Phoenician

phn

Phoenician is a language . It is written using the Phoenician script. Its BCP 47 language code is phn.

Writing Systems Used for Phoenician

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Phoenician use?
Phoenician is written using the Phoenician script (ISO 15924 code: Phnx). Phoenician is a right-to-left script.
What direction is Phoenician written?
Phoenician is written Right-to-left. Text begins on the right side of the page and reads toward the left.
What is the language code for Phoenician?
The BCP 47 language code for Phoenician is "phn". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
phn
ISO 639-3
phn
Status
historical
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Phoenician

Other Phoenician Languages

None found.

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