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Old Uyghur

Ougr Left-to-right Historical Abjad Central Asian

Sample Characters

𐽰 𐽱 𐽲 𐽳 𐽴 𐽵 𐽶 𐽷 𐽸 𐽹 𐽺 𐽻 𐽼 𐽽 𐽾 𐽿 𐾀 𐾁 𐾂 𐾃 𐾄 𐾅 𐾆 𐾇 𐾈 𐾉

First 48 characters from Old Uyghur (U+10F70–U+10F89)

About Old Uyghur

Old Uyghur is a Historical writing system from the Central Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 26 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Ougr.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain
Phoenician › Imperial Aramaic › Sogdian › Old Uyghur
Descended Scripts
Mongolian 1

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Old Uyghur?
Old Uyghur is an Abjad. Abjads write consonants only; vowels are absent or shown by optional diacritics.
What direction does Old Uyghur read?
Old Uyghur is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European scripts.
How many languages use the Old Uyghur script?
0 languages use Old Uyghur according to Unicode CLDR data.
When was the Old Uyghur script created?
The Old Uyghur script originated around 900 CE. It is now considered a historical script, no longer in active everyday use.

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Key Facts

ISO Code
Ougr
ISO Number
143
Script Type
Abjad
Direction
Left-to-right
Status
Historical
Region
Central Asian
Characters
26
Introduced
900 CE
Languages
0

Unicode Ranges

  • Old Uyghur
    U+10F70–U+10F89

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