Language Script Variant Codes

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This page lists IANA registered script tag variants which would be combined with language codes.

Usage

These are used with language tags to indicate which script a language is written in. For instance:

• bs-Cyrl would be Bosnian written in the Cyrillic (Russian) script
• bs-Latn would be the same language written in the Latin (English) script
• ang-Latn would be Old English in the Latin script
• ang-Runr would be Old English in the Runic script

Common Codes

Middle East and Central Europe

• -Arab - Arabic script
• -Cyrl - Cyrillic script
• -Deva - Devanagari script
• -Hebr - Hebrew
• -Latn - Latin script
• -fonipa - Language transcribed in IPA phonetics

East Asian Scripts

• -Hans - Han (Chinese Simplified variant)
• -Hant - Han (Chinese Traditional variant)
• -Hani - Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja)
• -Jpan - Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana)
• -Hira - Japanese Hiragana
• -Kana - Japanese Katakana
• -Hang - Korean Hangul (Hangŭl, Hangeul)

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Other Codes

These codes were posted as of Feb 28, 2006. If what you need is missing, check the IANA Registry for additional "Type: script" tags.

Other Codes A-C

• -Arab - Arabic
• -Armn - Armenian
• -Bali - Balinese
• -Batk - Batak
• -Beng - Bengali
• -Blis - Blissymbols
• -Bopo - Bopomofo
• -Brah - Brahmi
• -Brai - Braille
• -Bugi - Buginese
• -Buhd - Buhid
• -Cans - Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
• -Cari - Carian
• -Cham - Cham
• -Cher - Cherokee
• -Cirt - Cirth
• -Copt - Coptic
• -Cprt - Cypriot
• -Cyrl - Cyrillic
• -Cyrs - Cyrillic (Old Church Slavonic variant)

Other Codes D-G

• -Deva - Devanagari (Nagari)
• -Dsrt - Deseret (Mormon)
• -Egyd - Egyptian demotic
• -Egyh - Egyptian hieratic
• -Egyp - Egyptian hieroglyphs
• -Ethi - Ethiopic (Geʻez) - Ethiopic (Ge'ez)
• -Geok - Khutsuri (Asomtavruli and Nuskhuri)
• -Geor - Georgian (Mkhedruli)
• -Glag - Glagolitic
• -Goth - Gothic
• -Grek - Greek
• -Gujr - Gujarati
• -Guru - Gurmukhi

Other Codes H-J

• -Hang - Hangul (Hangŭl, Hangeul)
• -Hani - Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja)
• -Hano - Hanunoo (Hanunóo)
• -Hans - Han (Simplified variant)
• -Hant - Han (Traditional variant)
• -Hebr - Hebrew
• -Hira - Hiragana
• -Hmng - Pahawh Hmong
• -Hrkt - (alias for Hiragana + Katakana)
• -Hung - Old Hungarian
• -Inds - Indus (Harappan)
• -Ital - Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.)
• -Java - Javanese
• -Jpan - Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana)

Other Codes K-M

• -Kali - Kayah Li
• -Kana - Katakana
• -Khar - Kharoshthi
• -Khmr - Khmer
• -Knda - Kannada
• -Lana - Lanna
• -Laoo - Lao
• -Latf - Latin (Fraktur variant)
• -Latg - Latin (Gaelic variant)
• -Latn - Latin
• -Lepc - Lepcha (Róng)
• -Limb - Limbu
• -Lina - Linear A
• -Linb - Linear B
• -Lyci - Lycian
• -Lydi - Lydian
• -Mand - Mandaean
• -Maya - Mayan hieroglyphs
• -Mero - Meroitic
• -Mlym - Malayalam
• -Mong - Mongolian
• -Moon - Moon - Moon code - Moon script - Moon type
• -Mtei - Meitei Mayek - Meithei - Meetei
• -Mymr - Myanmar (Burmese)

Other Codes N-R

• -Nkoo - N’Ko
• -Ogam - Ogham
• -Olck - Ol Chiki (Ol Cemet', Ol, Santali)
• -Orkh - Orkhon
• -Orya - Oriya
• -Osma - Osmanya
• -Perm - Old Permic
• -Phag - Phags-pa
• -Phnx - Phoenician
• -Plrd - Pollard Phonetic
• -Qaaa..Qabx - PRIVATE USE
• -Rjng - Rejang - Redjang - Kaganga
• -Roro - Rongorongo
• -Runr - Runic

Other Codes S-T

• -Sara - Sarati
• -Saur - Saurashtra
• -Sgnw - SignWriting
• -Shaw - Shavian (Shaw)
• -Sinh - Sinhala
• -Sund - Sundanese
• -Sylo - Syloti Nagri
• -Syrc - Syriac
• -Syre - Syriac (Estrangelo variant)
• -Syrj - Syriac (Western variant)
• -Syrn - Syriac (Eastern variant)
• -Tagb - Tagbanwa
• -Tale - Tai Le
• -Talu - New Tai Lue
• -Taml - Tamil
• -Telu - Telugu
• -Teng - Tengwar
• -Tfng - Tifinagh (Berber)
• -Tglg - Tagalog
• -Thaa - Thaana
• -Thai - Thai
• -Tibt - Tibetan

Other Codes U-Z

• -Ugar - Ugaritic
• -Vaii - Vai
• -Visp - Visible Speech
• -Xpeo - Old Persian
• -Xsux - Cuneiform, Sumero-Akkadian
• -Yiii - Yi
• -Zxxx - Code for unwritten languages
• -Zyyy - Code for undetermined script
• -Zzzz - Code for uncoded script

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