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Palmyrene

Palm Right-to-left Historical Abjad Middle Eastern

Sample Characters

𐡠 𐡡 𐡢 𐡣 𐡤 𐡥 𐡦 𐡧 𐡨 𐡩 𐡪 𐡫 𐡬 𐡭 𐡮 𐡯 𐡰 𐡱 𐡲 𐡳 𐡴 𐡵 𐡶 𐡷 𐡸 𐡹 𐡺 𐡻 𐡼 𐡽 𐡾 𐡿

First 48 characters from Palmyrene (U+10860–U+1087F)

About Palmyrene

Palmyrene is a Historical writing system from the Middle Eastern region. It reads Right-to-left and contains 32 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Palm.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain
Phoenician › Imperial Aramaic › Palmyrene

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Palmyrene?
Palmyrene is an Abjad. Abjads write consonants only; vowels are absent or shown by optional diacritics.
What direction does Palmyrene read?
Palmyrene 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 Palmyrene script?
0 languages use Palmyrene according to Unicode CLDR data.
When was the Palmyrene script created?
The Palmyrene script originated around 100 CE. It is now considered a historical script, no longer in active everyday use.

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Key Facts

ISO Code
Palm
ISO Number
126
Script Type
Abjad
Direction
Right-to-left
Status
Historical
Region
Middle Eastern
Characters
32
Introduced
100 CE
Languages
0

Unicode Ranges

  • Palmyrene
    U+10860–U+1087F

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