Ogham

ISO 15924: OgamAlphabet9 total languages
IANA registered: 16 October 2005

Example text

ᚁᚂᚃᚄᚅ᚛ᚆᚇᚈᚉᚊ᚛ᚋᚌᚍᚎᚏ᚛ᚐᚑᚒᚓᚔᚕᚖ

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
Celtic / Latin-derived
Geographic origin
Europe
Usage status
Historical script
OpenType tag
ogam
Ogham, an Early Medieval alphabet used to write Primitive Irish and Pictish inscriptions (4th–10th century CE). Carved onto stone monuments, read bottom-to-top.

Related Scripts

LatnLatin

Unicode Blocks

OghamU+1680

1 Unicode block contain Ogham 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)
5

Scottish Gaelic
gla
Irish
gle
Primitive Irish
pgl
Old Irish (to 900)
sga
Pictish
xpi

Single-source attestation (AUX)
4

Breton
breSingle source
Cornish
corSingle source
Welsh
cymSingle source
Manx
glvSingle source