Javanese

ISO 15924: JavaAbugida9 total languages
IANA registered: 16 October 2005

Example text

ꦲꦤꦕꦫꦏ꦳ ꦢꦠꦱꦮꦭ ꦥꦝꦗꦪꦚ ꦩꦒꦧꦛꦔ

Rendered using a Noto web font where available; falls back to system fonts.

Writing Direction
Direction
Left-to-right
RTL
No
Vertical tradition
None / unusual
Source
Unicode CLDR scriptMetadata.txt
LTR value derived from Unicode CLDR script metadata.
Script Properties
Family
Brahmic / Southeast Asian
Geographic origin
Southeast Asia
Usage status
Living script
OpenType tag
java
Javanese script (Hanacaraka), derived from the Kawi script of the Majapahit Empire. Used for the Javanese language; also adapted for Sundanese, Madurese, and Sasak.

Related Scripts

BaliBalineseBugiBugineseBatkBatakSundSundanese

Unicode Blocks

JavaneseU+A980

1 Unicode block contain Javanese characters. Browse all Unicode blocks →

The lists below count source attestation, not current or official usage. A language can appear under several scripts. Sources, denominators and limitations.

Multiple-source attestation (MAIN)
5

Balinese
ban
Javanese
jav
Osing
osi
Sundanese
sun
Tengger
tes

Single-source attestation (AUX)
4

Caribbean Javanese
jvnSingle source
Kawi
kawSingle source
Kangean
kkvSingle source
Madurese
madSingle source