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Articles on the English Wikipedia may contain words or texts written in different languages and scripts. To be able to correctly view and edit these articles requires that you have the appropriatefonts installed and to have correctly configured youroperating system andbrowser. This guide will help you to do so.
Articles on Wikipedia are encoded usingUnicode (specificallyUTF-8)[a], anindustry standard designed to allowtext and symbols from all of thewriting systems of the world to be consistently represented and manipulated bycomputers. Because UTF-8 isbackward compatible withASCII, and most modern browsers have at least basic Unicode support, most users will experience little difficulty reading and editing most of Wikipedia.
Most computers withMicrosoft Windows,Apple'smacOS and manyLinux variants will already have fonts with support for Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and theInternational Phonetic Alphabet installed. Many mobile devices, such as the iPhone and iPad also include such fonts. Several historic and accented characters (used in the transliteration of foreign scripts) may be missing, though.
| Font | Included with | Scripts | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western, Japanese,Hangul,Johab,Big5,GB 2312, Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, Turkish, Baltic, Central European, Celtic, Cyrillic, Thai, Lao, Tibetan, Oriya, Bengali, Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Vietnamese | Supports a wide number of scripts, but is of a slightly lower quality than Arial because it lacks kerning and is not smoothed. Contains a minor bug that causes double-wide diacritics to be placed on the wrong characters. | |
| Western, Hebrew, Greek, Turkish, Baltic, Central European, and Cyrillic | Has a much smaller character repertoire than that of Arial Unicode MS, but is more legible. | |
| Western, Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, Turkish, Baltic, Central European, Celtic, Cyrillic, Thai, and Vietnamese | Has a much smaller character repertoire than that of Arial Unicode MS, but is more legible, especially (according to Meta) in terms of Arabic and Persian characters. | |
| Western, Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, Turkish, Celtic, Baltic, Central European, Cyrillic, Thai, and Vietnamese | Has better support for historical and accented Latin characters. |
Bolded fonts are recommended.
| Font | Typeface | License | Format | Encoding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal | Sans-serif,Serif | Freeware | OpenType | Unicode 5.2 |
| Catrinity | Sans-serif | Freeware | OpenType | Unicode 16.0 |
| Charis SIL | Serif | Open Source | OpenType,Graphite | Unicode 7.0 |
| Code2002Archived December 15, 2010, at theWayback Machine | Freeware (must not be altered) | TrueType | Unicode, plane 2 | |
| Code2001 0.919Archived September 27, 2007, at theWayback Machine | Freeware (must not be altered) | TrueType | Unicode, plane 1 | |
| Code2000 1.171Archived September 27, 2007, at theWayback Machine | Serif | Shareware (unrestricted) | TrueType | Unicode, plane 0 |
| DejaVu | Sans-serif,Sans-mono, Serif | Open Source | OpenType | Unicode |
| Doulos SIL | Serif | Open Source | OpenType, Graphite | Unicode 7.0 |
| Everson Mono 3.2b4 | Sans-mono | Shareware | TrueType | Unicode |
| Fonts for Ancient Scripts (Greek, Egyptian, cuneiform...) | Varying | No license, but may be used for any purpose | TrueType | Unicode |
| Google Noto (Project to support all Unicode scripts) | Sans-serif, Serif | Open Source | OpenType | Unicode |
| Hanazono (80,000+ Chinese characters supported) | Ming (comparable to serifed typefaces) | Freeware (unrestricted) | TrueType | Unicode |
| Kurinto Font Folio (Project to support all human languages) | 21 typefaces with variants | Open Source (OFL) | TrueType | Unicode 12.1 |
| TITUS Cyberbit Basic | Serif | Non-commercial | TrueType, but requires Windows to install | Unicode 4.0 |
| Quivira | Serif | Freeware | OpenType | Unicode 7.0 |
| GNU Unifont | Mono | Freeware (GPL) | TrueType | Unicode 16.0 |
Adlam is a right-to-left alphabetic script devised by the brothers Ibrahima and Abdoulaye Barry, in order to represent theFula language (Fulani). It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥 |
Note: As of August 2018, this script is not being used on theFula Wikipedia.
