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Front Matter
Thai Script
Created in 1283 by King Ramkhamhaeng of the Sukhothai kingdom, based on the Khmer script.
Created in 1283 by King Ramkhamhaeng of the Sukhothai kingdom, based on the Khmer script. A complex abugida with 44 consonants, 32 vowel symbols, and a 5-tone marking system. Thailand is one of the only Southeast Asian nations never colonized, and its distinct script is a symbol of that independence. Currently used by ~60 million people.
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The Letters
Signs · Unicode · TypesSample GlyphsClick to copy
Glyph evolution
Form change over time
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Reading Mechanics
Direction · Method↔
Direction
Left to Right (LTR)
좌→우 (LTR). 단어 사이 띄어쓰기 없음.
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System
Abugida
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Input method
Direct Unicode input
Keyboard layout
Standard IME · input chart
Thai Keyboard (Kedmanee Layout)
Standardized Thai Kedmanee layout (1967). Mixed consonants and vowels.
ๆ
ไ
ำ
พ
ะ
ั
ี
ร
น
ย
ฟ
ห
ก
ด
เ
้
่
า
ส
ว
ผ
ป
แ
อ
ิ
ื
ท
ม
ใ
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💡 Thai has 44 consonants, 15 vowel symbols, and 4 tone marks.
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The Lineage
Family · DescendantsPhylogeny
Descendants of hieroglyphs
Phylogeny
Related scripts
Ancestors · Descendants · Family
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