German

ISO 639-3: deuLiving5 writing systems

German is a language catalogued in the ISO 639-3 standard (code: deu). GlotScript records multiple-source attestation for the Latin script (ISO 15924: Latn). Braille notation is also recorded through multiple-source attestation. Single-source script relationships for German include Latin (Fraktur variant), Runic and Duployan shorthand, Duployan stenography.

Writing Systems

Source agreement does not establish current usage, official status, dates or region. Evidence definitions and sources.

Alphabet

Multiple-source attestation

ISO 15924: LatnFamily: LatinOrigin: Mediterranean / EuropeLiving

Notation / Other

Multiple-source attestation

ISO 15924: Brai

Alphabet

Single-source attestation

ISO 15924: Latf

Alphabet

Single-source attestation

ISO 15924: RunrFamily: Germanic / LatinOrigin: EuropeHistorical

Notation / Other

Single-source attestation

ISO 15924: DuplFamily: ShorthandOrigin: Europe (France)Historical

Main charactersLatin

aäbcdefghijklmnoöpqrsßtuüvwxyz

Auxiliary characters

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Character repertoire: CLDR 48.0.0, locale de, Unicode Licence v3. Preview capped at 192 entries, not a complete ordered alphabet. Explore German in Latin: full source, limitations, fonts and keyboards.