Gothic alphabet
Gothic | |
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Script type | |
Time period | From c. 350, in decline by 600 |
Direction | left-to-right |
Languages | Gothic |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Goth, 206 , Gothic |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Gothic |
Unicode range | U+10330–U+1034F |
The Gothic alphabet is an alphabet used for writing the Gothic language. Ulfilas (or Wulfila) developed it in the 4th century AD for the purpose of translating the Bible.[1]
The alphabet essentially uses uncial forms of the Greek alphabet, with a few additional letters to express Gothic phonology: