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Korean (alias for Hangul + Han)

Kore Left-to-right Living Mixed Script East Asian
Sample Text
안녕하세요

About Korean (alias for Hangul + Han)

Korean (alias for Hangul + Han) is a Living writing system from the East Asian region. It reads Left-to-right. 1 language uses Korean (alias for Hangul + Han) as a writing system according to Unicode CLDR data. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Kore.

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

Languages Using Korean (alias for Hangul + Han) 1

Korean 한국어

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Korean (alias for Hangul + Han)?
Korean (alias for Hangul + Han) is a Mixed Script. Mixed scripts combine multiple writing system types in everyday use.
What direction does Korean (alias for Hangul + Han) read?
Korean (alias for Hangul + Han) is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European scripts.
How many languages use the Korean (alias for Hangul + Han) script?
1 language use Korean (alias for Hangul + Han) according to Unicode CLDR data. Together these languages are spoken by approximately 82M people worldwide.
When was the Korean (alias for Hangul + Han) script created?
The exact origin of the Korean (alias for Hangul + Han) script is not precisely documented.

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Key Facts

ISO Code
Kore
ISO Number
287
Script Type
Mixed Script
Direction
Left-to-right
Status
Living
Region
East Asian
Languages
1
Total Speakers
~82M

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