Bengali (Bangla) vs Phags-pa
Writing system comparison · ISO Beng vs ISO Phag
Bengali (Bangla) is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian used by 11 languages. Phags-pa is a Living Top-to-bottom script from Central Asian (56 Unicode characters) used by 0 languages. A key difference is reading direction: Bengali (Bangla) reads Left-to-right, while Phags-pa reads Top-to-bottom.
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Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Bengali (Bangla) | Phags-pa |
|---|---|---|
| ISO Code | Beng | Phag |
| Direction | Left-to-right | Top-to-bottom |
| Status | Living | Living |
| Region | South Asian | Central Asian |
| Characters | — | 56 |
| Languages | 11 | 0 |
| Script Type | Abugida | Abugida |
| Descended From | Brahmi | Tibetan |
| Total Speakers | ~249M | — |
| Introduced | 1000 CE | — |
| Unicode Ranges |
U+A840–U+A877
|
Only in Bengali (Bangla)
11 languages
Used by Both
0 languages
No shared languages
Only in Phags-pa
0 languages
None unique
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Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.