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Sundanese

Q: What type of writing system is Sundanese?

Sundanese is an Abugida. It reads Left-to-right and contains 72 characters in Unicode.

Q: How many languages use the Sundanese script?

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

Q: What direction does Sundanese read?

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

Q: When was the Sundanese script created?

The exact origin date of the Sundanese script is uncertain.

Sund Left-to-right Living Abugida

Sample Characters

ᮀ ᮁ ᮂ ᮃ ᮄ ᮅ ᮆ ᮇ ᮈ ᮉ ᮊ ᮋ ᮌ ᮍ ᮎ ᮏ ᮐ ᮑ ᮒ ᮓ ᮔ ᮕ ᮖ ᮗ ᮘ ᮙ ᮚ ᮛ ᮜ ᮝ ᮞ ᮟ ᮠ ᮡ ᮢ ᮣ ᮤ ᮥ ᮦ ᮧ ᮨ ᮩ ᮪ ᮫ ᮬ ᮭ ᮮ ᮯ

First 48 characters from Sundanese (U+1B80–U+1BBF)

About Sundanese

Sundanese is a Living writing system. It reads Left-to-right and contains 72 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Sund.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Brahmi › Sundanese

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Sundanese?

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

What direction does Sundanese read?

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

How many languages use the Sundanese script?

0 languages use Sundanese according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Sundanese script created?

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

Compare Sundanese With Another Script

Direction, characters, languages — side by side.

Key Facts

ISO Code: Sund
ISO Number: 362
Script Type: Abugida
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Living
Characters: 72
Languages: 0

Unicode Ranges

Sundanese

U+1B80–U+1BBF
Sundanese Supplement

U+1CC0–U+1CC7