The World’s Writing Systems

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A — F
G — L
M — R
S — Z
1.0 — 1.1, 1991 — 1993
3.0 — 3.2, 1999 — 2002
4.0 — 4.1, 2003 — 2005
5.0 — 5.2, 2006 — 2009
6.0 — 6.3, 2010 — 2013
7.0 — JUNE 2014
8.0 — JUNE 2015
9.0 — JUNE 2016
10.0 — JUNE 2017
11.0 — JUNE 2018
12.0 — MARCH 2019
13.0 — MARCH 2020
14.0 — SEPTEMBER 2021
15.0 — SEPTEMBER 2022
not yet encoded — 128 scripts
living script — 156 scripts
historical script — 137 scripts
Africa — 37 scripts
America — 17 scripts
Central Asia — 18 scripts
East Asia — 26 scripts
Europe — 37 scripts
Middle East — 34 scripts
Oceania — 11 scripts
South Asia — 76 scripts
Southeast Asia — 37 scripts
Oldest
PROTO-CUNEIFORM
Middle East
–33 c
——
–29 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
PROTO-ELAMITE
Middle East
–33 c
——
–29 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS
Africa
–33 c
——
1 c
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
EARLY DYNASTIC CUNEIFORM
Middle East
–29 c
——
–23 c
Unicode 8.0, June 2015
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
HIERATIC
Africa
-29 c
——
2 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
INDUS VALLEY SCRIPT
South Asia
–25 c
——
–19 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Omniglot.com
CUNEIFORM
Middle East
–23 c
——
1 c
Unicode 5.0, July 2006
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
LINEAR ELAMITE
Middle East
–23 c
——
–19 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
-20 c — -11 c
BYBLOS
Middle East
–18 c
——
–15 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
LINEAR A
Europe
–18 c
——
–15 c
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
PHAISTOS DISC
Europe
–18 c
——
–14 c
Unicode 5.1, April 2008
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Omniglot.com
PROTO-SINAITIC
Middle East
–18 c
——
–15 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
CYPRO-MINOAN
Europe
–16 c
——
–11 c
Unicode 14.0, September 2021
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
ANATOLIAN HIEROGLYPHS
Middle East
–15 c
——
–7 c
Unicode 8.0, June 2015
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
LINEAR B
Europe
–14 c
——
–12 c
Unicode 4.0, April 2003
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
UGARITIC
Middle East
–14 c
——
–12 c
Unicode 4.0, April 2003
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
ORACLE BONE SCRIPT
East Asia
–1300
——
–1050
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
PHOENICIAN
Middle East
–12 c
——
–2 c
Unicode 5.0, July 2006
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
CYPRIOT SYLLABARY
Europe
–11 c
——
–3 c
Unicode 4.0, April 2003
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
-10 c — -1 c
BRONZE SCRIPTS
East Asia
-1000
——
-3 c?
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
OLMEC
America
-900
——
-400
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
GREEK
Europe
–8 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
IMPERIAL ARAMAIC
Middle East
–8 c
——
–4 c
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
LYDIAN
Middle East
–8 c
——
–3 c
Unicode 5.1, April 2008
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
OLD ITALIC
Europe
–8 c
——
–1 c
Unicode 3.1, March 2001
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
OLD SOUTH ARABIAN
Middle East
–8 c
——
7 c
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
CARIAN
Middle East
–7 c
——
–3 c
Unicode 5.1, April 2008
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
LATIN
Europe
–7 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
SOUTHERN PALAEOHISPANIC
Europe
–7 c
——
1 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
DEMOTIC
Africa
–650
——
6 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
OLD NORTH ARABIAN
Middle East
–550
——
4 c
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
OLD PERSIAN
Middle East
–525
——
–4 c
Unicode 4.1, March 2005
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
LYCIAN
Middle East
–5 c
——
–3 c
Unicode 5.1, April 2008
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
NORTHERN PALAEOHISPANIC
Europe
–5 c
——
1 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
SIDETIC
Middle East
–5 c
——
–3 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
ZAPOTEC
America
–500
——
-100
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
EPI-OLMEC
America
-400
——
100
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
ETHIOPIC
Africa
–4 c
——
today
Unicode 3.0, September 1999
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
BRAHMI
South Asia
–3 c
——
10 c
Unicode 6.0, October 2010
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
ELYMAIC
Middle East
–3 c
——
5 c
Unicode 12.0, March 2019
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
HEBREW
Middle East
–3 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
KHAROSHTHI
South Asia
–3 c
——
7 c
Unicode 4.1, March 2005
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
MAYAN HIEROGLYPHS
America
-300
——
1500
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
MEROITIC CURSIVE
Africa
–3 c
——
4 c
Unicode 6.1, January 2012
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
MEROITIC HIEROGLYPHS
Africa
–3 c
——
4 c
Unicode 6.1, January 2012
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
SAMARITAN
Middle East
–3 c
——
today
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
SINHALA
South Asia
–3 c
——
today
Unicode 3.0, September 1999
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
SATAVAHANA
South Asia
–230
——
220
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
NABATAEAN
Middle East
–2 c
——
4 c
