Fork me on GitHub

List 121: Text script – based on ISO 15924

Last updated in issue 38
Value Description Notes Issue number Modified in Issue
Adlm Adlam For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Afak Afaka Script is not supported by Unicode 13
Aghb Caucasian Albanian Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Ahom Ahom, Tai Ahom Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Arab Arabic 9
Aran Arabic (Nastaliq variant) Typographic variant of Arabic. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Armi Imperial Aramaic Ancient/historic script 9
Armn Armenian 9
Avst Avestan Ancient/historic script 9
Bali Balinese 9
Bamu Bamun 13
Bass Bassa Vah Ancient/historic script 13
Batk Batak 9
Beng Bengali (Bangla) 9 38
Bhks Bhaiksuki Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Blis Blissymbols Script is not supported by Unicode 9
Bopo Bopomofo 9
Brah Brahmi Ancient/historic script 9
Brai Braille 9
Bugi Buginese 9
Buhd Buhid 9
Cakm Chakma 9
Cans Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics 9
Cari Carian Ancient/historic script 9
Cham Cham 9
Cher Cherokee 9
Cirt Cirth Script is not supported by Unicode 9
Copt Coptic Ancient/historic script 9
Cprt Cypriot Ancient/historic script 9
Cyrl Cyrillic 9
Cyrs Cyrillic (Old Church Slavonic variant) Ancient/historic, typographic variant of Cyrillic 9
Deva Devanagari (Nagari) 9
Dogr Dogra Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Dsrt Deseret (Mormon) 9
Dupl Duployan shorthand, Duployan stenography 13
Egyd Egyptian demotic Script is not supported by Unicode 9
Egyh Egyptian hieratic Script is not supported by Unicode 9
Egyp Egyptian hieroglyphs Ancient/historic script 9
Elba Elbasan Ancient/historic script 13
Ethi Ethiopic (Ge‘ez) 9
Geok Khutsuri (Asomtavruli and Khutsuri) Georgian in Unicode 9
Geor Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) 9 38
Glag Glagolitic Ancient/historic script 9
Gong Gunjala Gondi Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Gonm Masaram Gondi For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Goth Gothic Ancient/historic script 9
Gran Grantha Ancient/historic script 13
Grek Greek 9
Gujr Gujarati 9
Guru Gurmukhi 9
Hanb Han with Bopomofo See Hani, Bopo. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Hang Hangul (Hangŭl, Hangeul) 9
Hani Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja) 9
Hano Hanunoo (Hanunóo) 9
Hans Han (Simplified variant) Subset of Hani 9
Hant Han (Traditional variant) Subset of Hani 9
Hatr Hatran Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Hebr Hebrew 9
Hira Hiragana 9
Hluw Anatolian Hieroglyphs (Luwian Hieroglyphs, Hittite Hieroglyphs) Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Hmng Pahawh Hmong 9
Hrkt Japanese syllabaries (alias for Hiragana + Katakana) See Hira, Kana 9
Hung Old Hungarian (Hungarian Runic) Ancient/historic script 9 38
Inds Indus (Harappan) Script is not supported by Unicode 9
Ital Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.) Ancient/historic script 9
Jamo Jamo (alias for Jamo subset of Hangul) Subset of Hang. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Java Javanese 9
Jpan Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) See Hani, Hira and Kana 13
Jurc Jurchen Script is not supported by Unicode 13
Kali Kayah Li 9
Kana Katakana 9
Khar Kharoshthi Ancient/historic script 9
Khmr Khmer 9
Khoj Khojki Ancient/historic script 16
Kitl Khitan large script Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Kits Khitan small script Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Knda Kannada 9
Kore Korean (alias for Hangul + Han) See Hani and Hang 9
Kpel Kpelle Script is not supported by Unicode 13
Kthi Kaithi Ancient/historic script 9
Lana Tai Tham (Lanna) 9 38
Laoo Lao 9
Latf Latin (Fraktur variant) Typographic variant of Latin 9
Latg Latin (Gaelic variant) Typographic variant of Latin 9
Latn Latin 9
Leke Leke Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Lepc Lepcha (Róng) 9
Limb Limbu 9
Lina Linear A Ancient/historic script 9
Linb Linear B Ancient/historic script 9
Lisu Lisu (Fraser) 13
Loma Loma Script is not supported by Unicode 13
