Samaritan	Samr	123	← RTL	Abjad	Samr
Saurashtra	Saur	344	→ LTR	Abugida	Saur
Sharada	Shrd	319	→ LTR	Abugida	Shrd
Shavian	Shaw	281	→ LTR	Alphabet	Shaw
Siddham	Sidd	302	→ LTR	Abugida	Sidd
Sidetic	Sidt	180	→ LTR	Alphabet	Sidt
SignWriting	Sgnw	95	→ LTR	Other	Sgnw
Sinhala	Sinh	348	→ LTR	Abugida	Sinh
Sogdian	Sogd	141	← RTL	Abjad	Sogd
Sora_Sompeng	Sora	398	→ LTR	Alphabet	Sora
Soyombo	Soyo	329	→ LTR	Abugida	Soyo
Sundanese	Sund	362	→ LTR	Abugida	Sund
Sunuwar	Sunu	274	→ LTR	Alphabet	Sunu
Syloti_Nagri	Sylo	316	→ LTR	Abugida	Sylo
Syriac	Syrc	135	← RTL	Abjad	Syrc
Tagalog	Tglg	370	→ LTR	Abugida	Tglg
Tagbanwa	Tagb	373	→ LTR	Abugida	Tagb
Tai_Le	Tale	353	→ LTR	Abugida	Tale
Tai_Tham	Lana	351	→ LTR	Abugida	Lana
Tai_Viet	Tavt	359	→ LTR	Abugida	Tavt
Tai_Yo	Tayo	380	→ LTR	Syllabary	Tayo
Takri	Takr	321	→ LTR	Abugida	Takr
Tamil	Taml	346	→ LTR	Abugida	Taml
Tangsa	Tnsa	275	→ LTR	Alphabet	Tnsa
Tangut	Tang	520	→ LTR	Logographic	Tang
Telugu	Telu	340	→ LTR	Abugida	Telu
Thaana	Thaa	170	← RTL	Abugida	Thaa
Thai	Thai	352	→ LTR	Abugida	Thai
Tibetan	Tibt	330	→ LTR	Abugida	Tibt
Tifinagh	Tfng	120	→ LTR	Alphabet	Tfng
Tirhuta	Tirh	326	→ LTR	Abugida	Tirh
Todhri	Todr	229	→ LTR	Alphabet	Todr
Tolong_Siki	Tols	299	→ LTR	Alphabet	Tols
Toto	Toto	294	→ LTR	Alphabet	Toto
Tulo_Tigalari	Tutg	341	→ LTR	Abugida	Tutg
Ugaritic	Ugar	40	→ LTR	Abjad	Ugar
Unknown	Zzzz	999	Mixed	Other	Zzzz
Vai	Vaii	470	→ LTR	Syllabary	Vaii
Vithkuqi	Vith	228	→ LTR	Alphabet	Vith
Wancho	Wcho	283	→ LTR	Alphabet	Wcho
Warang_Citi	Wara	262	→ LTR	Alphabet	Wara
Yezidi	Yezi	192	← RTL	Alphabet	Yezi
Yi	Yiii	460	→ LTR	Syllabary	Yiii
Zanabazar_Square	Zanb	339	→ LTR	Abugida	Zanb