ScriptLookup

Soyombo

Q: What type of writing system is Soyombo?

Soyombo is an Abugida used in the Central Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 83 characters in Unicode.

Q: How many languages use the Soyombo script?

0 languages use the Soyombo script according to Unicode CLDR data.

Q: What direction does Soyombo read?

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

Q: When was the Soyombo script created?

The exact origin date of the Soyombo script is uncertain.

Soyo Left-to-right Historical Abugida Central Asian

Sample Characters

𑩐 𑩑 𑩒 𑩓 𑩔 𑩕 𑩖 𑩗 𑩘 𑩙 𑩚 𑩛 𑩜 𑩝 𑩞 𑩟 𑩠 𑩡 𑩢 𑩣 𑩤 𑩥 𑩦 𑩧 𑩨 𑩩 𑩪 𑩫 𑩬 𑩭 𑩮 𑩯 𑩰 𑩱 𑩲 𑩳 𑩴 𑩵 𑩶 𑩷 𑩸 𑩹 𑩺 𑩻 𑩼 𑩽 𑩾 𑩿

First 48 characters from Soyombo (U+11A50–U+11AA2)

About Soyombo

Soyombo is a Historical writing system from the Central Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 83 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Soyo.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Brahmi › Tibetan › Soyombo

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Soyombo?

Soyombo is an Abugida. Abugidas (alphasyllabaries) use consonant characters with an inherent vowel modified by diacritics.

What direction does Soyombo read?

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

How many languages use the Soyombo script?

0 languages use Soyombo according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Soyombo script created?

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

Compare Soyombo With Another Script

Direction, characters, languages — side by side.

Key Facts

ISO Code: Soyo
ISO Number: 329
Script Type: Abugida
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Historical
Region: Central Asian
Characters: 83
Languages: 0

Unicode Ranges

Soyombo

U+11A50–U+11AA2