Tai Tham (Lanna)

Lana Left-to-right Living Abugida Southeast Asian

About Tai Tham (Lanna)

Tai Tham (Lanna) is a Living writing system from the Southeast Asian region. It reads Left-to-right. 2 languages use Tai Tham (Lanna) as a writing system according to Unicode CLDR data. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Lana.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain
Brahmi Tai Tham (Lanna)

Languages Using Tai Tham (Lanna) 2

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Tai Tham (Lanna)?
Tai Tham (Lanna) is an Abugida. Abugidas (alphasyllabaries) use consonant characters with an inherent vowel modified by diacritics.
What direction does Tai Tham (Lanna) read?
Tai Tham (Lanna) is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European scripts.
How many languages use the Tai Tham (Lanna) script?
2 languages use Tai Tham (Lanna) according to Unicode CLDR data.
When was the Tai Tham (Lanna) script created?
The exact origin of the Tai Tham (Lanna) script is not precisely documented.

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