Aegean numerals were used by theMinoan andMycenaean civilizations. They are supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐄢𐄡𐄗𐄌 |
Ahom script is a script used to write theAhom language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑜇𑜞 |
Ancient South Arabian script (Old South Arabian) was used to write theMinean,Sabaean,Qatabanian,Hadramite, andHimyaritic languages ofYemen from the 8th century BCE to the 6th century CE. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
     | 𐩠𐩭𐩵𐩼𐩥 |
TheArmenian alphabet is only used to write theArmenian language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | Հայաստան |
TheAvestan alphabet is used to write theAvestan language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬔𐬁 |
TheBalinese script is used to write theBalinese language. The script is encoded inblock "Balinese", code points 1B00–1B7F (Unicode.org chart). It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering |  |
|---|---|
| Your browser/device | ᭚ᬲ᭄ᬯᬲ᭄ᬢᬶᬧ᭄ᬭᬧ᭄ᬢᬶᬭᬶᬂᬯᬶᬓᬶᬧᬾᬤᬶᬳᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶ᭟ |
| Transliteration | Swasti Prapti ring Wikipédia Basa Bali |
Bamum is a series of scripts devised for theBamum language byKing Njoya ofCameroon between 1896 and 1918. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
.png) | ꚩꚫꛑꚩꚳ ꛆꚧꛂ |
Bassa Vah, also known as simply vah ('throwing a sign' inBassa) is an alphabetic script for writing the Bassa language ofLiberia that was invented by Thomas Flo Lewis. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𖫧 |
TheBatak alphabet is used to write theBatak languages. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | ᯀᯂ᯲ᯘᯒ | aksara |
Note: As of August 2018, this script is not in wide use on theToba Batak test wiki at the Wikimedia Incubator (apart from a few images on the Main Page).
Baybayin (also known as theTagalog script inUnicode and sometimes mistakenly referred to asAlibata) is a Brahmic writing system used for several Philippine languages before and early into the Spanish conquest. It is related to other Brahmic scripts currently in use in the Philippines. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering |  |
|---|---|
| Your browser/device | ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜏᜆ᜔ ᜆᜂ ᜀᜌ᜔ ᜁᜐᜒᜈᜒᜎᜅ᜔ ᜈ ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜃᜇᜉᜆᜈ᜔, ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ ᜐ ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜈᜒᜇᜇ᜔, ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜃᜇᜉᜆᜈ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜂ ᜀᜌ᜔ ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜌᜌᜀᜈ᜔ ᜅ᜔ ᜉᜄᜒᜁᜐᜒᜉ᜔, ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜃᜇᜓᜈᜓᜅᜈ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜁᜎᜅᜅ᜔ ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜁᜐ ᜐ ᜃᜉᜆᜒᜇᜈ᜔ |
| Transliteration | Ang bawat tao ay isinilang na may karapatan, at pantay sa dignidad, at karapatan ang tao ay biniyayaan ng pag-iisip, at karapatan na kailangang magkaisa sa kapatiran. |
TheBhaiksuki script was historically used to write Buddhist literature inSanskrit. It is supported by the following font:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑰥𑰹𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲𑰎𑰱 |
TheBrahmi script is one of the oldest writing systems used inAncient India and presentSouth andCentral Asia from the 1st millennium BCE. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀦 |
Note: The Brahmi script should not be confused with the family ofBrahmic scripts.
TheBuhid script is used to write theBuhid language. It is supported to varying extents by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Sample syllables |
|---|---|---|
 | ᝃᝒᝎᝒᝐᝓᝈᝓᝆ | kilisunuta |
TheBurmese alphabet is used to write theBurmese language. The script is encoded in block "Myanmar", code points 1000-109F (Unicode.org chart). It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ဃ + ြ → ဃြ |
Canadian Aboriginal syllabics are anabugida used to write a number ofFirst Nations languages in Canada, includingCree,Ojibwe,Naskapi,Inuktitut,Blackfoot,Sayisi, andCarrier. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ |
Note: As of August 2018, this script is not being used on theAtikamekw Wikipedia, plusOjibwe andBlackfoot test wikis at the Wikimedia Incubator.
TheChakma script is used to write theChakma language, and recently for thePali language.
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄃𑄧𑄏𑄛𑄖𑄴 |
TheCham alphabet is used to write theCham language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ꨇ |
Note: As of August 2018, this script is not being used on theEastern Cham andWestern Cham test wikis at the Wikimedia Incubator.
