Thaana

ISO 15924: ThaaAbjad1 total languages
IANA registered: 16 October 2005

Example text

ހުރިހާ އިންސާނުންވެސް ދުނިޔެއަށް އުފަންވަނީ، މިނިވަންކަމާއި ހަމަހަމަ ކަމާއި އިއްޒަތާއެކު

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
Thaana is normally written right-to-left horizontally.
Script Properties
Family
Semitic / Derived
Geographic origin
South Asia / Indian Ocean
Usage status
Living script
OpenType tag
thaa
Thaana script, used for the Dhivehi (Maldivian) language. Derived from Arabic numerals and Indic numerals. Written right-to-left.

Related Scripts

ArabArabicDevaDevanagari (Nagari)

Unicode Blocks

ThaanaU+0780

1 Unicode block contain Thaana 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)
1

Dhivehi
div