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Buginese

Q: What type of writing system is Buginese?

Buginese is an Abugida used in the Southeast Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 30 characters in Unicode.

Q: How many languages use the Buginese script?

0 languages use the Buginese script according to Unicode CLDR data.

Q: What direction does Buginese read?

Buginese is written Left-to-right, meaning text flows from left to right.

Q: When was the Buginese script created?

The exact origin date of the Buginese script is uncertain.

Bugi Left-to-right Living Abugida Southeast Asian

Sample Text

ᨒᨚᨄᨗ

Sample Characters

ᨀ ᨁ ᨂ ᨃ ᨄ ᨅ ᨆ ᨇ ᨈ ᨉ ᨊ ᨋ ᨌ ᨍ ᨎ ᨏ ᨐ ᨑ ᨒ ᨓ ᨔ ᨕ ᨖ ᨗ ᨘ ᨙ ᨚ ᨛ ᨜ ᨝ ᨞ ᨟

First 48 characters from Buginese (U+1A00–U+1A1F)

About Buginese

Buginese is a Living writing system from the Southeast Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 30 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Bugi.

Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Brahmi › Buginese

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Buginese?

Buginese is an Abugida. Abugidas (alphasyllabaries) use consonant characters with an inherent vowel modified by diacritics.

What direction does Buginese read?

Buginese is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European scripts.

How many languages use the Buginese script?

0 languages use Buginese according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Buginese script created?

The exact origin of the Buginese script is not precisely documented.

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Key Facts

ISO Code: Bugi
ISO Number: 367
Script Type: Abugida
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Living
Region: Southeast Asian
Characters: 30
Languages: 0

Unicode Ranges

Buginese

U+1A00–U+1A1F