Writing Systems

KazakhinArabic

kaz·ArabAbjadRTLMultiple-source attestation (MAIN)

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Kazakh: character repertoire and typing resources

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

This locale repertoire is one writing convention, not every regional or historical orthography.

Why this locale matches this record

Pinned CLDR overlong language-code alias (not a deprecated-code or variety substitution)

Explicit script subtag in the source locale

Pinned commit: 4d06be52b51bb2f75688d0abe55c52a66afed790. Source SHA-256: dbde9341a7c9b817552258d3de3938c4133e87435c54094d37900721080b8661.

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.

How can I type and display this language?

Search Keyman keyboards for Kazakh. 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, kk-Arab characters · Unicode Licence v3 · retrieved 2026-10-28. Methodology and limitations.

Language
ISO 639-3kazStatusLivingScopeIndividualScripts used4
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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