Javanese

Script Details

Javanese

Opening pages of Serat Jatipustaka

By Unknown author - A postcard published by The Lontar Foundation, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28992301

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DISCLAIMER: This script is still being researched

Data

ISO 15924 Java 361
Type Syllabic Alphabet
Diacritics Yes
Capitals Used No
Glyphs 20
Earliest Date 4 c. CE
Latest Date Present

Overview

Still in use today, though only decorative functions when not in a scholarly context

Bibliography

Author Year Publication Publisher
Coulmas, Florian 1999 The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing Systems, 239-250 Blackwell Publishing