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== List of official scripts ==
Below is a partial list of official scripts used in different countries. Those in ''italics'' are states that have [[List of states with limited recognition|limited international recognition]].

This list does not cover local variations of international scripts, such as which [[diacritic]]s are used.

*[[Armenia]]&nbsp;– [[Armenian alphabet]]
*[[Bolivia]]&nbsp;– [[Latin script]]
*[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]:
**[[Republika Srpska]]&nbsp;– [[Cyrillic]] and [[Latin script|Latin]]<ref>[https://advokat-prnjavorac.com/legislation/Constitution-of-Republika-Srpska.pdf Constitution of Republika Srpska] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222201433/https://advokat-prnjavorac.com/legislation/Constitution-of-Republika-Srpska.pdf |date=22 December 2015 }}, Article 7.</ref>
**[[Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]&nbsp;– [[Cyrillic]] and [[Latin script|Latin]]<ref>[https://advokat-prnjavorac.com/legislation/constitution_fbih.pdf Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412080457/https://advokat-prnjavorac.com/legislation/constitution_fbih.pdf |date=12 April 2019 }}, Part I, Article 6.</ref>
*[[Bulgaria]]&nbsp;– [[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]] ([[Bulgarian alphabet]])
*[[Cambodia]]&nbsp;– [[Khmer script]]
*[[China|China, People's Republic of]] ([[mainland China]])&nbsp;– [[Simplified Chinese characters|Simplified Chinese]]<ref>National People's Congress of China, {{cite web|url=http://www.npc.gov.cn/wxzl/gongbao/2000-10/31/content_1481418.htm|title=The law of national all-purpose language and character in the People's Republic of China.|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805005500/http://www.npc.gov.cn/wxzl/gongbao/2000-10/31/content_1481418.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
**[[Hong Kong]] SAR&nbsp;– [[Traditional Chinese characters|Traditional Chinese]] (''de facto''), [[English Alphabet|Latin script]]<ref>After the announcement of Simplified Chinese in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau didn't follow the change, making Traditional Chinese the de facto official script. (Hong Kong and Macau were still colonies at that time, and their current constitutions don't state whether Tradition Chinese or Simplified Chinese is to be used. Both places continued to use Traditional Chinese after handover.see [[List of languages written in Chinese characters and derivatives of Chinese characters]] )</ref>
**[[Macau]] SAR&nbsp;– [[Traditional Chinese characters|Traditional Chinese]] (''de facto''), [[Portuguese Orthography|Latin script]]
**[[Inner Mongolia]] region&nbsp;– [[Traditional Mongolian alphabet|Mongolian alphabet]], Simplified Chinese
**[[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] region&nbsp;– [[Tibetan alphabet]], Simplified Chinese
**[[Xinjiang]] region&nbsp;– [[Uyghur Ereb Yéziqi]],<ref>Xinjiang Languages
 and characters, {{cite web|url=http://www.xjyw.gov.cn/ywmzyw?contentId=35621ccb44a346039c61d683d85684c2&navToId=1d09171991c04352a768543c5caf54f3|title=Uyghur Language and characters.}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Simplified Chinese
**[[Guangxi]] region&nbsp;– [[Zhuang alphabet|Zhuang Latin alphabet]], Simplified Chinese
*[[Croatia]]&nbsp;– [[Croatian alphabet]]<ref>[[Constitution of Croatia]], Article 12: {{cite web |url=http://www.sabor.hr/Default.aspx?art=2407 |title=Basic Provisions |publisher=Croatian Parliament |access-date=26 August 2011 |quote=The Croatian language and the Latin script shall be in official use in the Republic of Croatia. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909155806/http://www.sabor.hr/Default.aspx?art=2407 |archive-date=9 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Ethiopia]]&nbsp;– [[Ge'ez script]]
*[[Eritrea]]&nbsp;– [[Ge'ez script]]
*[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]&nbsp;– [[Georgian scripts|Georgian alphabet]]{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}
*[[Greece]]&nbsp;– [[Greek alphabet]]
