Writing Systems

BaluchiinArabic

bal·ArabAbjadRTLMultiple-source attestation (MAIN)

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Baluchi: character repertoire and typing resources

CLDR 48.0.0 lists these exemplar characters for locale bal in Arabic. This is a repertoire, not an ordered alphabet, pronunciation guide or claim about official usage.

This code is a macrolanguage. The locale repertoire does not establish coverage for every constituent language or variety.

Why this locale matches this record

Exact ISO 639-3 locale identifier

Pinned CLDR likelySubtags entry bal → bal-Arab-PK; identifies this locale's default convention, not a language-wide usage ranking

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A cell can contain a combining mark or a multi-character string. Its inspection link opens the first code point; it does not imply the sequence is one encoded character.

Additional exemplar characters

‌ · ‍ · ً · ٔ · ء · أ · ؤ · إ · ة · ث · ح · خ · ذ · ص · ض · ط · ظ · ع · غ · ف · ق · ں · ھ · ہ

How can I type and display this language?

Search Keyman keyboards for Baluchi. Check the keyboard’s language, platform, layout and licence before installing.

Find a Noto font for Arabic or browse SIL fonts. These are discovery links, not verified support claims for this orthography. Glyph coverage alone does not guarantee shaping or language support.

Language-specific running-text sample: not yet available in this record. Characters above come from the cited repertoire, not a generated translation.

Source: CLDR 48.0.0, bal characters · Unicode Licence v3 · retrieved 2026-10-28. Methodology and limitations.

Language
ISO 639-3balStatusLivingScopeMacrolanguageScripts used2
Also written in:
Script
ISO 15924ArabFamilySemitic / AramaicOriginMiddle EastDirectionRight-to-leftStatusLiving scriptOpenType tagarab

Descended from Nabataean Aramaic. Written right-to-left. Used for Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Uyghur, and many other languages across the Islamic world.

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