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Inscriptional Pahlavi

Phli Right-to-left Historical Abjad Middle Eastern

Sample Characters

𐭠 𐭡 𐭢 𐭣 𐭤 𐭥 𐭦 𐭧 𐭨 𐭩 𐭪 𐭫 𐭬 𐭭 𐭮 𐭯 𐭰 𐭱 𐭲 𐭳 𐭴 𐭵 𐭶 𐭷 𐭸 𐭹 𐭺 𐭻 𐭼 𐭽 𐭾 𐭿

First 48 characters from Inscriptional Pahlavi (U+10B60–U+10B7F)

About Inscriptional Pahlavi

Inscriptional Pahlavi is a Historical writing system from the Middle Eastern region. It reads Right-to-left and contains 27 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Phli.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain
Phoenician › Imperial Aramaic › Inscriptional Pahlavi
Descended Scripts
Psalter Pahlavi

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Inscriptional Pahlavi?
Inscriptional Pahlavi is an Abjad. Abjads write consonants only; vowels are absent or shown by optional diacritics.
What direction does Inscriptional Pahlavi read?
Inscriptional Pahlavi 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 Inscriptional Pahlavi script?
0 languages use Inscriptional Pahlavi according to Unicode CLDR data.
When was the Inscriptional Pahlavi script created?
The Inscriptional Pahlavi script originated around 200 CE. It is now considered a historical script, no longer in active everyday use.

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Key Facts

ISO Code
Phli
ISO Number
131
Script Type
Abjad
Direction
Right-to-left
Status
Historical
Region
Middle Eastern
Characters
27
Introduced
200 CE
Languages
0

Unicode Ranges

  • Inscriptional Pahlavi
    U+10B60–U+10B7F

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