◉Extinct
Proto-Symbols
mideast · BC 5000
◉◎⊕⊗△□⊙
pictographic
Catalog
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𒀭Extinct
Sumerian Cuneiform
mideast · BC 3500
𒀭𒁹𒅁𒊑𒄑𒂗𒍪𒋾
logographic
𒀸Extinct
Akkadian Cuneiform
mideast · BC 2400
𒀸𒀹𒂗𒄑𒅀𒆪𒇲𒉿
logosyllabic
𐎠Extinct
Old Persian Cuneiform
mideast · BC 525
𐎠𐎡𐎢𐎣𐎤𐎥𐎦𐎧
syllabary
𐎀Extinct
Ugaritic
mideast · BC 1400
𐎀𐎁𐎂𐎃𐎄𐎅𐎆𐎇
abjad
𐤐Extinct
Phoenician
mideast · BC 1050
𐤀𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤄𐤅𐤆𐤇
abjad
𓀀Extinct
Proto-Sinaitic
africa · BC 1900
𓀀𓇋𓌀𓅱𓂧𓊃𓎛𓐍
abjad
𐡀Extinct
Imperial Aramaic
mideast · BC 800
𐡀𐡁𐡂𐡃𐡄𐡅𐡆𐡇
abjad
אActive
Hebrew
mideast · BC 200
אבגדהוזח
abjad9M
𐢀Extinct
Nabataean
mideast · BC 200
𐢀𐢁𐢂𐢃𐢄𐢅𐢆𐢇
abjad
عActive
Arabic
mideast · AD 400
ابتثجحخد
abjad420M
ܐEndangered
Syriac
mideast · BC 300
ܐܒܓܕܗܘܙܚ
abjad0.5M
𐡴Endangered
Mandaic
mideast · BC 200
𐡴𐡵𐡶𐡷𐡸𐡹𐡺𐡻
abjad0.06M
ތActive
Thaana
southasia · AD 1600
ތލބކއވމފ
abjad0.34M
𓂀Extinct
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
africa · BC 3200
𓂀𓈖𓆃𓁹𓃒𓂧𓌃𓊹
logographic
𓂋Extinct
Demotic Script
africa · BC 650
𓂋𓇯𓅓𓈖𓆑𓂝𓇥𓏞
abjad
ⲀEndangered
Coptic
africa · AD 200
ⲀⲂⲄⲆⲈⲊⲌⲎ
alphabet0.3M
ሀActive
Ge'ez (Ethiopic)
africa · BC 400
ሀለሐመሠረሰሸ
abugida50M
𐩠Extinct
Old South Arabian
mideast · BC 900
𐩠𐩡𐩢𐩣𐩤𐩥𐩦𐩧
abjad
ⴰActive
Tifinagh
africa · BC 600
ⴰⴱⴲⴳⴴⴵⴶⴷ
alphabet1.5M
ꔀActive
Vai Syllabary
africa · AD 1830
ꔀꔁꔂꔃꔄꔅꔆꔇ
syllabary0.1M
ߊActive
N'Ko
africa · AD 1949
ߊߋߌߍߎߏߐߑ
alphabet8M
𐒀Active
Osmanya
africa · AD 1920
𐒀𐒁𐒂𐒃𐒄𐒅𐒆𐒇
alphabet2M
ΑActive
Greek Alphabet
europe · BC 800
ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘ
alphabet13M
𐌀Extinct
Etruscan
europe · BC 700
𐌀𐌁𐌂𐌃𐌄𐌅𐌆𐌇
alphabet
AActive
Latin Alphabet
europe · BC 700
ABCDEFGH
alphabet4000M
ᚠEndangered
Elder Futhark (Runic)
europe · AD 150
ᚠᚢᚦᚨᚱᚲᚷᚹ
alphabet
𐌰Extinct
Gothic Script
europe · AD 350
𐌰𐌱𐌲𐌳𐌴𐌵𐌶𐌷
alphabet
АActive
Cyrillic Alphabet
