Han (Simplified variant) vs Katakana
Writing system comparison · ISO Hans vs ISO Kana
Han (Simplified variant) is a Living Left-to-right script from East Asian used by 6 languages. Katakana is a Living Left-to-right script from East Asian (321 Unicode characters) used by 1 language. Both scripts read Left-to-right.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Han (Simplified variant) | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| ISO Code | Hans | Kana |
| Direction | Left-to-right | Left-to-right |
| Status | Living | Living |
| Region | East Asian | East Asian |
| Characters | — | 321 |
| Languages | 6 | 1 |
| Script Type | Logographic | Syllabary |
| Descended From | Han (Traditional variant) | Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja) |
| Total Speakers | ~1.1B | — |
| Introduced | 1956 CE | 900 CE |
| Unicode Ranges |
U+30A1–U+30FF
U+31F0–U+31FF
U+32D0–U+32FE
U+3300–U+3357
U+FF66–U+FF9D
U+1AFF0–U+1AFFE
U+1B000–U+1B000
U+1B120–U+1B122
U+1B155–U+1B167
|
Only in Han (Simplified variant)
6 languages
Used by Both
0 languages
No shared languages
Only in Katakana
1 language
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Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.