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Kawi

Q: What type of writing system is Kawi?

Kawi is an Abugida. It reads Left-to-right and contains 87 characters in Unicode.

Q: How many languages use the Kawi script?

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

Q: What direction does Kawi read?

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

Q: When was the Kawi script created?

The exact origin date of the Kawi script is uncertain.

Kawi Left-to-right Living Abugida

Sample Characters

𑼀 𑼁 𑼂 𑼃 𑼄 𑼅 𑼆 𑼇 𑼈 𑼉 𑼊 𑼋 𑼌 𑼍 𑼎 𑼏 𑼐 𑼑 𑼒 𑼓 𑼔 𑼕 𑼖 𑼗 𑼘 𑼙 𑼚 𑼛 𑼜 𑼝 𑼞 𑼟 𑼠 𑼡 𑼢 𑼣 𑼤 𑼥 𑼦 𑼧 𑼨 𑼩 𑼪 𑼫 𑼬 𑼭 𑼮 𑼯

First 48 characters from Kawi (U+11F00–U+11F5A)

About Kawi

Kawi is a Living writing system. It reads Left-to-right and contains 87 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Kawi.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Brahmi › Kawi

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Kawi?

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

What direction does Kawi read?

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

How many languages use the Kawi script?

0 languages use Kawi according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Kawi script created?

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

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Key Facts

ISO Code: Kawi
ISO Number: 368
Script Type: Abugida
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Living
Characters: 87
Languages: 0

Unicode Ranges

Kawi

U+11F00–U+11F5A