Faroese

Q: What alphabet or script does Faroese use?

Faroese is written using the Latin script (Latn).

Q: What direction is Faroese written?

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

føroyskt

Faroese (føroyskt) is a language . It is written using the Latin script. Its BCP 47 language code is fo.

Writing Systems Used for Faroese

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Faroese use?

Faroese is written using the Latin script (ISO 15924 code: Latn). Latin is written left-to-right.

What direction is Faroese written?

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

What is the language code for Faroese?

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

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code: fo
ISO 639-3: fao
Status: living
Scripts: 1
Primary Script: Latin

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