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01Front Matter04The Letters06Mechanics07Lineage08In the World
SCRIPTA · MIXTEC PICTOGRAPHIC
01Front Matter04The Letters06Mechanics07Lineage08In the World
01OVERVIEW

Front Matter

SCRIPT · PROFILE

Mixtec Pictographic

Pictographic writing system of the Mixtec civilization in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Era
Ancient
Region
Americas
System
Pictographic
Direction
Left to Right (LTR)
Status
Extinct
Pictographic writing system of the Mixtec civilization in Oaxaca, Mexico. An important pre-Columbian American script tradition, it produced some of the world's most visually stunning manuscripts on deer hide and bark paper (amatl). The Codex Vindobonensis and similar codices recorded dynastic history, religious rites, and astronomical calendars.
04SPECIMEN

The Letters

Signs · Unicode · Types
Sample GlyphsClick to copy
Unicode
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Unicode Blocks
Not in Unicode
Not yet encoded in Unicode. Formal allocation is pending due to undeciphered status or insufficient evidence.
Glyph evolution
Form change over time
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06MECHANICS

Reading Mechanics

Direction · Method
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Direction
Left to Right (LTR)
Written right to left, or in zigzag order.
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System
Pictographic
⌨
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

Mixtec

Countries

Mexico
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