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
NUMIDIAN
Africa
–2 c
——
3 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
PALMYRENE
Middle East
–1 c
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
SEAL
East Asia
–1 c
——
19 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
HATRAN
Middle East
-98
——
240
Unicode 8.0, June 2015
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
± 0 — 9 c
HAN
East Asia
1 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.1, June 1992
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
RUNIC
Europe
1 c
——
19 c
Unicode 3.0, September 1999
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
CHORASMIAN
Central Asia
2 c
——
7 c
Unicode 13.0, March 2020
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI
Middle East
2 c
——
5 c
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
INSCRIPTIONAL PARTHIAN
Middle East
2 c
——
292
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
MANDAIC
Middle East
2 c
——
today
Unicode 6.0, October 2010
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
TEOTIHUACAN
America
250
——
500
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
MANICHAEAN
Middle East
3 c
——
10 c
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
OLD SOGDIAN
Central Asia
3 c
——
6 c
Unicode 11.0, June 2018
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
TIFINAGH
Africa
3 c
——
today
Unicode 4.1, March 2005
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
COPTIC
Africa
4 c
——
today
Unicode 4.1, March 2005
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
GOTHIC
Europe
4 c
——
9 c
Unicode 3.1, March 2001
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
KADAMBA
South Asia
4 c
——
6 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
SHANKHA (SHELL SCRIPT)
South Asia
4 c
——
9 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
ARMENIAN
Europe
406
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
CAUCASIAN ALBANIAN
Europe
5 c
——
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
GEORGIAN
Europe
5 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
KHOTANESE
Central Asia
5 c
——
11 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
OGHAM
Europe
5 c
——
7 c
Unicode 3.0, September 1999
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
PYU
Southeast Asia
5 c
——
1300
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
ARABIC
Middle East
6 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
AVESTAN
Middle East
6 c
——
today
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
CHALUKYA
South Asia
6 c
——
11 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
KHMER
Southeast Asia
6 c
——
today
Unicode 3.0, September 1999
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
PALLAVA
South Asia
6 c
——
9 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Omniglot.com
PSALTER PAHLAVI
Middle East
6 c
——
7 c
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
SYRIAC
Middle East
6 c
——
today
Unicode 3.0, September 1999
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
TIBETAN
Central Asia
6 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
VATTELUTTU
South Asia
6 c
——
14 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
BOOK PAHLAVI
Middle East
7 c
——
9 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
GRANTHA
South Asia
7 c
——
today
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
SIDDHAM
East Asia
7 c
——
today
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
SOGDIAN
Central Asia
7 c
——
14 c
Unicode 11.0, June 2018
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
TAMIL
South Asia
7 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
YI
East Asia
7 c
——
today
Unicode 3.0, September 1999
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
CHAKMA
South Asia
8 c
——
today
Unicode 6.1, January 2012
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
HIRAGANA
East Asia
8 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
KATAKANA
East Asia
8 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
KAWI
Southeast Asia
8 c
——
16 c
Unicode 15.0, September 2022
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
NANDINAGARI
South Asia
8 c
——
18 c
Unicode 12.0, March 2019
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
OLD TURKIC
Central Asia
8 c
——
9 c
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
OLD UYGHUR
Central Asia
8 c
——
18 c
Unicode 14.0, September 2021
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
SHARADA
South Asia
8 c
——
20 c
Unicode 6.1, January 2012
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
TOCHARIAN
Central Asia
8 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Omniglot.com
GLAGOLITIC
Europe
862
——
1893
Unicode 4.1, March 2005
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
CHOLA
South Asia
9 c
——
12 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
OLD HUNGARIAN
Europe
9 c
——
today
Unicode 8.0, June 2015
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
10 c — 19 c
KHITAN LARGE SCRIPT
East Asia
920
——
1191
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
KHITAN SMALL SCRIPT
East Asia
925
——
1191
Unicode 13.0, March 2020
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
CHAM
Southeast Asia
10 c
——
today
Unicode 5.1, April 2008
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
CYRILLIC
Europe
890s
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
NEWA
South Asia
10 c
——
today
Unicode 9.0, June 2016
living script
———
Scriptsource.org
RANJANA
South Asia
10 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
WESTERN CHAM
Southeast Asia
10 c?
