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Myanmar Unicode Characters

Script: Myanmar (Mymr) 243 matching characters +1 in Script_Extensions

The Myanmar script (ISO 15924 code Mymr) is an official Unicode writing system defined in UAX #24.

Script vs. Block Distinction: In the Unicode Standard, a Script identifies a functional writing system and frequently spans multiple distinct blocks (e.g. Myanmar characters appear across 4 blocks). Conversely, a Block is merely a contiguous geometric range of code points that may contain characters belonging to different scripts.

Shared Characters in Script_Extensions (1)

These characters are functionally used with Myanmar, but their primary Unicode Script property is assigned to another writing system (such as Common or Inherited). In regular expressions, match both primary and shared characters using \p{scx=Mymr}.

U+A92E KAYAH LI SIGN CWI Primary: Common

Unicode Block Distribution

Characters belonging to the Myanmar script are distributed across 4 distinct Unicode blocks.

General Category Breakdown

Typological distribution of Myanmar characters across formal Unicode general categories.

Unicode Version Additions

Timeline of when characters in the Myanmar script were standardized in Unicode.

Character properties, formal aliases (Mymr), block distributions, and Script_Extensions relationships for the Myanmar script are compiled directly from the official Unicode Character Database (UCD 17.0.0) per Unicode Standard Annex #24 published by the Unicode Consortium. For methodology and citation details, visit Data Sources.