Serbian
српски
sr
8M speakers
Serbian
(српски)
is a Indo-European language
with approximately 8M speakers speakers.
It is written using 2 different scripts.
Its BCP 47 language code is sr.
Writing Systems Used for Serbian
Compare Scripts Used for Serbian
Frequently Asked Questions
What scripts does Serbian use?
Serbian is written in 2 scripts: Cyrillic, Latin. The primary script is Cyrillic.
What direction is Serbian written?
Serbian is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
How many people speak Serbian?
Serbian has approximately 8M speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Indo-European language family.
What language family does Serbian belong to?
Serbian belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is written with the Cyrillic script.
What is the language code for Serbian?
The BCP 47 language code for Serbian is "sr". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.
Language Facts
- BCP 47 Code
- sr
- ISO 639-3
- srp
- Status
- living
- Speakers
- 8M speakers
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Scripts
- 2
- Primary Script
- Cyrillic
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Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.