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Galician

galego
gl

Galician (galego) is a Indo-European language . It is written using the Latin script. Its BCP 47 language code is gl.

Writing Systems Used for Galician

Latin
Primary
Hello World
LTR Latn

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Galician use?
Galician is written using the Latin script (ISO 15924 code: Latn). Latin is written left-to-right.
What direction is Galician written?
Galician is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
What language family does Galician belong to?
Galician belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is written with the Latin script.
What is the language code for Galician?
The BCP 47 language code for Galician is "gl". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
gl
ISO 639-3
glg
Status
living
Language Family
Indo-European
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Latin

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