Tibetan script
| Tibetan བོད་ཡིག་ | |
|---|---|
The mantra "Om mani padme hum" | |
| Script type | |
Period | c. 620–present |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| Languages | |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Child systems | |
Sister systems | Meitei, Sharada, Siddham, Kalinga, Bhaiksuki |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Tibt (330), Tibetan |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Tibetan |
| U+0F00–U+0FFF Final Accepted Script Proposal of the First Usable Edition (3.0) | |
| Brahmic scripts |
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| The Brahmi script and its descendants |
The Tibetan script is a segmental writing system, or abugida, forming a part of the Brahmic scripts, and used to write certain Tibetic languages, including Tibetan, Dzongkha, Sikkimese, Ladakhi, Jirel and Balti. Its exact origins are a subject of research but is traditionally considered to be developed by Thonmi Sambhota for King Songtsen Gampo.
The printed form is called uchen script while the hand-written form used in everyday writing is called umê script. This writing system is especially used across the Himalayan Region.