Official script of Myanmar. Known for its rounded shapes, said to have developed because straight lines would tear palm leaves.
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What does it look like?
Representative glyphs and samples
◈Sample Glyphs(click to copy)
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Origins & History
Origins, history and genealogy
✦Key Features
In use since the 11th century Pagan era. Round letterforms evolved from writing on palm leaves; ~38 million users.
↔Writing direction: Left to Right (LTR)
U+Unicode Information
Code Block Range
Total Characters
33
Sample Code Points(click to copy)
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How is it used?
Glyph evolution, keyboard & Unicode
◎Glyph Evolution
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⌨Keyboard Layout
Burmese Keyboard (Myanmar)
Official script of Myanmar. Brahmic abugida. Zawgyi and Unicode encodings coexist.
ဆ
တ
နွ
မ
အ
ပ
ဟ
သ
ဝ
ခ
ာ
ျ
ိ
ီ
ု
ူ
ေ
ြ
ိ
ဖ
ဒ
ဂ
ဃ
ယ
ဘ
ည
လ
ရ
space
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💡 Unicode (NRC) and legacy Zawgyi layouts coexist. Unicode standardization is ongoing.
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Where is it used?
Languages, countries and users
🌐Usage
Languages
Burmese (Myanmar)
Countries
Myanmar
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Learn More
Unicode blocks and external links