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
TANGUT
East Asia
1036
——
16 c
Unicode 9.0, June 2016
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
ORIYA
South Asia
1051
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
BALINESE
Southeast Asia
11 c
——
today
Unicode 5.0, July 2006
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
BENGALI
South Asia
11 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
BHAIKSUKI
South Asia
11 c
——
12 c
Unicode 9.0, June 2016
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
DEVANAGARI
South Asia
11 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
MEETEI MAYEK
South Asia
11 c
——
today
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
MIXTEC
America
1100
——
1519
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
MYANMAR
Southeast Asia
11 c
——
today
Unicode 3.0, September 1999
living script
———
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
JURCHEN
East Asia
1120
——
16 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
DIVES AKURU
South Asia
12 c
——
18 c
Unicode 13.0, March 2020
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
ERSU SHABA
East Asia
12 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
PHAGS-PA
Central Asia
1260
——
1368
Unicode 5.0, July 2006
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
THAI
Southeast Asia
1283
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
MALAYALAM
South Asia
13 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
MONGOLIAN
Central Asia
13 c
——
today
Unicode 3.0, September 1999
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
NAXI DONGBA
East Asia
13 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
NAXI GEBA
East Asia
13 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
TAI THAM
Southeast Asia
13 c
——
today
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
TELUGU
South Asia
13 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
TIRHUTA
South Asia
13 c
——
today
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
TULU-TIGALARI
South Asia
1300
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
YEZIDI
Middle East
——
today
Unicode 13.0, March 2020
living script
———
Scriptsource.org
AZTEC PICTOGRAMS
America
1321
——
1519
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
OLD PERMIC
Europe
1376
——
17 c
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
BALTI A
South Asia
1400
——
20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
BATAK
Southeast Asia
14 c
——
today
Unicode 6.0, October 2010
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
BUGINESE
Southeast Asia
14 c
——
today
Unicode 4.1, March 2005
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
SUNDANESE
Southeast Asia
14 c
——
today
Unicode 5.1, April 2008
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
SYLOTI NAGRI
South Asia
14 c
——
today
Unicode 4.1, March 2005
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
HANGUL
East Asia
1444
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
AHOM
South Asia
15 c
——
today
Unicode 8.0, June 2015
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
BRUSHA
Central Asia
15 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
DOGRA
South Asia
15 c
——
20 c
Unicode 11.0, June 2018
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
KANNADA
South Asia
1500
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
LANDA
South Asia
15 c
——
20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
PUNGCHEN
Central Asia
15 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
PUNGCHUNG
Central Asia
15 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
SIRMAURI
South Asia
15 c
——
20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
TAGALOG
Oceania
15 c
——
18 c
Unicode 3.2, March 2002
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
GUJARATI
South Asia
1592
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
GURMUKHI
South Asia
16 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
KAITHI
South Asia
16 c
——
20 c
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
KHATT-I BABURI
Central Asia
16 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
KHOJKI
South Asia
16 c
——
today
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
LAO
Southeast Asia
16 c
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
MARCHEN
Central Asia
16 c
——
20 c
Unicode 9.0, June 2016
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
MARCHUNG
Central Asia
16 c
——
20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
MULTANI
South Asia
16 c
——
20 c
Unicode 8.0, June 2015
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
TAI VIET
Southeast Asia
16 c
——
today
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
TAI YO
Southeast Asia
16 c
——
20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
SOYOMBO
Central Asia
17 c
——
17 c
Unicode 10.0, June 2017
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
BHUJINMOL
South Asia
17 c
——
20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
JAVANESE
Southeast Asia
17 c
——
today
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
KARANI
South Asia
17 c
——
20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
KERINCI
Southeast Asia
17 c
——
20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
LAMPUNG
Southeast Asia
17 c
——
20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Omniglot.com
MICMAC HIEROGLYPHS
America
17 c
——
20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
MODI
South Asia
17 c
——
today
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
SHUISHU LOGOGRAMS
East Asia
17 c?
