01OVERVIEW
Front Matter
SCRIPT · PROFILE
Old Uyghur
Script of the Uyghur Empire and kingdom (8th–15th centuries).
Script of the Uyghur Empire and kingdom (8th–15th centuries). Derived from Sogdian, it became the direct ancestor of Mongolian script, which in turn gave rise to Manchu — making this the longest unbroken script lineage in Eurasian history: Sogdian → Uyghur → Mongolian → Manchu.
04SPECIMEN
The Letters
Signs · Unicode · TypesSample GlyphsClick to copy
Unicode
Range 1U+10F70–U+10FAF
Total signs56
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
Top to Bottom (TTB)
Written top to bottom.
α
System
Abjad
⌨
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