Soyombo script

Soyombo script
𑪁𑩖𑩻𑩖𑪌𑩰𑩖 𑩰𑩑𑩢𑩑𑪊
Script type
CreatorZanabazar, 1686
Time period
1686[1]–18th century
DirectionLeft-to-right Edit this on Wikidata
LanguagesMongolian, Tibetan, Sanskrit
Related scripts
Parent systems
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Soyo (329), ​Soyombo
Unicode
Unicode alias
Soyombo

The Soyombo script (Mongolian: Соёмбо бичиг, 𑪁𑩖𑩻𑩖𑪌𑩰𑩖 𑩰𑩑𑩢𑩑𑪊, romanizedself-created holy letters) 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.

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 in money and postage stamps.

  1. ^ "Soyombo alphabet marks 330 years - YouTube". YouTube.