ISO 15924: Script Codes

ISO 15924 provides codes for the representation of names of scripts. Explore writing systems and scripts used throughout human history and across cultures.

Script Database Statistics

180+ Script Codes
150+ Active Scripts
30+ Historical Scripts
7000+ Languages Supported

Code Format

ISO 15924 script codes consist of:

  • 4-letter alphabetic code (Title case)
  • 3-digit numeric code
  • English name of the script
  • French name of the script

Format: Aaaa (4 letters) or 999 (3 digits)

Examples: Latn (Latin, 215) Arab (Arabic, 160) Cyrl (Cyrillic, 220)

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Script Database

Most Common Scripts

Latin
Latn
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Numeric: 215
Direction: Left-to-right
Languages: 1000+ (English, Spanish, French, German, etc.)
Indo-European
Arabic
Arab
العربية لغة جميلة
Numeric: 160
Direction: Right-to-left
Languages: 100+ (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, etc.)
Semitic
Cyrillic
Cyrl
Русский алфавит
Numeric: 220
Direction: Left-to-right
Languages: 50+ (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, etc.)
Indo-European
Han (Chinese)
Hani
汉字是象形文字
Numeric: 500
Direction: Top-to-bottom, Left-to-right
Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Sino-Tibetan
Devanagari
Deva
देवनागरी लिपि
Numeric: 315
Direction: Left-to-right
Languages: Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi, etc.
Indo-European
Greek
Grek
Ελληνικό αλφάβητο
Numeric: 200
Direction: Left-to-right
Languages: Greek
Indo-European

Applications & Use Cases

🌐 Web Development

  • Font selection and fallbacks
  • Text direction handling
  • Internationalization (i18n)
  • Language detection

📚 Digital Publishing

  • Automatic script detection
  • Multi-script document layout
  • Typography and font pairing
  • Reading direction optimization

🔤 Text Processing

  • Natural language processing
  • Optical character recognition
  • Machine translation systems
  • Search and indexing

📱 Mobile & Software

  • Keyboard layout selection
  • Input method editors
  • Text rendering engines
  • Accessibility features