Manichaean

ISO 15924: ManiAbjad4 total languages
IANA registered: 28 July 2007

Example text

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Rendered using a Noto web font where available; falls back to system fonts.

Writing Direction
Direction
Right-to-left
RTL
Yes
Vertical tradition
None / unusual
Source
Unicode CLDR scriptMetadata.txt
RTL value derived from Unicode CLDR script metadata.
Script Properties
Family
Aramaic / Silk Road
Geographic origin
Middle East / Central Asia
Usage status
Ancient script
OpenType tag
mani
Manichaean script, used by the Manichaean religion across the Silk Road from the 3rd to 13th century CE. Based on Syriac/Aramaic abjad.

Related Scripts

ArmiImperial AramaicPrtiInscriptional ParthianSogdSogdianMongMongolian

Unicode Blocks

ManichaeanU+10AC0

1 Unicode block contain Manichaean 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)
4

Sogdian
sog
Tokharian B
txb
Bactrian
xbc
Manichaean Middle Persian
xmn