europe · AD 940
АБВГДЕЖЗ
alphabet250M
ⰀExtinct
Glagolitic
europe · AD 862
ⰀⰁⰂⰃⰄⰅⰆⰇ
alphabet
ᚁExtinct
Ogham
europe · AD 400
ᚁᚂᚃᚄᚅᚆᚇᚈ
alphabet
ԱActive
Armenian Alphabet
caucasus · AD 405
ԱԲԳԴԵԶԷԸ
alphabet7M
აActive
Georgian (Mkhedruli)
caucasus · AD 430
აბგდევზთ
alphabet4M
𐔰Extinct
Caucasian Albanian
caucasus · AD 420
𐔰𐔱𐔲𐔳𐔴𐔵𐔶𐔷
alphabet
𑀅Extinct
Brahmi Script
southasia · BC 300
𑀅𑀆𑀇𑀈𑀉𑀊𑀓𑀔
abugida
अActive
Devanagari
southasia · AD 1200
अआइईउऊएऐ
abugida600M
অActive
Bengali (Bangla)
southasia · AD 1000
অআইঈউঊএঐ
abugida265M
અActive
Gujarati
southasia · AD 1592
અઆઇઈઉઊએઐ
abugida55M
ਅActive
Gurmukhi (Punjabi)
southasia · AD 1539
ਅਆਇਈਉਊਏਐ
abugida30M
அActive
Tamil Script
southasia · BC 300
அஆஇஈஉஊஎஏ
abugida78M
అActive
Telugu Script
southasia · AD 600
అఆఇఈఉఊఎఏ
abugida82M
ಅActive
Kannada Script
southasia · AD 1500
ಅಆಇಈಉಊಎಏ
abugida60M
അActive
Malayalam Script
southasia · AD 830
അആഇഈഉഊഎഏ
abugida38M
අActive
Sinhala Script
southasia · BC 300
අආඇඈඉඊඋඌ
abugida16M
ཀActive
Tibetan Script
asia · AD 620
ཀཁགངཅཆཇཉ
abugida6M
ꯃEndangered
Meitei Mayek
southasia · AD 100
ꯃꯄꯅꯆꯇꯈꯉꯊ
syllabary1.5M
กActive
Thai Script
seasia · AD 1283
กขคงจชซญ
abugida60M
កActive
Khmer Script
seasia · AD 611
កខគឃងចឆជ
abugida16M
ກActive
Lao Script
seasia · AD 1300
ກຂຄງຈສຊຍ
abugida7M
ကActive
Burmese (Myanmar) Script
seasia · AD 1050
ကခဂဃငစဆဇ
abugida35M
ꦄEndangered
Javanese (Hanacaraka)
seasia · AD 900
ꦄꦅꦆꦇꦈꦉꦊꦋ
abugida0.5M
ᬅEndangered
Balinese Script
seasia · AD 1000
ᬅᬆᬇᬈᬉᬊᬓᬔ
abugida0.3M
ꨀEndangered
Cham Script
seasia · AD 200
ꨀꨁꨂꨃꨄꨅꨆꨇ
abugida0.1M
甲Extinct
Oracle Bone Script
asia · BC 1200
甲骨文字王天地水
logographic
文Active
Chinese Characters (Hanzi)
asia · BC 1200
文字書道山水火木
logographic1500M
あActive
Hiragana
asia · AD 900
あいうえおかきく
syllabary125M
アActive
Katakana
asia · AD 900
アイウエオカキク
syllabary125M
가Active
Hangul (Hunminjeongeum)
asia · AD 1443
가나다라마바사아
