Ojibwa

Q: What direction is Ojibwa written?

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

Ojibwa is a language . It is written using the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script. Its BCP 47 language code is oj.

Writing Systems Used for Ojibwa

Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics

Primary

ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ

LTR Cans

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Ojibwa use?

Ojibwa is written using the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script (ISO 15924 code: Cans). Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics is written left-to-right.

What direction is Ojibwa written?

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

What is the language code for Ojibwa?

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

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code: oj
ISO 639-3: oji
Status: living
Scope: macrolanguage
Scripts: 1
Primary Script: Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics

Other Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Languages

Cree Inuktitut Moose Cree Northern East Cree Oji-Cree Plains Cree Southern East Cree Swampy Cree nsk

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