Sogdian

ISO 15924: SogdAbjad2 total languages
IANA registered: 13 December 2017

Example text

𐼸𐽄𐼱𐽀

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
Central Asia
Usage status
Ancient script
OpenType tag
sogd
Sogdian script (5th–11th century CE), used for the Sogdian language, the lingua franca of the Silk Road. Ancestor of the Old Uyghur script (which became Mongolian).

Related Scripts

SogoOld SogdianMongMongolianManiManichaeanOugrOld Uyghur

Unicode Blocks

SogdianU+10F30

1 Unicode block contain Sogdian characters. Browse all Unicode blocks β†’

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

Sogdian
sog

Single-source attestation (AUX)
1

Uzbek
uzbSingle source