Filipino

Q: What alphabet or script does Filipino use?

Filipino is written using the Latin script (Latn).

Q: What direction is Filipino written?

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

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Filipino is a language . It is written using the Latin script. Its BCP 47 language code is fil.

Writing Systems Used for Filipino

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Filipino use?

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

What direction is Filipino written?

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

What is the language code for Filipino?

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

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code: fil
ISO 639-3: fil
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.