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Samaritan

Q: What type of writing system is Samaritan?

Samaritan is an Abjad. It reads Left-to-right and contains 61 characters in Unicode.

Q: How many languages use the Samaritan script?

1 language use the Samaritan script according to Unicode CLDR data.

Q: What direction does Samaritan read?

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

Q: When was the Samaritan script created?

The exact origin date of the Samaritan script is uncertain.

Samr Left-to-right Living Abjad

Sample Characters

ࠀ ࠁ ࠂ ࠃ ࠄ ࠅ ࠆ ࠇ ࠈ ࠉ ࠊ ࠋ ࠌ ࠍ ࠎ ࠏ ࠐ ࠑ ࠒ ࠓ ࠔ ࠕ ࠖ ࠗ ࠘ ࠙ ࠚ ࠛ ࠜ ࠝ ࠞ ࠟ ࠠ ࠡ ࠢ ࠣ ࠤ ࠥ ࠦ ࠧ ࠨ ࠩ ࠪ ࠫ ࠬ ࠭ ࠮ ࠯

First 48 characters from Samaritan (U+0800–U+083E)

About Samaritan

Samaritan is a Living writing system. It reads Left-to-right and contains 61 characters in the Unicode standard. 1 language uses Samaritan as a writing system according to Unicode CLDR data. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Samr.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Phoenician › Samaritan

Languages Using Samaritan 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Samaritan?

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

What direction does Samaritan read?

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

How many languages use the Samaritan script?

1 language use Samaritan according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Samaritan script created?

The exact origin of the Samaritan script is not precisely documented.

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Key Facts

ISO Code: Samr
ISO Number: 123
Script Type: Abjad
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Living
Characters: 61
Languages: 1

Unicode Ranges

Samaritan

U+0800–U+083E