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Norwegian Bokmål

norsk bokmål
nb

Norwegian Bokmål (norsk bokmål) is a language . It is written using the Latin script. Its BCP 47 language code is nb.

Writing Systems Used for Norwegian Bokmål

Latin
Primary
Hello World
LTR Latn

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
nb
ISO 639-3
nob
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.