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Wancho

Q: What type of writing system is Wancho?

Wancho is an Abugida used in the South Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 59 characters in Unicode.

Q: How many languages use the Wancho script?

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

Q: What direction does Wancho read?

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

Wcho Left-to-right Living Abugida South Asian

Sample Text

𞋒𞋀𞋉𞋃𞋕

Sample Characters

𞋀 𞋁 𞋂 𞋃 𞋄 𞋅 𞋆 𞋇 𞋈 𞋉 𞋊 𞋋 𞋌 𞋍 𞋎 𞋏 𞋐 𞋑 𞋒 𞋓 𞋔 𞋕 𞋖 𞋗 𞋘 𞋙 𞋚 𞋛 𞋜 𞋝 𞋞 𞋟 𞋠 𞋡 𞋢 𞋣 𞋤 𞋥 𞋦 𞋧 𞋨 𞋩 𞋪 𞋫 𞋬 𞋭 𞋮 𞋯

First 48 characters from Wancho (U+1E2C0–U+1E2FF)

About Wancho

Wancho is a Living writing system from the South Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 59 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Wcho.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Brahmi › Wancho

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Wancho?

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

What direction does Wancho read?

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

How many languages use the Wancho script?

0 languages use Wancho according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Wancho script created?

The Wancho script originated around 2001 CE.

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Key Facts

ISO Code: Wcho
ISO Number: 283
Script Type: Abugida
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Living
Region: South Asian
Characters: 59
Introduced: 2001 CE
Languages: 0

Unicode Ranges

Wancho

U+1E2C0–U+1E2FF