Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.)

ISO 15924: ItalAlphabet7 total languages
IANA registered: 16 October 2005

Example text

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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
Family
Old Italic / Etruscan
Geographic origin
Mediterranean
Usage status
Historical script
OpenType tag
ital
Old Italic scripts (Etruscan, Oscan, Umbrian, Venetic, etc.), ancestors of the Latin alphabet. Descended from the Greek alphabet via early Greek colonies in Italy.

Related Scripts

LatnLatinGrekGreekRunrRunic

Unicode Blocks

Old ItalicU+10300

1 Unicode block contain Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.) characters. Browse all Unicode blocks โ†’

The lists below count source attestation, not current or official usage. A language can appear under several scripts. Sources, denominators and limitations.

Multiple-source attestation (MAIN)
7

Etruscan
ett
Oscan
osc
Paelignian
pgn
Marrucinian
umc
Hernican
xhr
Umbrian
xum
Venetic
xve