Khmer

ISO 15924: KhmrAbugida16 total languages
IANA registered: 16 October 2005

Example text

មនុស្សទាំងអស់កើតមកមានសេរីភាព ស្មើភាពគ្នាក្នុងសិទ្ធិ និងសេចក្ដីថ្លៃថ្នូរ

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
Family
Brahmic / Southeast Asian
Geographic origin
Southeast Asia
Usage status
Living script
OpenType tag
khmr
Script of the Khmer (Cambodian) language. Directly derived from the Brahmi-family Pallava script.

Related Scripts

ThaiThaiLaooLaoMymrMyanmar (Burmese)ChamChamTavtTai Viet

Unicode Blocks

KhmerU+1780Khmer SymbolsU+19E0

2 Unicode blocks contain Khmer 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)
14

Brao
brb
Central Mnong
cmo
Jarai
jra
Kuy
kdt
Khmer
khm
Krung
krr
Kavet
krv
Old Khmer
okz
Pear
pcb
Pali
pli
Kraol
rka
Somray
smu
Tampuan
tpu
Middle Khmer (1400 to 1850 CE)
xhm

Single-source attestation (AUX)
2

Northern Khmer
kxmSingle source
Bulo Stieng
stiSingle source