Soyombo script
The Soyombo script (Mongolian: Соёмбо бичиг, Soyombo biçig) is an abugida developed by the monk and scholar Zanabazar in 1686 to write Mongolian. It can also be used to write Tibetan and Sanskrit.
| Soyombo script 𑪁𑩖𑩻𑩖𑪌𑩰𑩖 𑩰𑩑𑩢𑩑𑪊 | |
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| Script type | |
| Creator | Zanabazar, 1686 |
Time period | 1686–18th century |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| Languages | Mongolian, Tibetan, Sanskrit |
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Parent systems | |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Soyo (329), Soyombo |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Soyombo |
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[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon. | |
| Brahmic scripts |
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| The Brahmi script and its descendants |
A special character of the script, the Soyombo symbol, became a national symbol of Mongolia and has appeared on the national flag and emblem of Mongolia since 1911, as well as money, stamps, etc.
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