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Logographic script historically used to write the extinct Tangut language: Tengwar: Teng: 1930s: J. R. R. Tolkien: Elven script used for various languages in his novel The Lord of the Rings: Testerian: 1529: Jacobo de Testera: Pictorial writing system used until the 19th century to teach Christian doctrine to the indigenous peoples of Mexico ...
The current list is complete as of 12 September 2023, and defines 223 codes (code, number, script name). As of 24 September 2023, this template contains 271 ISO 15924 script codes. All are paired in both forms Xxxx and 123 (Alpha-4 and numerical). This 271 includes 50 distinct Qxxx codes.
ISO defines and publishes a script in the ISO 15924 list. It defines the Alpha-4 code (Aaaa-Zzzz), the Numeric code (000-999), and the formal Name for each accepted script. Currently there are some 160 scripts defined in this list. Included are scripts like "Mathematical notation (Zmth)" and "Code for undetermined script (a.k.a. Common, Zyyy)".
ISO defines and publishes a script in the ISO 15924 list. It defines the Alpha-4 code (Aaaa-Zzzz), the Numeric code (000-999), and the formal Name for each accepted script. Currently there are some 160 scripts defined in this list. Included are scripts like "Mathematical notation (Zmth)" and "Code for undetermined script (a.k.a. Common, Zyyy)".
The current list is complete as of 12 September 2023, and defines 223 codes (code, number, script name). As of 24 September 2023 [update] , this template contains 271 ISO 15924 script codes. All are paired in both forms Xxxx and 123 (Alpha-4 and numerical).
As of Unicode version 16.0, there are 155,063 characters with code points, covering 168 modern and historical scripts, as well as multiple symbol sets.This article includes the 1,062 characters in the Multilingual European Character Set 2 subset, and some additional related characters.
In addition, Unicode assigns the name "Common" to ISO 15924's Zyyy code for undetermined scripts, "Inherited" to ISO 15924's Zinh code for inherited scripts, and "Unknown" to ISO 15924's Zzzz code for uncoded scripts. There are script codes defined by ISO 15924 but are not used in Unicode, including Zsym (Symbols) and Zmth (Mathematical notation).
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