Javanese script

E94557

The Javanese script is a traditional Brahmic-derived abugida used historically and culturally for writing the Javanese language, especially on the island of Java in Indonesia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brahmic script
abugida
writing system
associatedWithReligion Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
closelyRelatedTo Balinese script
Old Javanese script
Sundanese script
culturallyUsedFor batik inscriptions
court literature
wayang performance texts
derivedFrom Brahmi script
Kawi script
direction left-to-right
hasBasicConsonantInventory 20 consonants (hanacaraka sequence)
hasCharacterType consonant
diacritic
independent vowel
punctuation mark
vowel sign
hasConjunctConsonants yes
hasInherentVowel a
hasLigatures yes
hasNativeName Aksara Jawa
Carakan
Hanacaraka
hasNumeralSystem Javanese numerals
hasStandardOrdering hanacaraka sequence
hasTraditionalMedium dluwang paper
metal inscriptions
palm-leaf manuscripts
stone inscriptions
wooden inscriptions
hasUnicodeBlock Javanese
historicallyUsedFor Madurese language
Sasak language
Sundanese language
ISO15924Code Java
scriptFamily Brahmic
status primarily ceremonial and cultural use in modern times
UnicodeBlockRange U+A980–U+A9DF
usedBy Javanese people
usedFor inscriptions
literary texts
religious texts
royal correspondence
usedIn Indonesia
Java
writingDirection horizontal
writingSystemFor Javanese language


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