Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli)

ქართული
Geor Left-to-right Living Alphabet Caucasian
Sample Text
გამარჯობა

About Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli)

The Georgian script (ასომთავრული, Mkhedruli) is used to write the Georgian language and several other Kartvelian languages of the Caucasus region. Georgian has three historical alphabets: Asomtavruli, Nuskhuri, and Mkhedruli — the modern secular script.

Georgian is one of the world's oldest alphabets still in use, with the earliest inscriptions dating to the 5th century CE. The script is written left-to-right, has no distinction between uppercase and lowercase in modern usage, and uses 33 letters. Georgia's Christian literary tradition, beginning with biblical translations, is closely tied to the alphabet's history.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain
Phoenician Greek Armenian Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli)

Languages Using Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) 2

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli)?
Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) is an Alphabet. Alphabets represent both consonants and vowels as distinct letters.
What direction does Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) read?
Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European scripts.
How many languages use the Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) script?
2 languages use Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) according to Unicode CLDR data. Together these languages are spoken by approximately 3.7M people worldwide.
When was the Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) script created?
The Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) script originated around 430 CE.
Does Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) have uppercase and lowercase letters?
Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) does not have separate uppercase and lowercase forms. All vowels are written explicitly.

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