Samaritan

ISO 15924: SamrAbjad2 total languages
IANA registered: 28 July 2007

Example text

ࠀࠁࠂࠃࠄࠅࠆࠇࠈࠉࠊࠋ ࠌ ࠔࠕ

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
Semitic / Phoenician
Geographic origin
Middle East
Usage status
Living script
OpenType tag
samr
Samaritan script, a direct descendant of the ancient Paleo-Hebrew/Phoenician script. Used by the Samaritan community for religious texts. One of the oldest scripts still in active liturgical use.

Related Scripts

HebrHebrewPhnxPhoenicianArmiImperial Aramaic

Unicode Blocks

SamaritanU+0800

1 Unicode block contain Samaritan 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

Samaritan Aramaic
sam
Samaritan
smp