Bengali (Bangla)
ISO 15924: BengAbugida48 total languages
Also known as: BanglaIANA registered: 16 October 2005
Example text
সকল মানুষ স্বাধীনভাবে সমান মর্যাদা এবং অধিকার নিয়ে জন্মগ্রহণ করে
Rendered using a Noto web font where available; falls back to system fonts.
Writing Direction
Direction
Left-to-right
RTL
No
Vertical tradition
None / unusual
Source
Unicode CLDR scriptMetadata.txt
LTR value derived from Unicode CLDR script metadata.
Script Properties
Used for Bengali (Bangla), Assamese, and Bishnupriya Manipuri. One of the most widely used scripts globally due to the large Bengali-speaking population.
Related Scripts
Unicode Blocks
1 Unicode block contain Bengali (Bangla) characters. Browse all Unicode blocks →
The lists below count source attestation, not current or official usage. A language can appear under several scripts. Sources, denominators and limitations.
Language-specific characters and typing resources
A script does not have one alphabet shared by every language. Compare these directly sourced CLDR locale repertoires.
Multiple-source attestation (MAIN)41
Atong (India)
aot
Assamese
asm
Bengali
ben
Bishnupriya
bpy
Bodo (India)
brx
Chakma
ccp
Koda
cdz
Chittagonian
ctg
Deori
der
Dimasa
dis
Garo
grt
Hajong
haj
Koch
kdq
Khasi
kha
Kudmali
kyw
Tiwa
lax
Lushai
lus
Sauria Paharia
mjt
Mahali
mjx
Manipuri
mni
Mising
mrg
Chothe Naga
nct
Nyishi
njz
Thangal Naga
nki
Moyon Naga
nmo
Maring Naga
nng
Rabha
rah
Rangpuri
rkt
Marma
rmz
Santali
sat
Oraon Sadri
sdr
Surjapuri
sjp
Puroik
suv
Sylheti
syl
Panchpargania
tdb
Tippera
tpe
Kok Borok
trp
Toto
txo
Mundari
unr
Munda
unx
Usui
usi
Single-source attestation (AUX)7
Amri Karbi
ajzSingle source
Chiru
cdfSingle source
Falam Chin
cfmSingle source
Rohingya
rhgSingle source
Riang (India)
riaSingle source
Rajbanshi
rjsSingle source
Sadri
sckSingle source