*[[Hungary]]&nbsp;– [[Latin script]]
*[[India]]:
**[[Hindi]],<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://socialjustice.nic.in/olact1963.php | title = Official Language Act - Official Language: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India | website = socialjustice.nic.in | access-date = 2016-02-25 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090115/http://socialjustice.nic.in/olact1963.php | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | url-status = dead}}</ref> [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Konkani language|Konkani]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]], [[Boro language (India)|Boro]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]] – [[Devanagari]]
**[[Assamese language|Assamese]]&nbsp;– [[Assamese alphabet]]
**[[Bengali language|Bengali]]&nbsp;– [[Bengali alphabet]]
**[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]&nbsp;– [[Gujarati script]]
**[[Kannada language|Kannada]]&nbsp;– [[Kannada script]]
**[[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]&nbsp;– [[Perso-Arabic script]]
**[[Malayalam]]&nbsp;– [[Malayalam script]]
**[[Meitei language|Meitei]]&nbsp;– [[Meitei script]]
**[[Odia language|Odia]]&nbsp;– [[Odia script]]
**[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]&nbsp;– [[Gurmukhi]]
**[[Santali language|Santali]]&nbsp;– [[Ol Chiki script]]
**[[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]&nbsp;– [[Perso-Arabic script]], [[Devanagari]]
**[[Tamil language|Tamil]]&nbsp;– [[Tamil script]]
**[[Telugu language|Telugu]]&nbsp;– [[Telugu script]]
**[[Urdu]]&nbsp;– [[Urdu alphabet]]
*[[Islamic world]]:
**[[Afghanistan]]&nbsp;– [[Perso-Arabic alphabet|Perso-Arabic]]
**[[Algeria]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]] and [[Tifinagh]]
**[[Azerbaijan]]&nbsp;– [[Azeri Latin alphabet]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alphabet Transitions: Chronology of the New Latin Script |url=https://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/52_folder/52_articles/52_alphabet.html |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=www.azer.com |archive-date=1 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201053421/http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/52_folder/52_articles/52_alphabet.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=2001-08-02 |title=A-Z back in Azerbaijan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/aug/02/2 |access-date=2024-03-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=19 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319155517/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/aug/02/2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
**[[Bahrain]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
**[[Bangladesh]]&nbsp;– [[Bengali alphabet]]
**[[Brunei]]&nbsp;– [[Malay alphabet|Rumi script]] (Latin) and [[Jawi script]] ([[Arabic script|Arabic]])
**[[Egypt]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
**[[Indonesia]]&nbsp;– [[Malay alphabet|Rumi script]] ([[Latin alphabet|Latin]])
**[[Iran]]&nbsp;– [[Perso-Arabic alphabet|Perso-Arabic]]<ref>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran#Chapter_2_:_The_Official_Language,_Script,_Calendar,_and_Flag_of_the_Country Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Official Language, Script, Calendar, and Flag of the Country] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305102724/https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran#Chapter_2_:_The_Official_Language,_Script,_Calendar,_and_Flag_of_the_Country |date=5 March 2021 }}.</ref>
**[[Iraq]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
**[[Jordan]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
**[[Kazakhstan]]&nbsp;– [[Cyrillic]] ([[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], [[Russian language|Russian]]) and [[Latin script|Latin]] ([[Kazakh language|Kazakh]])
**[[Kuwait]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
**[[Lebanon]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
**[[Libya]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
**[[Malaysia]]&nbsp;– [[Malay alphabet|Rumi script]] ([[Latin alphabet|Latin]]); [[Jawi script]] ([[Arabic script|Arabic]]) is recognized.