Lyci Lycian Ancient/historic script 9
Lydi Lydian Ancient/historic script 9
Mahj Mahajani Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Maka Makasar Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Mand Mandaic, Mandaean 9
Mani Manichaean Ancient/historic script 9
Marc Marchen Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Maya Mayan hieroglyphs Script is not supported by Unicode 9
Medf Medefaidrin (Oberi Okaime, Oberi Ɔkaimɛ) Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Mend Mende Kikakui 13 38
Merc Meroitic Cursive Ancient/historic script 13
Mero Meroitic Hieroglyphs Ancient/historic script 9
Mlym Malayalam 9
Modi Modi, Moḍī Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Mong Mongolian Includes Clear, Manchu scripts 9
Moon Moon (Moon code, Moon script, Moon type) Script is not supported by Unicode 13
Mroo Mro, Mru 13
Mtei Meitei Mayek (Meithei, Meetei) 13
Mult Multani Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Mymr Myanmar (Burmese) 9
Narb Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) Ancient/historic script 13
Nbat Nabatean Ancient/historic script 13
Newa Newa, Newar, Newari, Nepāla lipi For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Nkgb Nakhi Geba (’Na-’Khi ²Ggŏ-¹baw, Naxi Geba) Script is not supported by Unicode 13
Nkoo N’Ko 9
Nshu Nüshu 13
Ogam Ogham Ancient/historic script 9
Olck Ol Chiki (Ol Cemet’, Ol, Santali) 9
Orkh Old Turkic, Orkhon Runic Ancient/historic script 13
Orya Oriya (Odia) 9 38
Osge Osage For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Osma Osmanya 9
Palm Palmyrene Ancient/historic script 13
Pauc Pau Cin Hau For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Perm Old Permic Ancient/historic script 9
Phag Phags-pa Ancient/historic script 9
Phli Inscriptional Pahlavi Ancient/historic script 9
Phlp Psalter Pahlavi Ancient/historic script 9
Phlv Book Pahlavi Script is not supported by Unicode 9
Phnx Phoenician Ancient/historic script 9
Plrd Miao (Pollard) 13
Piqd Klingon (KLI plqaD) Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Prti Inscriptional Parthian Ancient/historic script 9
Qaaa Reserved for private use (start) 9
Qabx Reserved for private use (end) 9
Rjng Rejang (Redjang, Kaganga) 9
Roro Rongorongo Script is not supported by Unicode 9
Runr Runic Ancient/historic script 9
Samr Samaritan 9
Sara Sarati Script is not supported by Unicode 9
Sarb Old South Arabian Ancient/historic script 13
Saur Saurashtra 9
Sgnw SignWriting 13
Shaw Shavian (Shaw) 9
Shrd Sharada, Śāradā 13
Sidd Siddham, Siddhaṃ, Siddhamātṛkā Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Sind Khudawadi, Sindhi 13
Sinh Sinhala 13
Sora Sora Sompeng 13
Soyo Soyombo For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Sund Sundanese 9
Sylo Syloti Nagri 9
Syrc Syriac 9
Syre Syriac (Estrangelo variant) Typographic variant of Syriac 9
Syrj Syriac (Western variant) Typographic variant of Syriac 9
Syrn Syriac (Eastern variant) Typographic variant of Syriac 9
Tagb Tagbanwa 9
Takr Takri, Ṭākrī, Ṭāṅkrī 13
Tale Tai Le 9
Talu New Tai Lue 9
Taml Tamil 9
Tang Tangut Ancient/historic script 13
Tavt Tai Viet 9
Telu Telugu 9
Teng Tengwar Script is not supported by Unicode 9
Tfng Tifinagh (Berber) 9
Tglg Tagalog (Baybayin, Alibata) 9
Thaa Thaana 9
Thai Thai 9
Tibt Tibetan 9
Tirh Tirhuta 16 38
Ugar Ugaritic Ancient/historic script 9
Vaii Vai 9
Visp Visible Speech Script is not supported by Unicode 9
Wara Warang Citi (Varang Kshiti) 13
Wole Woleai Script is not supported by Unicode 13
Xpeo Old Persian Ancient/historic script 9
Xsux Cuneiform, Sumero-Akkadian Ancient/historic script 9
Yiii Yi 9
Zanb Zanabazar Square (Zanabazarin Dörböljin Useg, Xewtee Dörböljin Bicig, Horizontal Square Script) For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Zinh Code for inherited script 13
Zmth Mathematical notation Not a script in Unicode 9
Zsye Symbols (Emoji variant) Not a script in Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only 38
Zsym Symbols Not a script in Unicode 9
Zxxx Code for unwritten documents Not a script in Unicode 9
Zyyy Code for undetermined script 9
Zzzz Code for uncoded script 9
Back to Codelists