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Old Sogdian

Q: What type of writing system is Old Sogdian?

Old Sogdian is an Abjad. It reads Left-to-right and contains 40 characters in Unicode.

Q: How many languages use the Old Sogdian script?

0 languages use the Old Sogdian script according to Unicode CLDR data.

Q: What direction does Old Sogdian read?

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

Q: When was the Old Sogdian script created?

The exact origin date of the Old Sogdian script is uncertain.

Sogo Left-to-right Living Abjad

Sample Characters

𐼀 𐼁 𐼂 𐼃 𐼄 𐼅 𐼆 𐼇 𐼈 𐼉 𐼊 𐼋 𐼌 𐼍 𐼎 𐼏 𐼐 𐼑 𐼒 𐼓 𐼔 𐼕 𐼖 𐼗 𐼘 𐼙 𐼚 𐼛 𐼜 𐼝 𐼞 𐼟 𐼠 𐼡 𐼢 𐼣 𐼤 𐼥 𐼦 𐼧

First 48 characters from Old Sogdian (U+10F00–U+10F27)

About Old Sogdian

Old Sogdian is a Living writing system. It reads Left-to-right and contains 40 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Sogo.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Phoenician › Imperial Aramaic › Old Sogdian

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Old Sogdian?

Old Sogdian is an Abjad. Abjads write consonants only; vowels are absent or shown by optional diacritics.

What direction does Old Sogdian read?

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

How many languages use the Old Sogdian script?

0 languages use Old Sogdian according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Old Sogdian script created?

The exact origin of the Old Sogdian script is not precisely documented.

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Key Facts

ISO Code: Sogo
ISO Number: 142
Script Type: Abjad
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Living
Characters: 40
Languages: 0

Unicode Ranges

Old Sogdian

U+10F00–U+10F27