Bulgarian

Q: What alphabet or script does Bulgarian use?

Bulgarian is written using the Cyrillic script (Cyrl).

Q: What direction is Bulgarian written?

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

български

Bulgarian (български) is a Indo-European language . It is written using the Cyrillic script. Its BCP 47 language code is bg.

Writing Systems Used for Bulgarian

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Bulgarian use?

Bulgarian is written using the Cyrillic script (ISO 15924 code: Cyrl). Cyrillic is written left-to-right.

What direction is Bulgarian written?

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

What language family does Bulgarian belong to?

Bulgarian belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is written with the Cyrillic script.

What is the language code for Bulgarian?

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

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code: bg
ISO 639-3: bul
Status: living
Language Family: Indo-European
Scripts: 1
Primary Script: Cyrillic

Other Cyrillic Languages

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