featural80M
ㄅActive
Bopomofo (Zhuyin)
asia · AD 1913
ㄅㄆㄇㄈㄉㄊㄋㄌ
syllabary23M
ꀀActive
Yi Script
asia · AD 1974
ꀀꀁꀂꀃꀄꀅꀆꀇ
syllabary2M
ᠠActive
Traditional Mongolian Script
asia · AD 1204
ᠠᠡᠢᠣᠤᠥᠦᠧ
alphabet5M
𐼰Extinct
Sogdian
mideast · AD 400
𐼰𐼱𐼲𐼳𐼴𐼵𐼶𐼷
abjad
𝋠Extinct
Mayan Hieroglyphs
americas · BC 300
𝋠𝋡𝋢𝋣𝋤𝋥𝋦𝋧
logographic
ᎠEndangered
Cherokee Syllabary
americas · AD 1820
ᎠᎡᎢᎣᎤᎥᎦᎧ
syllabary0.016M
ᐁActive
Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
americas · AD 1840
ᐁᐃᐅᐊᐱᐳᐸᑎ
abugida0.06M
⬡Active
Unicode Standard
global · AD 1991
⬡∞©™€♪☮✓
standard8000M
ଓActive
Odia (Oriya)
southasia · AD 1000
ଓଅଆଇକଖଗଘ
abugida40M
ཞActive
Dzongkha Script
southasia · AD 700
ཞགདབམའརལ
abugida8M
ᤁEndangered
Limbu Script (Sirijonga)
southasia · AD 1300
ᤁᤂᤃᤄᤅᤆᤇᤈ
abugida0.4M
ᰀEndangered
Lepcha (Róng)
southasia · AD 1700
ᰀᰁᰂᰃᰄᰅᰆᰇ
abugida0.05M
𑌗Endangered
Grantha
southasia · AD 600
𑌗𑌅𑌆𑌇𑌈𑌉𑌊𑌋
abugida0.1M
𑆯Endangered
Sharada
southasia · AD 900
𑆯𑆀𑆁𑆂𑆃𑆄𑆅𑆆
abugida0.05M
𑚔Extinct
Takri
southasia · AD 1600
𑚔𑚀𑚁𑚂𑚃𑚄𑚅𑚆
abugida
ᜃEndangered
Tagalog (Baybayin)
seasia · AD 1300
ᜃᜀᜁᜂᜄᜅᜆᜇ
abugida0.2M
ᜱEndangered
Hanunoo
seasia · AD 1300
ᜱᜰᜲᜳ᜴᜵᜶ᜠ
abugida0.01M
ᮃEndangered
Sundanese
seasia · AD 1000
ᮃᮄᮅᮆᮇᮈᮉᮊ
abugida0.5M
ꤿEndangered
Rejang (Kaganga)
seasia · AD 1400
ꤿ꥓
abugida0.2M
ᨀEndangered
Lontara (Buginese)
seasia · AD 1400
ᨀᨁᨂᨃᨄᨅᨆᨇ
abugida3M
ᩀEndangered
Tai Tham (Lanna)
seasia · AD 1300
ᩀᨠᨡᨢᨣᨤᨥᨦ
abugida0.6M
ᦀActive
New Tai Lue
seasia · AD 1950
ᦀᦁᦂᦃᦄᦅᦆᦇ
abugida0.3M
𛀁Extinct
Hentaigana
asia · AD 900
𛀁𛀂𛀃𛀄𛀅𛀆𛀇𛀈
syllabary
𗒐Extinct
Tangut (Xi Xia)
asia · AD 1036
𗒐𗄺𗅇𗆟𗇋𗈪𗉔𗊏
logographic
𘬂Extinct
Khitan Large Script
asia · AD 920
𘬂𘬃𘬄𘬅𘬆𘬇𘬈𘬉
logographic
𒐀Extinct
Jurchen Script
asia · AD 1119
⿰⿱⿲⿳⿴⿵⿶⿷
logographic
ꡀExtinct
Phags-pa
asia · AD 1269
ꡀꡁꡂꡃꡄꡅꡆꡇ
abugida
ᠮEndangered
Manchu Script
asia · AD 1599
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠᡡᡢᡣ
