Syriac

ISO 15924: SyrcAbjad18 total languages
IANA registered: 16 October 2005

Example text

ܟܠ ܒܪ ܐܢܫ ܡܬܝܠܕ ܒܪ ܚܐܪܐ ܘܫܘܐ ܒܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܙܕܩ̈ܐ

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 + app-maintained overrides
Syriac is normally written right-to-left horizontally.
Script Properties
Family
Semitic / Aramaic
Geographic origin
Middle East
Usage status
Living script
OpenType tag
syrc
Used for Classical Syriac and modern Aramaic dialects (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Turoyo, etc.). Three main calligraphic styles: Estrangelo, Serto, and East Syriac. Written right-to-left.

Related Scripts

ArabArabicHebrHebrewMandMandaic, MandaeanPalmPalmyreneNbatNabataean

Unicode Blocks

SyriacU+0700Syriac SupplementU+0860

2 Unicode blocks contain Syriac 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.

Language-specific characters and typing resources

A script does not have one alphabet shared by every language. Compare these directly sourced CLDR locale repertoires.

Multiple-source attestation (MAIN)
16

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii
Western Neo-Aramaic
amw
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
arc
Bohtan Neo-Aramaic
bhn
Barzani Jewish Neo-Aramaic
bjf
Hértevin
hrt
Koy Sanjaq Surat
kqd
Mlahsö
lhs
Old Aramaic (up to 700 BCE)
oar
Samaritan Aramaic
sam
Sogdian
sog
Classical Syriac
syc
Senaya
syn
Syriac
syr
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic (ca. 200-1200 CE)
tmr
Turoyo
tru

Single-source attestation (AUX)
2

Arabic
araSingle source
Malayalam
malSingle source