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Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.)

Ital Right-to-left Historical Alphabet European

About Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.)

Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.) is a Historical writing system from the European region. It reads Right-to-left. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Ital.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain
Phoenician › Greek › Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.)
Descended Scripts
Latin 515 Runic 1

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.)?
Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.) is an Alphabet. Alphabets represent both consonants and vowels as distinct letters.
What direction does Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.) read?
Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.) 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 Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.) script?
0 languages use Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.) according to Unicode CLDR data.
When was the Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.) script created?
The Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.) script originated around 700 BCE. It is now considered a historical script, no longer in active everyday use.

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Key Facts

ISO Code
Ital
ISO Number
210
Script Type
Alphabet
Direction
Right-to-left
Status
Historical
Region
European
Introduced
700 BCE
Languages
0

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