ONIX Code Lists Issue 56, January 2022

List 121: Text script – based on ISO 15924

Value Description Notes
Adlm Adlam For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Afak Afaka Script is not supported by Unicode
Aghb Caucasian Albanian Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Ahom Ahom, Tai Ahom Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Arab Arabic
Aran Arabic (Nastaliq variant) Typographic variant of Arabic. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Armi Imperial Aramaic Ancient/historic script
Armn Armenian
Avst Avestan Ancient/historic script
Bali Balinese
Bamu Bamun
Bass Bassa Vah Ancient/historic script
Batk Batak
Beng Bengali (Bangla)
Bhks Bhaiksuki Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Blis Blissymbols Script is not supported by Unicode
Bopo Bopomofo
Brah Brahmi Ancient/historic script
Brai Braille
Bugi Buginese
Buhd Buhid
Cakm Chakma
Cans Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
Cari Carian Ancient/historic script
Cham Cham
Cher Cherokee
Cirt Cirth Script is not supported by Unicode
Copt Coptic Ancient/historic script
Cprt Cypriot Ancient/historic script
Cyrl Cyrillic
Cyrs Cyrillic (Old Church Slavonic variant) Ancient/historic, typographic variant of Cyrillic
Deva Devanagari (Nagari)
Dogr Dogra Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Dsrt Deseret (Mormon)
Dupl Duployan shorthand, Duployan stenography
Egyd Egyptian demotic Script is not supported by Unicode
Egyh Egyptian hieratic Script is not supported by Unicode
Egyp Egyptian hieroglyphs Ancient/historic script
Elba Elbasan Ancient/historic script
Ethi Ethiopic (Ge‘ez)
Geok Khutsuri (Asomtavruli and Khutsuri) Georgian in Unicode
Geor Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli)
Glag Glagolitic Ancient/historic script
Gong Gunjala Gondi Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Gonm Masaram Gondi For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Goth Gothic Ancient/historic script
Gran Grantha Ancient/historic script
Grek Greek
Gujr Gujarati
Guru Gurmukhi
Hanb Han with Bopomofo See Hani, Bopo. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Hang Hangul (Hangŭl, Hangeul)
Hani Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja)
Hano Hanunoo (Hanunóo)
Hans Han (Simplified variant) Subset of Hani
Hant Han (Traditional variant) Subset of Hani
Hatr Hatran Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Hebr Hebrew
Hira Hiragana
Hluw Anatolian Hieroglyphs (Luwian Hieroglyphs, Hittite Hieroglyphs) Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Hmng Pahawh Hmong
Hrkt Japanese syllabaries (alias for Hiragana + Katakana) See Hira, Kana
Hung Old Hungarian (Hungarian Runic) Ancient/historic script
Inds Indus (Harappan) Script is not supported by Unicode
Ital Old Italic (Etruscan, Oscan, etc.) Ancient/historic script
Jamo Jamo (alias for Jamo subset of Hangul) Subset of Hang. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Java Javanese
Jpan Japanese (alias for Han + Hiragana + Katakana) See Hani, Hira and Kana
Jurc Jurchen Script is not supported by Unicode
Kali Kayah Li
Kana Katakana
Khar Kharoshthi Ancient/historic script
Khmr Khmer
Khoj Khojki Ancient/historic script
Kitl Khitan large script Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Kits Khitan small script Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Knda Kannada
Kore Korean (alias for Hangul + Han) See Hani and Hang
Kpel Kpelle Script is not supported by Unicode
Kthi Kaithi Ancient/historic script
Lana Tai Tham (Lanna)
Laoo Lao
Latf Latin (Fraktur variant) Typographic variant of Latin
Latg Latin (Gaelic variant) Typographic variant of Latin
Latn Latin
Leke Leke Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Lepc Lepcha (Róng)
Limb Limbu
Lina Linear A Ancient/historic script
Linb Linear B Ancient/historic script
Lisu Lisu (Fraser)
Loma Loma Script is not supported by Unicode
Lyci Lycian Ancient/historic script
