Han (Simplified variant) vs Lao
Writing system comparison · ISO Hans vs ISO Laoo
Han (Simplified variant) is a Living Left-to-right script from East Asian used by 6 languages. Lao is a Living Left-to-right script from Southeast Asian (83 Unicode characters) used by 3 languages. Both scripts read Left-to-right.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Han (Simplified variant) | Lao |
|---|---|---|
| ISO Code | Hans | Laoo |
| Direction | Left-to-right | Left-to-right |
| Status | Living | Living |
| Region | East Asian | Southeast Asian |
| Characters | — | 83 |
| Languages | 6 | 3 |
| Script Type | Logographic | Abugida |
| Descended From | Han (Traditional variant) | Thai |
| Total Speakers | ~1.1B | ~3M |
| Introduced | 1956 CE | 1300 CE |
| Unicode Ranges |
U+0E81–U+0EDF
|
Only in Han (Simplified variant)
6 languages
Used by Both
0 languages
No shared languages
Only in Lao
3 languages
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Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.