TheCaucasian Albanian script was an alphabetic writing system used by theCaucasian Albanians, one of the ancient Northeast Caucasian peoples whose territory comprised parts of present-dayAzerbaijan andDagestan. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐔰 |
TheCherokee syllabary, used to write theCherokee language, is supported by the following fonts:
Lowercase Cherokee letters were added to Unicode version 8.0 in June, 2015. Font support for lowercase Cherokee is not yet widespread. Those fonts that do support lowercase are:
Cherokee uppercase letters:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ |
Cherokee lowercase letters:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | Ꮳꮃꭹ Ꭶꮼꮒꭿꮝꮧ |
TheCoptic alphabet is used to write theCoptic language, which was used in Egypt before Arabic. It is currently used solely as aliturgical language, and is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ |
Thecuneiform script was primarily used to writeAkkadian (including Assyrian and Babylonian) andSumerian. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𒅎𒀝𒂵𒌈 |
TheDeseret alphabet is an alternative alphabet for writing the English language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻 𐐈𐑊𐑁𐐰𐐺𐐯𐐻 |
Dives Akuru is a script that was historically used to write theMaldivian language. It is supported by the following font:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑤞𑤱𑤩𑤵𑤭𑤱 𑤀𑤌𑤳𑤧𑤳 |
TheDuployan shorthand, or Duployan stenography (French:Sténographie Duployé), was created by FatherÉmile Duployé in 1860 for writingFrench. Historically, it was used for writing theChinook Jargon language. It is supported by the following font:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𛰚 |
| Script | Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese |  | 人人生來自由， 在尊嚴和權利上一律平等。 他們有理性和良心， 請以手足關係的精神相對待。 |
| Simplified Chinese |  | 人人生来自由， 在尊严和权利上一律平等。 他们有理性和良心， 请以手足关系的精神相对待。 |
| Japanese |  | すべての人間は、生まれながらにして自由であり、 かつ、尊厳と権利と について平等である。 人間は、理性と良心とを授けられており、 互いに同胞の精神をもって行動しなければならない。 |
| Korean |  | 모든 인간은 태어날 때부터 자유로우며 그 존엄과 권리에 있어 동등하다. 인간은 천부적으로 이성과 양심을 부여받았으며 서로 형제애의 정신으로 행동하여야 한다. |
Several Wikipedias use these scripts, includingChinese,Classical Chinese,Cantonese (Yue),Gan,Japanese, andKorean. They are not used (widely) in theMin Nan,Zhuang, orVietnamese Wikipedias, even though the scripts are sometimes used in those languages, as well.
Hentaigana are obsolete or nonstandardhiragana used occasionally on signage inJapan. They are supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𛂛 |
Egyptian hieroglyphs are supported by the following fonts:
Glyph stacking and formatting is accomplished viaEgyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls, which were added to version 12 of theUnicode standard in March 2019. However the fonts above do not yet support this feature.
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅜𓐍𓈖 |
See alsoHelp:WikiHiero syntax.
TheElbasan script is a mid 18th-century alphabetic script used for theAlbanian language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐔀 |
TheEthiopic syllabary is used in centraleast Africa forAmharic,Bilen,Tigre,Tigrinya, and other languages. It evolved from the script for classicalGe'ez, which is now strictly aliturgical language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ኢትዮጵያ |
Note: As of August 2018, this script is not being used on theOromo Wikipedia.
TheGothic alphabet, which is used to write theGothic language, is supported by the following fonts:
See also:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺 |
TheGrantha script, used inTamil Nadu andKerala to writeSanskrit, is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥 |
TheGunjala Gondi script is used to write theGondi language. It is supported by the following font:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑵶𑶍𑶕𑶀𑵵𑶊 𑵶𑶓𑶕𑶂𑶋 𑵵𑶋𑶅𑶋 |
Hanunó'o script is used to write theHanunó'o language. It is supported to varying extents by the following fonts:
After downloading and installing one or more of the fonts above, reload this page as a check. For example, the GNU FreeSans font might not render the characters in the following table correctly on your device and browser, whilst the Noto Sans Hanunoo font might.
