Old Turkic, Orkhon Runic

ISO 15924: OrkhAlphabet1 total languages
Also known as: Orkhon RunicIANA registered: 30 July 2009

Example text

𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜

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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
Old Turkic
Geographic origin
Central Asia
Usage status
Ancient script
OpenType tag
orkh
Old Turkic (Orkhon) runic script, used by the Göktürk Khaganate (6th–10th century CE). Documented in the Orkhon inscriptions of Mongolia. Ancestor of Old Uyghur script.

Related Scripts

SogdSogdianMongMongolian

Unicode Blocks

Old TurkicU+10C00

1 Unicode block contain Old Turkic, Orkhon Runic 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)
1

Old Turkish
otk