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
TAKRI
South Asia
17 c
——
20 c
Unicode 6.1, January 2012
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
ZANABAZAR SQUARE
Central Asia
17 c
Unicode 10.0, June 2017
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
LEPCHA
South Asia
1720
——
today
Unicode 5.1, April 2008
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
ELBASAN
Europe
1761
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
VESO BEY
Europe
late 18 c
——
early 19 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
TODHRI
Europe
1795
——
1805
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
BUHID
Oceania
18 c
——
today
Unicode 3.2, March 2002
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
GUNJALA GONDI
South Asia
18 c
——
today
Unicode 11.0, June 2018
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
HANUNOO
Oceania
18 c
——
today
Unicode 3.2, March 2002
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
LONTARA BILANG BILANG
Southeast Asia
18 c
——
20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Omniglot.com
MAKASAR
Southeast Asia
18 c
——
20 c
Unicode 11.0, June 2018
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
MINANGKABAU
Southeast Asia
18 c
——
18 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
OLD MINAHASA
Southeast Asia
18 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
REJANG
Southeast Asia
18 c
——
today
Unicode 5.1, April 2008
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
RONGO RONGO
Oceania
18 c
——
1860s
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
TAGBANWA
Oceania
18 c
——
today
Unicode 3.2, March 2002
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
THAANA
South Asia
18 c
——
today
Unicode 3.0, September 1999
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
VITHKUQI
Europe
19 c
Unicode 14.0, September 2021
historical script
———
Scriptsource.org
GABELSBERGER SHORTHAND
Europe
1817
——
1924?
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
BRAILLE PATTERNS
Europe
1821
——
today
Unicode 3.0, September 1999
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
CHEROKEE
America
1821
——
today
Unicode 3.0, September 1999
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
UNIFIED CANADIAN ABORIGINAL SYLLABICS
America
1830s
——
today
Unicode 3.0, September 1999
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
VAI
Africa
1830
——
today
Unicode 5.1, April 2008
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
PITMAN SHORTHAND
Europe
1837
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
MOON
Europe
1845
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
DESERET
America
1850
——
1869
Unicode 3.1, March 2001
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
DUPLOYAN
Europe
1860
——
today
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
LEKE
Southeast Asia
1860
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
VISIBLE SPEECH
Europe
1867
——
20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
KHUDAWADI
South Asia
1868
——
20 c
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET
Europe
1886
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Omniglot.com
GREGG SHORTHAND
Europe
1888
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
BAMUM
Africa
1896
——
today
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
OLD BAMUM
Africa
1896
——
20 c
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
BALTI B
South Asia
pre 20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
GANGGA MALAYU
South Asia
19 c
——
early 20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
KAIDA
East Asia
19 c
——
20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
LIMBU
South Asia
19 c
——
today
Unicode 4.0, April 2003
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
MAHAJANI
South Asia
19 c
——
20 c
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
NÜSHU
East Asia
19 c
——
today
Unicode 10.0, June 2017
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
SAURASHTRA
South Asia
19 c
——
today
Unicode 5.1, April 2008
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
20 c — 21 c
PAU CIN HAU
Southeast Asia
1902
——
today
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
PAU CIN HAU LOGOGRAPHS
Southeast Asia
1902
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
MIAO
East Asia
1904
——
today
Unicode 6.1, January 2012
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
WOLEAI
Oceania
1905
——
1950s
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
BASSA VAH
Africa
1907
——
today
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
AFÁKA
America
1908
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
BAGAM
Africa
1910
——
late 20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
BOPOMOFO
East Asia
1911
——
today
Unicode 1.0.0, October 1991
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
LISU
East Asia
1915
——
today
Unicode 5.2, October 2009
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
ESKAYA
Oceania
1920-1937
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
MENDE KIKAKUI
Africa
1920
——
today
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
OL CHIKI
South Asia
1920s
——
today
Unicode 5.1, April 2008
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
OSMANYA
Africa
1920
——
1973
Unicode 4.0, April 2003
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
KHOM
Southeast Asia
1924
——
1956
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
CIRTH
Europe
1930s
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
KPELLE
Africa
1930s
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
LOMA
Africa
1930s
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
MASABA
Africa
1930
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
MEDEFAIDRIN
Africa
1930s
——
today
Unicode 11.0, June 2018
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
TENGWAR
Europe
1930s
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
BORAMA
Africa
1933
——
today?