alphabet0.01M
ࠀEndangered
Samaritan
mideast · BC 600
ࠀࠁࠂࠃࠄࠅࠆࠇ
abjad0.001M
𐬀Extinct
Avestan
mideast · AD 400
𐬀𐬁𐬂𐬃𐬄𐬅𐬆𐬇
alphabet
𐭠Extinct
Inscriptional Pahlavi
mideast · BC 200
𐭠𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭤𐭥𐭦𐭧
abjad
𐼀Extinct
Sogdian
mideast · AD 400
𐼀𐼁𐼂𐼃𐼄𐼅𐼆𐼇
abjad
𐰀Extinct
Old Turkic (Orkhon)
mideast · AD 500
𐰀𐰁𐰂𐰃𐰄𐰅𐰆𐰇
alphabet
𐽁Endangered
Old Uyghur
asia · AD 840
𐽁𐽂𐽃𐽄𐽅𐽆𐽇𐽈
alphabet0.1M
𐦠Extinct
Meroitic
africa · BC 300
𐦠𐦡𐦢𐦣𐦤𐦥𐦦𐦧
alphabet
ꔀActive
Vai
africa · AD 1830
ꔀꔁꔂꔃꔄꔅꔆꔇ
syllabary0.1M
ꚠEndangered
Bamum
africa · AD 1896
ꚠꚡꚢꚣꚤꚥꚦꚧ
syllabary0.3M
ߐActive
N'Ko
africa · AD 1949
ߐߑߒߓߔߕߖߗ
alphabet10M
𞤀Active
Adlam
africa · AD 1989
𞤀𞤁𞤂𞤃𞤄𞤅𞤆𞤇
alphabet40M
ⶀActive
Ethiopic Extended
africa · AD 1900
ⶀⶁⶂⶃⶄⶅⶆⶇ
abugida5M
𐌀Extinct
Old Italic
europe · BC 700
𐌀𐌁𐌂𐌃𐌄𐌅𐌆𐌇
alphabet
ⲀEndangered
Coptic
africa · AD 200
ⲀⲂⲄⲆⲈⲊⲌⲎ
alphabet0.1M
𐀀Extinct
Linear B
europe · BC 1500
𐀀𐀁𐀂𐀃𐀄𐀅𐀆𐀇
syllabary
𐘀Extinct
Linear A
europe · BC 1800
𐘀𐘁𐘂𐘃𐘄𐘅𐘆𐘇
syllabary
𐠀Extinct
Cypriot Syllabary
europe · BC 800
𐠀𐠁𐠂𐠃𐠄𐠅
syllabary
ѢEndangered
Church Slavonic
europe · AD 940
ѢѤѦѨѪѬѮѰ
alphabet0.5M
ᐊActive
Cree Syllabics
americas · AD 1840
ᐊᐁᐃᐅᐋᐈᐌᐎ
abugida0.1M
𐐀Extinct
Deseret
americas · AD 1854
𐐀𐐁𐐂𐐃𐐄𐐅𐐆𐐇
alphabet
☽Extinct
Mixtec Pictographic
americas · AD 900
☽☀☁☂☃☄★☆
pictographic
𖬀Endangered
Pahawh Hmong
seasia · AD 1959
𖬀𖬁𖬂𖬃𖬄𖬅𖬆𖬇
abugida0.1M
𒐫Extinct
Proto-Elamite
mideast · BC 3100
𒐫𒐬𒐭𒐮𒐯𒐰𒐱𒐲
logographic
𑿀Extinct
Indus Valley Script
southasia · BC 2600
𑿀𑿁𑿂𑿃𑿄𑿅𑿆𑿇
logographic
𐝀Extinct
Cretan Hieroglyphic
europe · BC 2100
𐝀𐝁𐝂𐝃𐝄𐝅𐝆𐝇
logographic
𐤟Extinct
Byblos Syllabary
mideast · BC 1800
𐤟𐤛𐤚𐤙𐤘
syllabary
𐎀Extinct
Ugaritic
mideast · BC 1400
𐎀𐎁𐎂𐎃𐎄𐎅𐎆𐎇
abjad
𔐀Extinct
Anatolian Hieroglyphs (Luwian)
mideast · BC 1400
𔐀𔐁𔐂𔐃𔐄𔐅𔐆𔐇
logosyllabic
ႠExtinct
Asomtavruli (Old Georgian)
caucasus · AD 430
ႠႡႢႣႤႥႦႧ
alphabet
ԱActive
Armenian
caucasus · AD 405
