Adlam vs Han (Simplified variant)
Writing system comparison · ISO Adlm vs ISO Hans
Adlam is a Living Right-to-left script from African (88 Unicode characters) used by 0 languages. Han (Simplified variant) is a Living Left-to-right script from East Asian used by 6 languages. A key difference is reading direction: Adlam reads Right-to-left, while Han (Simplified variant) reads Left-to-right.
𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Adlam | Han (Simplified variant) |
|---|---|---|
| ISO Code | Adlm | Hans |
| Direction | Right-to-left | Left-to-right |
| Status | Living | Living |
| Region | African | East Asian |
| Characters | 88 | — |
| Languages | 0 | 6 |
| Script Type | Alphabet | Logographic |
| Descended From | Arabic | Han (Traditional variant) |
| Total Speakers | — | ~1.1B |
| Introduced | 1958 CE | 1956 CE |
| Unicode Ranges |
U+1E900–U+1E95F
|
Only in Adlam
0 languages
None unique
Used by Both
0 languages
No shared languages
Only in Han (Simplified variant)
6 languages
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Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.