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Javanese

Q: What type of writing system is Javanese?

Javanese is an Abugida used in the Southeast Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 90 characters in Unicode.

Q: How many languages use the Javanese script?

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

Q: What direction does Javanese read?

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

Q: When was the Javanese script created?

The exact origin date of the Javanese script is uncertain.

Java Left-to-right Living Abugida Southeast Asian

Sample Text

ꦗꦮ

Sample Characters

ꦀ ꦁ ꦂ ꦃ ꦄ ꦅ ꦆ ꦇ ꦈ ꦉ ꦊ ꦋ ꦌ ꦍ ꦎ ꦏ ꦐ ꦑ ꦒ ꦓ ꦔ ꦕ ꦖ ꦗ ꦘ ꦙ ꦚ ꦛ ꦜ ꦝ ꦞ ꦟ ꦠ ꦡ ꦢ ꦣ ꦤ ꦥ ꦦ ꦧ ꦨ ꦩ ꦪ ꦫ ꦬ ꦭ ꦮ ꦯ

First 48 characters from Javanese (U+A980–U+A9DF)

About Javanese

Javanese is a Living writing system from the Southeast Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 90 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Java.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Brahmi › Javanese

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Javanese?

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

What direction does Javanese read?

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

How many languages use the Javanese script?

0 languages use Javanese according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Javanese script created?

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

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Key Facts

ISO Code: Java
ISO Number: 361
Script Type: Abugida
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Living
Region: Southeast Asian
Characters: 90
Languages: 0

Unicode Ranges

Javanese

U+A980–U+A9DF