Avestan
Sample Characters
𐬀
𐬁
𐬂
𐬃
𐬄
𐬅
𐬆
𐬇
𐬈
𐬉
𐬊
𐬋
𐬌
𐬍
𐬎
𐬏
𐬐
𐬑
𐬒
𐬓
𐬔
𐬕
𐬖
𐬗
𐬘
𐬙
𐬚
𐬛
𐬜
𐬝
𐬞
𐬟
𐬠
𐬡
𐬢
𐬣
𐬤
𐬥
𐬦
𐬧
𐬨
𐬩
𐬪
𐬫
𐬬
𐬭
𐬮
𐬯
First 48 characters from Avestan (U+10B00–U+10B3F)
About Avestan
Avestan is a Liturgical writing system from the Middle Eastern region. It reads Right-to-left and contains 61 characters in the Unicode standard. 1 language uses Avestan as a writing system according to Unicode CLDR data. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Avst.
Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.
Languages Using Avestan 1
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of writing system is Avestan?
Avestan is an Alphabet. Alphabets represent both consonants and vowels as distinct letters.
What direction does Avestan read?
Avestan is written Right-to-left, meaning text flows from right to left. Words and sentences begin on the right side of the page.
How many languages use the Avestan script?
1 language use Avestan according to Unicode CLDR data.
When was the Avestan script created?
The Avestan script originated around 400 CE.
Compare Avestan With Another Script
Direction, characters, languages — side by side.
Key Facts
- ISO Code
- Avst
- ISO Number
- 134
- Script Type
- Alphabet
- Direction
- Right-to-left
- Status
- Liturgical
- Region
- Middle Eastern
- Characters
- 61
- Introduced
- 400 CE
- Languages
- 1
Unicode Ranges
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AvestanU+10B00–U+10B3F