Soyombo script 𑪁𑩖𑩻𑩖𑪌𑩰𑩖 𑩰𑩑𑩢𑩑𑪊 | |
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Script type | |
Creator | Zanabazar, 1686 |
Time period | 1686[1]–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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Brahmic scripts |
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The Brahmi script and its descendants |
The Soyombo script (Mongolian: Соёмбо бичиг, 𑪁𑩖𑩻𑩖𑪌𑩰𑩖 𑩰𑩑𑩢𑩑𑪊, romanized: self-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.