Bengali (Bangla) vs Hatran
Writing system comparison · ISO Beng vs ISO Hatr
Bengali (Bangla) is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian used by 11 languages. Hatran is a Historical Right-to-left script from Middle Eastern (26 Unicode characters) used by 0 languages. A key difference is reading direction: Bengali (Bangla) reads Left-to-right, while Hatran reads Right-to-left.
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Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Bengali (Bangla) | Hatran |
|---|---|---|
| ISO Code | Beng | Hatr |
| Direction | Left-to-right | Right-to-left |
| Status | Living | Historical |
| Region | South Asian | Middle Eastern |
| Characters | — | 26 |
| Languages | 11 | 0 |
| Script Type | Abugida | Abjad |
| Descended From | Brahmi | Imperial Aramaic |
| Total Speakers | ~249M | — |
| Introduced | 1000 CE | — |
| Unicode Ranges |
U+108E0–U+108FF
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Only in Bengali (Bangla)
11 languages
Used by Both
0 languages
No shared languages
Only in Hatran
0 languages
None unique
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Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.