Old Irish

Q: What alphabet or script does Old Irish use?

Old Irish is written using the Latin script (Latn).

Q: What direction is Old Irish written?

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

sga

Old Irish is a language . It is written using the Latin script. Its BCP 47 language code is sga.

Writing Systems Used for Old Irish

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Old Irish use?

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

What direction is Old Irish written?

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

What is the language code for Old Irish?

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

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code: sga
ISO 639-3: sga
Status: historical
Scripts: 1
Primary Script: Latin

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