Tatar

Q: What alphabet or script does Tatar use?

Tatar is written using the Cyrillic script (Cyrl).

Q: What direction is Tatar written?

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

татар

tt 5.5M speakers

Tatar (татар) is a Turkic language with approximately 5.5M speakers speakers. It is written using the Cyrillic script. Its BCP 47 language code is tt.

Writing Systems Used for Tatar

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Tatar use?

Tatar is written using the Cyrillic script (ISO 15924 code: Cyrl). Cyrillic is written left-to-right.

What direction is Tatar written?

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

How many people speak Tatar?

Tatar has approximately 5.5M speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Turkic language family.

What language family does Tatar belong to?

Tatar belongs to the Turkic language family. It is written with the Cyrillic script.

What is the language code for Tatar?

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

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code: tt
ISO 639-3: tat
Status: living
Speakers: 5.5M speakers
Language Family: Turkic
Scripts: 1
Primary Script: Cyrillic

Other Cyrillic Languages

Abkhazian Adyghe Avaric Bashkir Belarusian Bosnian Bulgarian Buriat Chechen Church Slavic Chuvash Crimean Tatar Dargwa Erzya Ingush Kabardian Kalmyk Kara-Kalpak Karachay-Balkar Kazakh

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