Soyombo script

Soyombo script 𑪁𑩖𑩻𑩖𑪌𑩰𑩖 𑩰𑩑𑩢𑩑𑪊‎
Script type	Abugida
Creator	Zanabazar, 1686
Time period	1686[1]–18th century
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	Mongolian, Tibetan, Sanskrit
Related scripts
Parent systems	Egyptian hieroglyphs Proto-Sinaitic script Phoenician alphabet Aramaic alphabet Brāhmī Gupta Siddhaṃ Nepalese Ranjana (or Devanagari) Soyombo script
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Soyo (329), ​Soyombo
Unicode
Unicode alias	Soyombo
Unicode range	U+11A50–U+11AAF Soyombo

The Soyombo script^[a] 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 money, stamps, etc.

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