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01Front Matter04The Letters06Mechanics07Lineage08In the World
SCRIPTA · ELBASAN SCRIPT
01Front Matter04The Letters06Mechanics07Lineage08In the World
01OVERVIEW

Front Matter

SCRIPT · PROFILE

Elbasan Script

A uniquely Albanian alphabet developed in the 18th century, independent of Latin, Greek, or Arabic influence.

𐔀 𐔁 𐔂 𐔃 𐔄
Era
Modern
Region
Europe
System
Alphabet
Direction
Left to Right (LTR)
Signs
40
Status
Extinct
A uniquely Albanian alphabet developed in the 18th century, independent of Latin, Greek, or Arabic influence. A product of the Albanian cultural renaissance movement, it was an attempt to preserve national identity under Ottoman rule.
04SPECIMEN

The Letters

Signs · Unicode · Types
Sample GlyphsClick to copy
Unicode
Range 1U+10500–U+1052F
Total signs40
Unicode Blocks
Not in Unicode
No Unicode block data available for this script.
Glyph evolution
Form change over time
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06MECHANICS

Reading Mechanics

Direction · Method
↔
Direction
Left to Right (LTR)
Written left to right.
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System
Alphabet
⌨
Input method
Direct Unicode input
Keyboard layout
Standard IME · input chart
Keyboard layout data not yet available.
07LINEAGE

The Lineage

Family · Descendants
Phylogeny
Ancestors & descendants
Related scripts
Ancestors · Descendants · Family
08REACH

In the World

Usage · Reach

Languages

Albanian

Countries

Albania
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