Hebrew vs Old Sogdian
Writing system comparison · ISO Hebr vs ISO Sogo
Hebrew is a Living Right-to-left script from Middle Eastern (134 Unicode characters) used by 5 languages. Old Sogdian is a Living Left-to-right script (40 Unicode characters) used by 0 languages. A key difference is reading direction: Hebrew reads Right-to-left, while Old Sogdian reads Left-to-right.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Hebrew | Old Sogdian |
|---|---|---|
| ISO Code | Hebr | Sogo |
| Direction | Right-to-left | Left-to-right |
| Status | Living | Living |
| Region | Middle Eastern | — |
| Characters | 134 | 40 |
| Languages | 5 | 0 |
| Script Type | Abjad | Abjad |
| Descended From | Imperial Aramaic | Imperial Aramaic |
| Total Speakers | ~10M | — |
| Introduced | 900 BCE | — |
| Unicode Ranges |
U+0591–U+05F4
U+FB1D–U+FB4F
|
U+10F00–U+10F27
|
Only in Hebrew
5 languages
Used by Both
0 languages
No shared languages
Only in Old Sogdian
0 languages
None unique
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Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.