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Sample syllables |
|---|---|---|
 | ᜥᜥᜲᜥᜳ | nga ngi ngu |
Theancient Aramaic alphabet was adapted byArameans from thePhoenician alphabet and became a distinct script by the 8th century BC. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐡀 |
The following table compares how a correctly enabled computer would render the following scripts with howyour computer renders them:
| Script | Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Help page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengali–Assamese |  | ক + ি →কি | Wikipedia:Bangla script display help |
| Devanāgarī |  | क + ि →कि | Template:Devfonthelp |
| Gujarati |  | ક + િ →કિ | |
| Gurmukhī |  | ਕ + ਿ →ਕਿ | |
| Kannada |  | ಕ + ಿ →ಕಿ | |
| Malayalam |  | ക + െ →കെ | |
| Odia |  | କ + େ →କେ | |
| Sinhala |  | ඵ + ේ →ඵේ | |
| Tibetan |  | ར + ྐ + ྱ →རྐྱ | |
| Tamil |  | க + ே →கே | |
| Telugu |  | య + ీ →యీ |
These scripts are used in a great many Wikipedias, including the ones forAssamese,Bengali,Bhojpuri,Bishnupriya Manipuri,Central Tibetan,Dzongkha,Gujarati,Kannada,Kashmiri,Goan Konkani,Maithili,Malayalam,Marathi,Nepali,Newar,Odia,Pali,Eastern Punjabi,Sanskrit,Sinhalese,Tamil,Telugu, andTulu.
They are also used in the Wikimedia Incubator test wikis forAngika,Awadhi,Badaga,Bodo,Chhattisgarhi,Haryanvi,Kanikkaran,Kutchi,Rajasthani,Saurashtra, andTamang.
Inscriptional Parthian was used for writing theParthian language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐭀𐭅𐭎 𐭔𐭅𐭂𐭅𐭍 𐭋𐭍 |
TheJavanese script is used to write theJavanese language. It is supported by Unicode 5.2 and above. The script is a so-calledSIL Graphite-script, and is best supported by Firefox. As of recently, however, it can be rendered by the OpenType and TrueType standards, provided the right font is used. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Your browser/device | ꧋ꦱꦸꦒꦼꦁꦫꦮꦸꦃꦮꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦲꦶꦁꦮꦶꦏꦶꦥꦺꦝꦶꦪꦃꦗꦮꦶ꧉ | |
| Transliteration | Sugeng Rawuh Wènten ing Wikipédia Jawi | |
Kaithi, also called "Kayathi" or "Kayasthi", is a historical script used widely in parts ofNorth India. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑂍𑂶𑂟𑂲 |
TheKaktovik numerals are abase-20 system ofnumerical digits created by AlaskanIñupiat. They are supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
   | 𝋄𝋈𝋌 |
TheKawi script was used primarily in Java and across much of Maritime Southeast Asia between the 8th century and the 16th century.
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑼒𑼮𑼶 |
Kharosthi, also spelledKharoshthi orKharoṣṭhī, is an ancient script used inancient Gandhara andancient India.It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐨤𐨪𐨌𐨪𐨿𐨗𐨸𐨅𐨌𐨏 |
Khudabadi, also spelledKhudawadi, orSindhi, is a script used to writeSindhi Language.It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | 𑋝𑋡𑋟𑋟𑋐𑋢 | Sindhi |
Note: As of August 2018, this script is not being used on theSindhi Wikipedia.
