Armenian vs Hebrew
Writing system comparison · ISO Armn vs ISO Hebr
Armenian is a Living Left-to-right script from Middle Eastern (96 Unicode characters) used by 1 language. Hebrew is a Living Right-to-left script from Middle Eastern (134 Unicode characters) used by 5 languages. A key difference is reading direction: Armenian reads Left-to-right, while Hebrew reads Right-to-left.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Armenian | Hebrew |
|---|---|---|
| ISO Code | Armn | Hebr |
| Direction | Left-to-right | Right-to-left |
| Status | Living | Living |
| Region | Middle Eastern | Middle Eastern |
| Characters | 96 | 134 |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Script Type | Alphabet | Abjad |
| Descended From | Greek | Imperial Aramaic |
| Total Speakers | ~5M | ~10M |
| Introduced | 405 CE | 900 BCE |
| Unicode Ranges |
U+0531–U+058F
U+FB13–U+FB17
|
U+0591–U+05F4
U+FB1D–U+FB4F
|
Only in Armenian
1 language
Used by Both
0 languages
No shared languages
Only in Hebrew
5 languages
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Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.