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Tagbanwa

Q: What type of writing system is Tagbanwa?

Tagbanwa is an Abugida used in the Southeast Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 18 characters in Unicode.

Q: How many languages use the Tagbanwa script?

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

Q: What direction does Tagbanwa read?

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

Q: When was the Tagbanwa script created?

The exact origin date of the Tagbanwa script is uncertain.

Tagb Left-to-right Living Abugida Southeast Asian

Sample Characters

ᝠ ᝡ ᝢ ᝣ ᝤ ᝥ ᝦ ᝧ ᝨ ᝩ ᝪ ᝫ ᝬ ᝭ ᝮ ᝯ ᝰ ᝱ ᝲ ᝳ

First 48 characters from Tagbanwa (U+1760–U+1773)

About Tagbanwa

Tagbanwa is a Living writing system from the Southeast Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 18 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Tagb.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Brahmi › Tagbanwa

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Tagbanwa?

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

What direction does Tagbanwa read?

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

How many languages use the Tagbanwa script?

0 languages use Tagbanwa according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Tagbanwa script created?

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

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Key Facts

ISO Code: Tagb
ISO Number: 373
Script Type: Abugida
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Living
Region: Southeast Asian
Characters: 18
Languages: 0

Unicode Ranges

Tagbanwa

U+1760–U+1773