ԱԲԳԴԵԶԷԸ
alphabet6M
𐔰Extinct
Caucasian Albanian
caucasus · AD 400
𐔰𐔱𐔲𐔳𐔴𐔵𐔶𐔷
alphabet
𐲀Endangered
Old Hungarian (Rovás)
europe · AD 600
𐲀𐲁𐲂𐲃𐲄𐲅𐲆𐲇
alphabet0.01M
𐑐Endangered
Shavian
global · AD 1960
𐑐𐑑𐑒𐑓𐑔𐑕𐑖𐑗
alphabet0.001M
◌Active
Tengwar (Tolkien)
global · AD 1937
◌ꟸꟹꟺ◈◉◊○
abugida0.5M
꩜Active
Klingon (pIqaD)
global · AD 1984
꩜꩝꩞꩟ꩠꩡꩢꩣ
alphabet0.1M
ʘExtinct
Visible Speech
global · AD 1867
ʘʙʚʛʜʝʞʟ
alphabet
əActive
International Phonetic Alphabet
global · AD 1888
əæɑɒɔɕɖɗ
alphabet1M
⠃Active
Braille
global · AD 1824
⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑⠀
alphabet1.5M
▄Active
Morse Code
global · AD 1837
▄▄▄▄▄▄··-·--······-
alphabet5M
⌇Endangered
Pitman Shorthand
global · AD 1837
⌇⌈⌉⌊⌋⌌⌍⌎
alphabet0.1M
∑Active
Mathematical Notation
global · AD 1600
∑∫∂∇∞√∝∈
logographic100M
𑄃Endangered
Chakma
southasia · AD 1000
𑄃𑄄𑄅𑄆𑄇𑄈𑄉𑄊
abugida0.5M
ꯀActive
Meitei Mayek
southasia · AD 1000
ꯀꯁꯂꯃꯄꯅꯆꯇ
alphabet1.5M
𑊰Endangered
Khudawadi (Sindhi)
southasia · AD 1550
𑊰𑊱𑊲𑊳𑊴𑊵𑊶𑊷
abugida0.2M
ꠀEndangered
Sylheti Nagri
southasia · AD 1400
ꠀꠁꠂꠃꠄꠅꠇꠈ
abugida0.1M
𑴀Endangered
Masaram Gondi
southasia · AD 1918
𑴀𑴁𑴂𑴃𑴄𑴅𑴆
abugida0.3M
𑨀Extinct
Soyombo
asia · AD 1686
𑨀𑨁𑨂𑨃𑨄𑨅𑨆𑨇
abugida
𑨠Extinct
Zanabazar Square
asia · AD 1700
𑨠𑨡𑨢𑨣𑨤𑨥𑨦𑨧
abugida
𛅰Endangered
Nüshu (Women's Script)
asia · AD 1000
𛅰𛅱𛅲𛅳𛅴𛅵𛅶𛅷
syllabary0.001M
ㄅActive
Bopomofo (Zhuyin Fuhao)
asia · AD 1913
ㄅㄆㄇㄈㄉㄊㄋㄌ
abugida23M
ڄActive
Sindhi (Arabic script)
southasia · AD 1853
ڄٻڀٿٽڦڃڇ
abjad25M
ئActive
Modern Uyghur (Perso-Arabic)
asia · AD 1930
ئابپتجچخ
abjad11M
پActive
Persian Script (Nastaliq)
mideast · AD 900
پچژگابتث
abjad60M
ںActive
Urdu (Nastaliq)
southasia · AD 1200
ںٹڈڑڈھیے
abjad70M
𐴀Endangered
Hanifi Rohingya
southasia · AD 1430
𐴀𐴁𐴂𐴃𐴄𐴅𐴆𐴇
alphabet1M
𞋀Active
Wancho
southasia · AD 2001
𞋀𞋁𞋂𞋃𞋄𞋅𞋆𞋇
alphabet0.07M
𐩠Extinct
Ancient South Arabian
mideast · BC 900
𐩠𐩡𐩢𐩣𐩤𐩥𐩦𐩧
abjad