TheKlingon script is used to write theKlingon language, an artistic language of theStar Trek franchise. The script is not encoded inUnicode but a range of code points defined in theConScript Unicode Registry (CSUR) is in common use. The following fonts support these CSUR code points:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | |
TheTai Tham script, also known as the Lanna script, is used to write theNorthern Thai language, thePali language and others. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ᨲ᩠ᩅᩫᨵᩢᨾ᩠ᨾ᩼ |
TheLepcha script is used to writeLepcha, a language spoken by 66,500 people in northernNepal. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ᰛᰩᰵᰛᰧᰵᰶ |
TheLimbu alphabet, used to write theLimbu language, is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ |
The undecipheredLinear A script was used inancient Greece. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
      | 𐘀 𐘏 𐘞 𐘮 𐘽 𐙌 |
TheLinear B script was used for writingMycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of theGreek language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐁂𐀐𐀷 |
TheFraser alphabet is used only to write theLisu language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ꓛꓬꓹ ꓡꓯꓺ ꓡꓯꓺ |
TheLontara script is used to writeBuginese,Makassarese, andMandar. The script is encoded inblock "Buginese", code points 1A00–1A1F (Unicode.org chart). It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ | Basa Ugi |
TheMakasar script, also known asUkiri' Jangang-jangang (bird's script) orOld Makasar script, is a historical Indonesianwriting system that was used inSouth Sulawesi to write theMakassarese language between the 17th and 19th centuries until it was supplanted by theLontara Bugis script. It is supported by the following font:
Noto Serif Makasar, a font made by Google
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | 𑻪𑻢𑻪𑻢 | Jangang-jangang |
TheMandaic alphabet, used to write theMandaic language andNeo-Mandaic, is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ࡀࡁࡀࡂࡀ |
TheMarchen script, is used to write theZhang-Zhung language, is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑲁𑲠𑱹𑲚 |
Masaram Gondi is a Brahmi-based script devised by Munshi Mangal Singh Masaram in 1918. It is supported by the following font:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑴤𑴫𑴦𑴱𑴤 𑴎𑴽𑵀𑴘𑴳 |
TheMeitei script, used to write theMeetei language, is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ |
TheModi script, used to write theMarathi andSanskrit languages, is supported by the following font:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑘀 |
TheMongolian script is occasionally used to write theMongolian language on the Internet, thoughCyrillic is more common. It is also used to write theManchu language andXibe language. It is written from top to bottom in columns ordered from left to right. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ᠌ |
Note: As of August 2018, this script is not being generally used on theMongolian Wikipedia (which uses Cyrillic in general).
Mundari Bani, also known as Nag Mundari, is a writing system used for theMundari language, a Munda language spoken in eastern India. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𞓧𞓟𞓨𞓜𞓕𞓣𞓚 |
ThePracalit script is a native Nepalese writing system. It is supported by the following font:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐔𑐮𑐶𑐟 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮 |
New Tai Lue script, also known as Simplified Tai Lue, is used to write theTai Lue language (Tai Lü).It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ᦟᦲᧅᦷᦎᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ |
Nüshu is a syllabic script derived from Chinese characters that was used exclusively among women inJiangyong County inHunan province of southernChina. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𛆁𛈬 |
Note: In this image, the Nüshu characters are written right-to-left.
Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong is an alphabet script devised forWhite Hmong and Green Hmong in the 1980s by Reverend Chervang Kong for use within his United Christians Liberty Evangelical Church. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𞄀𞄩𞄰𞄁𞄦𞄱𞄂𞄤𞄳𞄬𞄃𞄥𞄳 |
TheOgham alphabet was used to write theOld Irish language from the 1st to 9th century AD. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ᚛ᚓᚅᚐᚁᚐᚏᚏ᚜ |
TheOl Chiki script script was created in 1925 byRaghunath Murmu for theSantali language.It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ | Ol Chiki |
TheOld Hungarian script is an historic script used to write theHungarian language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | 𐲥𐲋𐲓𐲉𐲗-𐲘𐲀𐲎𐲀𐲢 𐲢𐲛𐲮𐲁𐲤 | SZÉKELY-MAGYAR ROVÁS |
TheOld Permic script was used to write the medievalKomi language. It is supported by the following font:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐍑 |
TheOld Persian cuneiform script was used to write theOld Persian language. The script is encoded inblock "Old Persian", code points 103A0–103DF (Unicode.org chart). It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 | Kambujiya (Cambyses II) |
TheOsage alphabet is used to writeOsage, a Native American language spoken inOklahoma. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐓏𐒰.𐓓𐒰.𐓓𐒷 𐒻.𐒷 |
Pahawh Hmong alphabet is a semi-syllabary, invented in 1959 byShong Lue Yang, to write theHmong language (White Hmong and Green Hmong). The script is encoded in block "Pahawh Hmong", code points16B00-16B8F. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𖬌𖬣𖬵 𖬓𖬤 𖬇𖬰𖬧𖬵 𖬀𖬶 𖬖𖬲𖬝 𖬁𖬲𖬬 𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬵 𖬖𖬲𖬤𖬵 𖬇𖬰𖬮𖬰 𖬆𖬞. |
ThePhaistos disc is an artifact discovered on the island ofCrete which contains as-yet undeciphered symbols. These symbols are supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐇑𐇛𐇪𐇝𐇯𐇡𐇪 |
ThePollard (Miao) script is an abugida loosely based on the Latin alphabet and invented by Methodist missionary Sam Pollard. These symbols are supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | 𖼃 | Pla |
Psalter Pahlavi was used for writingMiddle Persian on paper. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐮁𐮃𐮉 𐮆𐮈 𐮌𐮐𐮈𐮈𐮋𐮈 𐮁𐮅𐮅𐮏𐮊𐮈 𐮁𐮅𐮄 𐮆𐮈 𐮌𐮈𐮐𐮈𐮃𐮏 𐮋𐮀𐮊𐮈𐮃𐮈 𐮆𐮈 𐮂𐮌𐮀𐮊𐮈 𐮆𐮈 𐮋𐮌 𐮉𐮌𐮈𐮐𐮈 𐮆𐮈 𐮇𐮊𐮈𐮃𐮈 𐮋𐮌𐮅 𐮎𐮅𐮌 𐮀𐮐𐮋𐮀𐮌𐮏 𐮊𐮀 𐮫 𐮀𐮎𐮅𐮈𐮃𐮂𐮊 𐮎𐮅𐮌 𐮅𐮊 𐮉𐮌𐮐𐮈𐮈 𐮆𐮈𐮋 𐮇𐮅 𐮀𐮋𐮅𐮉 |
Note: As of August 2018, this script is not being used on theMiddle Persian test wiki at the Wikimedia Incubator.
