Anatolian Hieroglyphs (Luwian Hieroglyphs, Hittite Hieroglyphs) vs Arabic
Writing system comparison · ISO Hluw vs ISO Arab
Anatolian Hieroglyphs (Luwian Hieroglyphs, Hittite Hieroglyphs) is a Living Left-to-right script used by 0 languages. Arabic is a Living Right-to-left script from Middle Eastern (1,413 Unicode characters) used by 60 languages. A key difference is reading direction: Anatolian Hieroglyphs (Luwian Hieroglyphs, Hittite Hieroglyphs) reads Left-to-right, while Arabic reads Right-to-left.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Anatolian Hieroglyphs (Luwian Hieroglyphs, Hittite Hieroglyphs) | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| ISO Code | Hluw | Arab |
| Direction | Left-to-right | Right-to-left |
| Status | Living | Living |
| Region | — | Middle Eastern |
| Characters | — | 1,413 |
| Languages | 0 | 60 |
| Script Type | Alphabet | Abjad |
| Descended From | — | Nabataean |
| Total Speakers | — | ~291M |
| Introduced | — | 400 CE |
| Unicode Ranges |
U+0600–U+06FF
U+0750–U+077F
U+0870–U+089F
U+08A0–U+08FF
U+FB50–U+FDFF
U+FE70–U+FEFC
U+10E60–U+10E7E
U+10EC2–U+10EFF
U+1EE00–U+1EEF1
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Only in Anatolian Hieroglyphs (Luwian Hieroglyphs, Hittite Hieroglyphs)
0 languages
None unique
Used by Both
0 languages
No shared languages
Only in Arabic
60 languages
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Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.