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Cham

Q: What type of writing system is Cham?

Cham is an Abugida used in the Southeast Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 83 characters in Unicode.

Q: How many languages use the Cham script?

1 language use the Cham script according to Unicode CLDR data.

Q: What direction does Cham read?

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

Q: When was the Cham script created?

The exact origin date of the Cham script is uncertain.

Cham Left-to-right Living Abugida Southeast Asian

Sample Text

ꨌꩌ

Sample Characters

ꨀ ꨁ ꨂ ꨃ ꨄ ꨅ ꨆ ꨇ ꨈ ꨉ ꨊ ꨋ ꨌ ꨍ ꨎ ꨏ ꨐ ꨑ ꨒ ꨓ ꨔ ꨕ ꨖ ꨗ ꨘ ꨙ ꨚ ꨛ ꨜ ꨝ ꨞ ꨟ ꨠ ꨡ ꨢ ꨣ ꨤ ꨥ ꨦ ꨧ ꨨ ꨩ ꨪ ꨫ ꨬ ꨭ ꨮ ꨯ

First 48 characters from Cham (U+AA00–U+AA5F)

About Cham

Cham is a Living writing system from the Southeast Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 83 characters in the Unicode standard. 1 language uses Cham as a writing system according to Unicode CLDR data. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Cham.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Brahmi › Cham

Languages Using Cham 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Cham?

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

What direction does Cham read?

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

How many languages use the Cham script?

1 language use Cham according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Cham script created?

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

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Key Facts

ISO Code: Cham
ISO Number: 358
Script Type: Abugida
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Living
Region: Southeast Asian
Characters: 83
Languages: 1

Unicode Ranges

Cham

U+AA00–U+AA5F