TheRejang script is anabugida of theBrahmic family that is related to other scripts of the region, such as theBatak andLontara scripts. Rejang is also a member of the closely related group ofUlu scripts that include the script variants of South Sumatra, Bengkulu, Lembak, Lintang, Lebong, and Serawai. Other closely related scripts that are sometimes included in the Surat Ulu group include the Ogan, Kerinci, andLampung scripts. It is supported by the following font:
Noto Sans Rejang, a font made by GoogleEverson Mono
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | ꤰꤱꤲ | Kaganga |
The Rohingya alphabet, used to write theRohingya language, is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐴌𐴟𐴇𐴥𐴝𐴚𐴒𐴙𐴝 |
Runes are supported by the following fonts:
| Script | Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|---|
| Elder Futhark (2nd to 8th centuries) |  | ᚠᚢᚦᚨᚱᚲ |
| Anglo-Saxon runes (5th to 11th centuries) |  | ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ |
| Medieval runes (12th to 15th centuries) |  | ᚠᚢᚧᛆᚱᚴ |
TheSharada script is a Brahmic script that is almost extinct. It is used (rarely) to write theKashmiri language andSanskrit. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | 𑆑𑆾𑆯𑆶𑆫 | Koshur |
Note: As of August 2018, this script is not being used on theKashmiri orSanskrit Wikipedia.
TheShavian alphabet is an alternative phonemic alphabet for the English language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐑖𐑱𐑝𐑾𐑯 𐑨𐑤𐑓𐑩𐑚𐑧𐑑 |
Siddham script is a script used to writeSanskrit language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | 𑖌𑖼𑖦𑖜𑖰𑖢𑖟𑖿𑖦𑖸𑖮𑗝𑖽 | Om Mani Padme Hum |
TheSogdian alphabet and the Old Sogdian alphabet were used to write theSogdian language of Central Asia. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐽓 |
TheSora Sompeng alphabet is a Brahmic script. It is used to write theSora language, a Munda language spoken by about 300,000 people. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑃐 |
TheSoyombo script is an abugida developed by the monk and scholar Zanabazar in 1686 to write Mongolian. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑩐code: mon promoted to code: mn |
TheSundanese script is used to write theSundanese language. The script is encoded inblock "Sundanese", code points 1B80–1BBF (Unicode.org chart). It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | ᮜᮓᮢᮀ ᮃᮚ ᮠᮤᮏᮤ ᮛᮥᮕ ᮞᮒᮧ ᮜᮩᮒᮤᮊ᮪, ᮆᮀᮊᮀ-ᮆᮀᮊᮀ, ᮆᮀᮊᮀ-ᮆᮀᮊᮀ, ᮞᮧᮊ᮪ ᮜᮥᮜᮥᮙ᮪ᮎᮒᮔ᮪ ᮓᮤ ᮎᮄ, ᮃᮛᮤ ᮘᮍᮥᮔ᮪ ᮃᮛᮦᮊ᮪ ᮞᮛᮥᮕ ᮏᮀ ᮜᮔ᮪ᮎᮂ. | Ladrang Aya hiji rupa sato leutik, Éngkang-éngkang, éngkang-éngkang, Sok lulumcatan di cai, Ari bangun arék sarupa jang lancah. |
Sutton SignWriting is used to write anysign language. It is supported with the SignWriting 2010 Typeface which includes two TrueType fonts:
It is supported also inGoogle Noto font (not thoroughly tested).
