Latin

ISO 15924: LatnAlphabet6578 total languages
IANA registered: 16 October 2005

Example text

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Cwm fjord bank glyphs vext quiz.

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Writing Direction
Direction
Left-to-right
RTL
No
Vertical tradition
None / unusual
Source
Unicode CLDR scriptMetadata.txt + app-maintained overrides
Latin is normally written left-to-right horizontally.
Script Properties
Family
Latin
Geographic origin
Mediterranean / Europe
Usage status
Living script
OpenType tag
latn
The world's most widely used writing system, descended from the Etruscan alphabet (itself derived from the Greek alphabet). Adapted globally for hundreds of languages since the Roman era.

Related Scripts

GlagGlagoliticRunrRunicGothGothicItalOld Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.)OsgeOsageDsrtDeseret (Mormon)ShawShavian (Shaw)OsmaOsmanya

Unicode Blocks

Basic LatinU+0000Latin-1 SupplementU+0080Latin Extended-AU+0100Latin Extended-BU+0180IPA ExtensionsU+0250Phonetic ExtensionsU+1D00Latin Extended AdditionalU+1E00Latin Extended-CU+2C60Latin Extended-DU+A720Latin Extended-EU+AB30

10 Unicode blocks contain Latin 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)
6436

Ghotuo
aaa
Alumu-Tesu
aab
Ari
aac
Amal
aad
Arbëreshë Albanian
aae
Ambrak
aag
Abu' Arapesh
aah
Arifama-Miniafia
aai
Ankave
aak
Afade
aal
Anambé
aan
Pará Arára
aap
Eastern Abnaki
aaq
Afar
aar
Aasáx
aas
Arvanitika Albanian
aat
Abau
aau
Solong
aaw
Mandobo Atas
aax
Amarasi
aaz
Abé
aba
Bankon
abb
Ambala Ayta
abc
Manide
abd
Western Abnaki
abe
Abai Sungai
abf
Abaga
abg
Abidji
abi
Abkhazian
abk
Lampung Nyo
abl
Abanyom
abm
Abua
abn
Abon
abo
Abellen Ayta
abp
Abaza
abq
Abron
abr
Ambonese Malay
abs
Ambulas
abt
Abure
abu
Pal
abw
Inabaknon
abx
Aneme Wake
aby
Abui
abz
Achagua
aca
Áncá
acb
Gikyode
acd
Achinese
ace
Saint Lucian Creole French
acf
Acoli
ach
Achang
acn
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Single-source attestation (AUX)
142

Aranadan
aafSingle source
Baharna Arabic
abvSingle source
Amharic
amhSingle source
Anuak
anuSingle source
Sudanese Arabic
apdSingle source
Ashkun
askSingle source
Avaric
avaSingle source
Awngi
awnSingle source
South Azerbaijani
azbSingle source
Bengali
benSingle source
Balti
bftSingle source
Bagheli
bfySingle source
Haryanvi
bgcSingle source
Eastern Balochi
bgpSingle source
Bagri
bgqSingle source
Bhili
bhbSingle source
Bhojpuri
bhoSingle source
Bhattiyali
bhtSingle source
Burji
bjiSingle source
Kanauji
bjjSingle source
Bundeli
bnsSingle source
Bishnupriya
bpySingle source
Basketo
bstSingle source
Buriat
buaSingle source
Bisu
bziSingle source
Shor
cjsSingle source
Central Kurdish
ckbSingle source
Southern East Cree
crjSingle source
Northern East Cree
crlSingle source
Asho Chin
cshSingle source
Dandami Maria
daqSingle source
Deccan
dccSingle source
Andaandi
dglSingle source
Dhundari
dhdSingle source
Dakpakha
dkaSingle source
Dungan
dngSingle source
Dogri (macrolanguage)
doiSingle source
Gedeo
drsSingle source
Modern Greek (1453-)
ellSingle source
Eravallan
eraSingle source
Even
eveSingle source
Persian
fasSingle source
Garhwali
gbmSingle source
Mehri
gdqSingle source
Godwari
gdxSingle source
Gujari
gjuSingle source
Gilaki
glkSingle source
Northern Gondi
gnoSingle source
Kistane
gruSingle source
Gujarati
gujSingle source
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