Marchen

Marc Left-to-right Historical Abugida South Asian

Sample Characters

𑱰 𑱱 𑱲 𑱳 𑱴 𑱵 𑱶 𑱷 𑱸 𑱹 𑱺 𑱻 𑱼 𑱽 𑱾 𑱿 𑲀 𑲁 𑲂 𑲃 𑲄 𑲅 𑲆 𑲇 𑲈 𑲉 𑲊 𑲋 𑲌 𑲍 𑲎 𑲏 𑲐 𑲑 𑲒 𑲓 𑲔 𑲕 𑲖 𑲗 𑲘 𑲙 𑲚 𑲛 𑲜 𑲝 𑲞 𑲟

First 48 characters from Marchen (U+11C70–U+11CB6)

About Marchen

Marchen is a Historical writing system from the South Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 68 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Marc.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain
Brahmi Tibetan Marchen

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Marchen?
Marchen is an Abugida. Abugidas (alphasyllabaries) use consonant characters with an inherent vowel modified by diacritics.
What direction does Marchen read?
Marchen is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European scripts.
How many languages use the Marchen script?
0 languages use Marchen according to Unicode CLDR data.
When was the Marchen script created?
The exact origin of the Marchen script is not precisely documented.

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