<ref>{{Cite web| url =http://world.moleg.go.kr/fl/download/6919/1LVXA00KM0Z8UMRW4CWO| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160303161054/http://world.moleg.go.kr/fl/download/6919/1LVXA00KM0Z8UMRW4CWO| url-status =dead| archive-date =2016-03-03| title =National Language Acts 1963/67| quote =The script of the national language shall be the Rumi script: provided that this shall not prohibit the use of the Malay script, more commonly known as the Jawi script, of the national language.}}</ref>
**[[Maldives]]&nbsp;– [[Thaana]]
**[[Oman]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
**[[Palestine]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
**[[Qatar]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
**[[Saudi Arabia]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
**[[Tunisia]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
**[[Turkey]]&nbsp;– [[Turkish Latin alphabet|Latin alphabet]]
**[[United Arab Emirates]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
**[[Yemen]]&nbsp;– [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
*[[Italy]]:
**[[Venetian language|Venetian]] ([[Venetian language#Official_script_(GVIM-DECA)|Official script of the Venetian language]])
*[[Japan]] – a combination of [[Kana]] ([[Hiragana]], [[Katakana]]) and [[Kanji]] ([[Shinjitai]])
*[[Korea]] (both)&nbsp;– [[Hangul|Chosŏn'gŭl/Hangul]]<ref name="AltonChidley2013">{{cite book|last1=Alton|first1=David|last2=Chidley|first2=Rob|title=Building Bridges: Is There Hope for North Korea?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTWqpOOXI_QC&pg=PA89|year=2013|publisher=Lion Books|location=Oxford|isbn=978-0-7459-5598-8|page=89}}</ref> ([[Hanja]] is sometime used in [[South Korea]], not used in [[North Korea]])<ref>Article 14 of the [http://law.go.kr/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=136820&chrClsCd=010203&urlMode=engLsInfoR&viewCls=engLsInfoR#0000 Framework Act on Korean Language] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624181418/https://law.go.kr/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=136820&chrClsCd=010203&urlMode=engLsInfoR&viewCls=engLsInfoR#0000 |date=24 June 2021 }} prefers hangul but also allows hanja in parentheses, in cases prescribed by South Korean Presidential Decree.</ref>
*[[Laos]]&nbsp;– [[Lao script]]
*[[Malta]]&nbsp;– [[Latin script]]
*[[Moldova]]&nbsp;– [[Romanian Latin alphabet|Latin alphabet]]<ref>[[Constitution of Moldova]], Article 13: {{Cite web| url =https://www.presedinte.md/app/webroot/Constitutia_RM/Constitutia_RM_RO.pdf| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20230405142436/https://www.parlament.md/CadrulLegal/Constitution/tabid/151/language/ro-RO/Default.aspx| url-status =dead| archive-date =2023-04-05| title =Constitution of Moldova| quote =The national language of the Republic of Moldova is Romanian, and its writing is based on the Latin alphabet.}}</ref>
*[[Mongolia]]&nbsp;– [[Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet]] and [[Mongolian script]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6478&Itemid=36 |title=Official Documents to be in Mongolian Script |newspaper=UB Post |date=2011-06-21 |language=zh |access-date=2010-07-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101013639/http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6478&Itemid=36 |archive-date=1 November 2011 }}</ref>
*[[Montenegro]]&nbsp;– [[Cyrillic]] ([[Montenegrin alphabet]])<ref>{{Cite web
| url = http://www.vlada.me/biblioteka/1118659920.doc
| title = Влада Црне Горе
| website = vlada.me
| access-date = 2016-02-25
| archive-date = 16 August 2020
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200816064128/http://www.vlada.me/biblioteka/1118659920.doc
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
*[[Myanmar]]&nbsp;– [[Burmese alphabet]]
*[[Nepal]]