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
SORA SOMPENG
South Asia
1936
——
today
Unicode 6.1, January 2012
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
IBAN
Southeast Asia
1947
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
BLISSYMBOLS
Oceania
1949
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
N’KO
Africa
1949
——
today
Unicode 5.0, July 2006
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
BÉTÉ
Africa
1956
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
UNIFON
America
1950s
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
WARANG CITI
South Asia
1950s
——
today
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
KADDARE
Africa
1952
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
ZOU
South Asia
1952
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
TAI LE
Southeast Asia
1954
——
today
Unicode 4.0, April 2003
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
FULA DITA (FULA 1)
Africa
1958
——
1970
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
PAHAWH HMONG
Southeast Asia
1959
——
today
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
PAHAWH HMONG FIRST STAGE
Southeast Asia
1959
——
end of 20 c
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
NWAGU ANEKE IGBO
Africa
1960s
——
1991
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
SHAVIAN
Europe
1960s
——
today
Unicode 4.0, April 2003
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
SHAVIAN QUIKSCRIPT
Europe
1960s
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Omniglot.com
STOKOE
America
1960
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
GARAY (WOLOF)
Africa
1961
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
KAYAH LI
Southeast Asia
1962
——
today
Unicode 5.1, April 2008
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
FULA BA (FULA 2)
Africa
1963
——
1970
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
SUTTON SIGNWRITING
America
1974
——
today
Unicode 8.0, June 2015
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Omniglot.com
TAFI (HAUSA 3)
Africa
1977
——
2011
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
EEBEE HMONG
Southeast Asia
1978
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
MANDOMBE
Africa
1978
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Omniglot.com
MWANGWEGO
Africa
1979
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
ADLAM
Africa
1980s
——
today
Unicode 9.0, June 2016
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
AVOIULI
Oceania
1980s
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Omniglot.com
BERIA
Africa
1980s
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
MRO
South Asia
1980s
——
today
Unicode 7.0, June 2014
living script
———
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
NYIAKENG PUACHUE HMONG
Southeast Asia
1980s
——
today
Unicode 12.0, March 2019
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
TOLONG SIKI
South Asia
late 20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
NAG MUNDARI
South Asia
1982
——
today
Unicode 15.0, September 2022
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Omniglot.com
HAMNOSYS
Europe
1985
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
CHISOI
South Asia
1986
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
Omniglot.com
KLINGON
America
1987
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
NAASIOI
Oceania
1988
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
RAINA KAMA (HAUSA 2)
Africa
1990s
——
1999
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
SALIFOU HAUSA (HAUSA 1)
Africa
1998
——
2004
not yet encoded in Unicode
historical script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
CHUXIONG YI
East Asia
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
COORGI-COX
South Asia
20 c
——
today?
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
DHIMAL
South Asia
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
GURUNG (KHE PHRI)
South Asia
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
GURUNG (KHEMA)
South Asia
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
HANIFI ROHINGYA
Southeast Asia
20 c
——
today
Unicode 11.0, June 2018
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
ISIBHEQE SOHLAMVU
Africa
20 c
——
today?
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
KHAMTI
Southeast Asia
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
KIRAT RAI
South Asia
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
KULITAN
Oceania
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Omniglot.com
MAGAR AKKHA
South Asia
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
MASARAM GONDI
South Asia
20 c
——
today
Unicode 10.0, June 2017
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
NASU
East Asia
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
NEW TAI LUE
Southeast Asia
20 c
——
today
Unicode 4.1, March 2005
living script
———
English Wikipedia
decodeunicode.org
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
NISU
East Asia
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
SANI YI
East Asia
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
SUNUWAR
South Asia
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
TANGSA
South Asia
20 c
——
today
Unicode 14.0, September 2021
living script
———
Scriptsource.org
TANGSA (KHIMHUN)
South Asia
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
TIKAMULI
South Asia
20 c
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
TANI
South Asia
2001
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
WANCHO
South Asia
2001
——
today
Unicode 12.0, March 2019
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
OSAGE
America
2006
——
today
Unicode 9.0, June 2016
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
BADAGA
South Asia
2009
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Berkeley SEI
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
LUO
Africa
2009
——
today
not yet encoded in Unicode
living script
———
Berkeley SEI
Omniglot.com
TOTO
South Asia
2015
——
today
Unicode 14.0, September 2021
living script
———
English Wikipedia
Scriptsource.org
Omniglot.com
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