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𝧪𝪞𝪨 𝠀𝪛𝪩 𝠀𝪛𝪡 𝧪𝪤 |
Sylheti Nagari (Silôṭi Nagri) is an endangered script used for writingSylheti language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ | Silôṭi |
TheSyriac andAramaic scripts are used to write theSyriac andAramaic languages. As with mostSemitic scripts, these scripts flow from right to left, which can cause letters to appear in the wrong order on some left-to-right systems. The template{{lang}} can fix this issue.[citation needed]
Most operating systems provide support for Syriac scripts natively, but only theMaḏnḥāyā (ܡܕܢܚܝܐ) andʾEsṭrangēlā (ܐܣܛܪܢܓܠܐ) varieties have correct rendering.[c] In order to render theSerṭā (ܣܪܛܐ) variety, additional fonts are needed. They are supported by the following fonts:
| Script | Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|---|
| Maḏnḥāyā (Eastern) |  | ܒܪܹܝܼܫܝܼܬ݀ ܐܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܗ݇ܝ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܹܠܬܵ݀ܐ. |
| Serṭā (Western) |  | ܒ݁ܪܺܝܫܺܝܬܼ ܐܻܝܬܼܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܡܶܠܬܼܳܐ. |
| ʾEsṭrangēlā |  | ܒܪܝܫܝܬ ܐܝܬܗܘܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܬܐ. |
TheTai Le alphabet is used for theTai Nuea language (Tai Nüa). It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | ᥖᥭᥰᥘᥫᥴ | Tai Le ([tai˦.lə˧˥]) |
Tai Viet script is used for writing the Tai languagesTai Dam,Tai Dón, andThai Song. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ꪼꪕꪒꪾ |
The Tangsa alphabet is used to write theTangsa language, spoken by the Tangsa people of Myanmar and North-Eastern India. It is supported by the following font:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𖪢𖩼𖪭𖩽 |
TheTangut script was used to write theTangut language, a Tibeto-Burman language once spoken in theWestern Xia, also known as the Tangut Empire. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𗈁𗤻𗖰𗚩 |
TheTifinagh alphabet is used to write theBerber languages. IRCAM (Institut Royal de la Culture Amazighe) has a software suite developed for Windows XP that contains a Tifinagh keyboard and a font available for downloadhere. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
 | ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖ | tifinagh |
This script is used in several test wikis at the Wikimedia Incubator, includingCentral Atlas Tamazight,Tachelhit (Tasusiyt, Shilha),Riffian, andShawiya.
TheTirhuta script is used for theMaithili andSanskrit languages. It is supported by the following font:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑒞𑒱𑒩𑒯𑒳𑒞𑒰 |
The Toto script was invented by Dhaniram Toto in 2015 to write theToto language. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𞊒𞊪𞊒𞊪 |
TheWancho script is a writing system for theWancho language. It is supported by the following font:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𞋒𞋀𞋉𞋃𞋕 |
TheWarang Citi script is a writing system for theHo language. It is supported by the following font:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𑢹𑢷𑢡𑢼𑢪 𑢯𑢢𑢵𑢢 |
TheYezidi script was used for writingKurdish, specifically theKurmanji dialect (Northern Kurdish) for liturgical purposes inIraq andGeorgia. It is supported by the following font:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | 𐺊𐺀𐺕𐺣𐺣𐺢𐺀 𐺙𐺦𐺊𐺍𐺀 |
Modern Yi script is a standardizedsyllabary derived from the classic script in 1974 by the localChinese government. It is used to write variousYi languages. It is supported by the following fonts:
| Correct rendering | Your browser/device |
|---|---|
 | ꆈꌠꁱꂷ |
The Romanian alphabet contains anS-comma (Ș ș) andT-comma (Ț ț). These characters were added to Unicode 3.0 (September 1999) at the request of the Romanian standardization institute. As font support for these characters has been poor in the past, many computer users use the similar charactersS-cedilla (Ş ş) andT-cedilla (Ţ ţ) instead. However, on Wikipedia it is recommended to use the correct characters with comma below.
