01OVERVIEW
Front Matter
SCRIPT · PROFILE
Modern Uyghur (Perso-Arabic)
Modern Uyghur script based on Perso-Arabic, the official script of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China, with 8 added vowel markers.
Modern Uyghur script based on Perso-Arabic, the official script of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China, with 8 added vowel markers. Has a complex history: Soviet-influenced switch to Cyrillic, then an attempt at Latin script after independence, then back to Arabic. Under China's current suppression of Uyghur culture, teaching this script is restricted, making it a symbol of ethnic identity.
04SPECIMEN
The Letters
Signs · Unicode · TypesSample GlyphsClick to copy
Glyph evolution
Form change over time
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06MECHANICS
Reading Mechanics
Direction · Method↔
Direction
Right to Left (RTL)
Right to left (RTL)
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System
Abjad
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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
08REACH