Latin script
writing system used to write most Western, Northern and Central European languages
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Summary
Latin script is a natural writing system[1]. It draws 10,624 Wikipedia views per month (natural writing system category, ranking #5 of 38).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Italy[3]
- Instance of: writing system[4]
- Based on: Old Italic[5]
- Location: Italy[6]
- Subclass of: alphabetic writing system[7]
- Commons category: Latin script[8]
- Has part(s): Latin-script letter[9]
- Inception: 700 BC[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Latin script[11]
- Commons gallery: Latin letters[12]
- Described at URL: https://wikipesija.org/wiki/sitelen_Lasina[13]
- Described by source: Wikipesija[14]
- Replaces: Old Italic[15]
- Script directionality: left-to-right[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Latin script[17]
- Different from: English script[18], Latin-script alphabet[19], Latin alphabet[20]
- History of topic: history of the Latin alphabet[21]
- Name: Latin[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[23], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
- Unicode range: U+0041-005A,U+0061-007A[25], U+00AA,U+00BA,U+00C0-00D6,U+00D8-00F6,U+00F8-00FF[26], U+0100-017F[27], U+0180-024F[28], U+0250-02AF[29], U+02B0-02B8,U+02E0-02E4[30], U+1D00-1D25,U+1D2C-1D5C,U+1D62-1D65,U+1D6B-1D77,U+1D79-1D7F[31], U+1E00-1EFF[32], U+2071,U+207F,U+2090-209C[33], U+2102,U+2107,U+210A-2113,U+2115,U+2118-211D,U+2124,U+2128,U+212A-212D,U+212F-2134,U+2139,U+2145-2149,U+214E[34], U+2160-2188[35], U+2C60-2C7F[36], U+A722-A787,U+A78B-A7DC,U+A7F1-A7FF[37], U+AB30-AB5A,U+AB5C-AB64,U+AB66-AB69[38]
Why It Matters
Latin script has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]