ONIX Code Lists Issue 63, October 2023

List 121: Text script – based on ISO 15924

Value Description Notes
Adlm Adlam Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Afak Afaka Script is not supported by Unicode
Aghb Caucasian Albanian Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Ahom Ahom, Tai Ahom Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Arab Arabic
Aran Arabic (Nastaliq variant) Typographic variant of Arabic. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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
Chrs Chorasmian Khwārezmian. Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Cirt Cirth Script is not supported by Unicode
Copt Coptic Ancient/historic script
Cpmn Cypro-Minoan Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Cprt Cypriot Ancient/historic script
Cyrl Cyrillic
Cyrs Cyrillic (Old Church Slavonic variant) Ancient/historic, typographic variant of Cyrillic
Deva Devanagari (Nagari)
Diak Dives Akuru Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Dogr Dogra Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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
Elym Elymaic Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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 Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Gonm Masaram Gondi Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Goth Gothic Ancient/historic script
Gran Grantha Ancient/historic script
Grek Greek
Gujr Gujarati
Guru Gurmukhi
Hanb Han with Bopomofo See Hani, Bopo. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Hebr Hebrew
Hira Hiragana
Hluw Anatolian Hieroglyphs (Luwian Hieroglyphs, Hittite Hieroglyphs) Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Hmng Pahawh Hmong
Hmnp Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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
Kawi Kawi Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Khar Kharoshthi Ancient/historic script
Khmr Khmer
Khoj Khojki Ancient/historic script
Kitl Khitan large script Script is not supported by Unicode. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Kits Khitan small script Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Maka Makasar Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Mand Mandaic, Mandaean
Mani Manichaean Ancient/historic script
Marc Marchen Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Maya Mayan hieroglyphs Script is not supported by Unicode
Medf Medefaidrin (Oberi Okaime, Oberi Ɔkaimɛ) Script is not supported by Unicode. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Mend Mende Kikakui
Merc Meroitic Cursive Ancient/historic script
Mero Meroitic Hieroglyphs Ancient/historic script
Mlym Malayalam
Modi Modi, Moḍī Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Mymr Myanmar (Burmese)
Nagm Nag Mundari Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Nand Nandinagari Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Narb Old North Arabian (Ancient North Arabian) Ancient/historic script
Nbat Nabatean Ancient/historic script
Newa Newa, Newar, Newari, Nepāla lipi Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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 Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Osma Osmanya
Ougr Old Uyghur Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Palm Palmyrene Ancient/historic script
Pauc Pau Cin Hau Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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
Piqd Klingon (KLI plqaD) Script is not supported by Unicode. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Plrd Miao (Pollard)
Prti Inscriptional Parthian Ancient/historic script
Qaaa Reserved for private use (start)
Qabp Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) ONIX local code for graphical symbols used in augmentative and alternative communication and education, not listed in ISO 15924. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Qabw Widgit symbols ONIX local code for graphical symbols used in augmentative and alternative communication and education, not listed in ISO 15924. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Sind Khudawadi, Sindhi
Sinh Sinhala
Sogd Sogdian Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Sogo Old Sogdian Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Sora Sora Sompeng
Soyo Soyombo Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
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
Tnsa Tangsa Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Toto Toto Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Ugar Ugaritic Ancient/historic script
Vaii Vai
Visp Visible Speech Script is not supported by Unicode
Vith Vithkuqi Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Wara Warang Citi (Varang Kshiti)
Wcho Wancho Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Wole Woleai Script is not supported by Unicode
Xpeo Old Persian Ancient/historic script
Xsux Cuneiform, Sumero-Akkadian Ancient/historic script
Yezi Yezidi Ancient/historic script. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Yiii Yi
Zanb Zanabazar Square (Zanabazarin Dörböljin Useg, Xewtee Dörböljin Bicig, Horizontal Square Script) Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Zmth Mathematical notation Not a script in Unicode
Zsye Symbols (Emoji variant) Not a script in Unicode. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
Zsym Symbols Not a script in Unicode
Zxxx Code for unwritten documents Not a script in Unicode
Zinh Code for inherited script
Zyyy Code for undetermined script
Zzzz Code for uncoded script