Nüshu

ISO 15924: NshuLogographic3 total languages
IANA registered: 7 January 2011

Example text

𛅰𛇤𛈕𛅸

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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
Chinese (Script isolate)
Geographic origin
East Asia
Usage status
Living script
OpenType tag
nshu
Nüshu, a syllabary used exclusively by women in Jiangyong County, Hunan, China. One of the few women-only scripts in history. Origin unknown; possibly developed over several centuries.

Related Scripts

HaniHan (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja)

Unicode Blocks

NushuU+1B170

1 Unicode block contain Nüshu 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.

Multiple-source attestation (MAIN)
2

—
zhx
Yang Zhuang
zyg

Single-source attestation (AUX)
1

Xiang Chinese
hsnSingle source