Ancient Greek

Q: What alphabet or script does Ancient Greek use?

Ancient Greek is written using the Greek script (Grek).

Q: What direction is Ancient Greek written?

Ancient Greek is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European languages.

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Ancient Greek is a language . It is written using the Greek script. Its BCP 47 language code is grc.

Writing Systems Used for Ancient Greek

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Ancient Greek use?

Ancient Greek is written using the Greek script (ISO 15924 code: Grek). Greek is written left-to-right.

What direction is Ancient Greek written?

Ancient Greek is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.

What is the language code for Ancient Greek?

The BCP 47 language code for Ancient Greek is "grc". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code: grc
ISO 639-3: grc
Status: historical
Scripts: 1
Primary Script: Greek

Other Greek Languages

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Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.