**[[Nepali language]]&nbsp;— [[Devanagari]]
**[[Nepal Bhasa]]&nbsp;— [[Ranjana script]]
**[[Maithili language|Maithili]]&nbsp;— [[Tirhuta script]] and [[Kaithi]]
**[[Bhojpuri language]]&nbsp;— [[Kaithi]] and [[Devanagari]]
**[[Magar language|Magar]]&nbsp;— [[Magar Akkha script]] and [[Devanagari]]
**[[Tharu languages|Tharu]]&nbsp;— [[Devanagari]]
**[[Tamang language|Tamang]]&nbsp;— [[Tamyig]], [[Devanagari]] and [[Tibetan script]]
**[[Bajjika]]&nbsp;— [[Tirhuta script]], [[Kaithi]] and [[Devanagari]]
**[[Limbu language|Limbu]]&nbsp;— [[Limbu script]]
**[[Bantawa language|Bantawa]]&nbsp;— [[Kirat Rai script]] and [[Devanagari]]
**[[Gurung language|Gurung]]&nbsp;— [[Khema script]], [[Devanagari]] and [[Tibetan script]]
**[[Awadhi language|Awadhi]]&nbsp;— [[Kaithi]], [[Perso-Arabic script]], [[Devanagari]] and [[Latin script]]
**[[Urdu]]&nbsp;— [[Urdu alphabet]], [[Roman Urdu]] and [[Urdu Braille]]
*[[North Macedonia]]&nbsp;– [[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]] ([[Macedonian orthography|Macedonian alphabet]])<ref>[[Constitution of Macedonia]], Article 7:  {{cite web |title=Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia |url=http://www.sobranie.mk/en/default-en.asp?ItemID=9F7452BF44EE814B8DB897C1858B71FF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928183853/http://www.sobranie.mk/en/default-en.asp?ItemID=9F7452BF44EE814B8DB897C1858B71FF |archive-date=28 September 2011 |access-date=26 August 2011 |publisher=Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia |quote=The Macedonian language, written using its Cyrillic alphabet, is the official language in the Republic of Macedonia.}}</ref>
*[[Philippines]]&nbsp;– [[Filipino alphabet|Latin alphabet]] (''de facto'')
*[[Russian Federation]]&nbsp;– [[Cyrillic]] ([[Russian alphabet]])<ref>In Russian, the designation of Cyrillic as an official script (2001) has the consequence that the official languages of national [[Republics of Russia]] have to be written in the Cyrillic script in all official institutions and education. The passing of the law was met with particular resistance and criticism in the Republic of [[Tatarstan]], as it replaced the Turkish Latin alphabet which the local government tried to promote in education after the dissolution of USSR.see [[List of languages in Russia]]</ref>
*[[Serbia]]&nbsp;– [[Cyrillic]] ([[Serbian alphabet]])<ref>[[Constitution of Serbia]], Article 10: {{cite web |url=http://www.srbija.gov.rs/cinjenice_o_srbiji/ustav.php?change_lang=en |title=I Constitution Principles |publisher=Government of Serbia |access-date=26 August 2011 |quote=Serbian language and Cyrillic script shall be in official use in the Republic of Serbia. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502072530/http://www.srbija.gov.rs/cinjenice_o_srbiji/ustav.php?change_lang=en |archive-date=2 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Singapore]]
**[[Singapore English|English]], [[Malay language|Malay]]&nbsp;— [[Latin script]]
**[[Singaporean Mandarin|Mandarin]]&nbsp;– [[Simplified Chinese characters|Simplified Chinese]]
**[[Tamil language|Tamil]]&nbsp;– [[Tamil script]]
*[[Slovakia]]&nbsp;– [[Latin script]]
*''[[Taiwan]]''<ref>Control by Republic of China</ref>&nbsp;– [[Traditional Chinese characters|Traditional Chinese]] 
*[[Thailand]]&nbsp;– [[Thai script]] 
*[[Ukraine]]&nbsp;– [[Cyrillic]] ([[Ukrainian alphabet]])
*[[United Kingdom]]&nbsp; – [[Latin script]]
*[[Vietnam]]&nbsp;– [[Latin script]] (''de facto'')<ref>Chapter I - Decree 5 - Section 3 of the current [[Constitution of Vietnam|Constitution]] (2013) states that [[Vietnamese language]] is the [[National language]] of Vietnam, but nothing states the [[Vietnamese alphabet|Vietnamese Latin Alphabet]] (called as c''hữ Quốc ngữ'') is the official script [[de jure]].[https://vnexpress.net/quoc-hoi-thong-qua-hien-phap-sua-doi-2916328-p2.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115210349/https://vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/thoi-su/quoc-hoi-thong-qua-hien-phap-sua-doi-2916328-p2.html|date=15 November 2017}} ''[[chữ Hán]]'' ([[Chinese characters]]) and [[chữ Nôm]] sometime can be used, most in activities about the traditional cultural in Vietnam (e.g. ''[[Vietnamese calligraphy]]).''</ref>