Lydi Lydian Ancient/historic script
Mahj Mahajani Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Maka Makasar Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Mand Mandaic, Mandaean
Mani Manichaean Ancient/historic script
Marc Marchen Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Maya Mayan hieroglyphs Script is not supported by Unicode
Medf Medefaidrin (Oberi Okaime, Oberi Ɔkaimɛ) Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Mend Mende Kikakui
Merc Meroitic Cursive Ancient/historic script
Mero Meroitic Hieroglyphs Ancient/historic script
Mlym Malayalam
Modi Modi, Moḍī Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Mong Mongolian Includes Clear, Manchu scripts
Moon Moon (Moon code, Moon script, Moon type) Script is not supported by Unicode
Mroo Mro, Mru
Mtei Meitei Mayek (Meithei, Meetei)
Mult Multani Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Mymr Myanmar (Burmese)
Narb Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) Ancient/historic script
Nbat Nabatean Ancient/historic script
Newa Newa, Newar, Newari, Nepāla lipi For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Nkgb Nakhi Geba (’Na-’Khi ²Ggŏ-¹baw, Naxi Geba) Script is not supported by Unicode
Nkoo N’Ko
Nshu Nüshu
Ogam Ogham Ancient/historic script
Olck Ol Chiki (Ol Cemet’, Ol, Santali)
Orkh Old Turkic, Orkhon Runic Ancient/historic script
Orya Oriya (Odia)
Osge Osage For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Osma Osmanya
Palm Palmyrene Ancient/historic script
Pauc Pau Cin Hau For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Perm Old Permic Ancient/historic script
Phag Phags-pa Ancient/historic script
Phli Inscriptional Pahlavi Ancient/historic script
Phlp Psalter Pahlavi Ancient/historic script
Phlv Book Pahlavi Script is not supported by Unicode
Phnx Phoenician Ancient/historic script
Plrd Miao (Pollard)
Piqd Klingon (KLI plqaD) Script is not supported by Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Prti Inscriptional Parthian Ancient/historic script
Qaaa Reserved for private use (start)
Qabx Reserved for private use (end)
Rjng Rejang (Redjang, Kaganga)
Roro Rongorongo Script is not supported by Unicode
Runr Runic Ancient/historic script
Samr Samaritan
Sara Sarati Script is not supported by Unicode
Sarb Old South Arabian Ancient/historic script
Saur Saurashtra
Sgnw SignWriting
Shaw Shavian (Shaw)
Shrd Sharada, Śāradā
Sidd Siddham, Siddhaṃ, Siddhamātṛkā Ancient/historic script. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Sind Khudawadi, Sindhi
Sinh Sinhala
Sora Sora Sompeng
Soyo Soyombo For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Sund Sundanese
Sylo Syloti Nagri
Syrc Syriac
Syre Syriac (Estrangelo variant) Typographic variant of Syriac
Syrj Syriac (Western variant) Typographic variant of Syriac
Syrn Syriac (Eastern variant) Typographic variant of Syriac
Tagb Tagbanwa
Takr Takri, Ṭākrī, Ṭāṅkrī
Tale Tai Le
Talu New Tai Lue
Taml Tamil
Tang Tangut Ancient/historic script
Tavt Tai Viet
Telu Telugu
Teng Tengwar Script is not supported by Unicode
Tfng Tifinagh (Berber)
Tglg Tagalog (Baybayin, Alibata)
Thaa Thaana
Thai Thai
Tibt Tibetan
Tirh Tirhuta
Ugar Ugaritic Ancient/historic script
Vaii Vai
Visp Visible Speech Script is not supported by Unicode
Wara Warang Citi (Varang Kshiti)
Wole Woleai Script is not supported by Unicode
Xpeo Old Persian Ancient/historic script
Xsux Cuneiform, Sumero-Akkadian Ancient/historic script
Yiii Yi
Zanb Zanabazar Square (Zanabazarin Dörböljin Useg, Xewtee Dörböljin Bicig, Horizontal Square Script) For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Zinh Code for inherited script
Zmth Mathematical notation Not a script in Unicode
Zsye Symbols (Emoji variant) Not a script in Unicode. For use in ONIX 3.0 only
Zsym Symbols Not a script in Unicode
Zxxx Code for unwritten documents Not a script in Unicode
Zyyy Code for undetermined script
Zzzz Code for uncoded script