01OVERVIEW
Front Matter
SCRIPT · PROFILE
Khitan Small Script
The smaller of two scripts used by the Khitan Empire (Liao dynasty, 916–1125).
The smaller of two scripts used by the Khitan Empire (Liao dynasty, 916–1125). Influenced by Chinese but developed its own syllabic system. It disappeared after the Jin dynasty conquered the Khitans in 1125, and was only partially deciphered in the 20th century — still not fully understood.
04SPECIMEN
The Letters
Signs · Unicode · TypesSample GlyphsClick to copy
Unicode
Range 1U+18B00–U+18CFF
Total signs470
Unicode Blocks
Not in Unicode
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Glyph evolution
Form change over time
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06MECHANICS
Reading Mechanics
Direction · Method↔
Direction
Top to Bottom (TTB)
Written top to bottom.
α
System
Syllabary
⌨
Input method
Direct Unicode input
Keyboard layout
Standard IME · input chart
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07LINEAGE
The Lineage
Family · DescendantsPhylogeny
Ancestors & descendants
Phylogeny
Related scripts
Ancestors · Descendants · Family
Ancestors
Same family
08REACH