Uchen script
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( ; is the upright, block style of the Tibetan script. The name means "with a head", and is the style of the script used for printing and for formal manuscripts. It is used to write both the Tibetan language and Dzongkha, the official language of Bhutan. There are also a number of cursive forms of the Tibetan script, sometimes collectively referred to as umê ( ), "headless".
{{Infobox writing system | name = Uchen script | native_name = | type = Abugida | typedesc = (Printed form of the Tibetan script) | languages = | creator = Khyungpo Yutri | date = 9th century | published = | time = 9th c.e. –present | fam1 = Egyptian hieroglyphs | fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic | fam3 = Phoenician | fam4 = Aramaic | fam5 = Brahmi | fam6 = Northern Brahmi | fam7 = Gupta | print = | sisters = | children = Lepcha Khema Phagspa Marchen Tamyig Umê script | sample = Tibetan Varnamala (Uchen).png | image_upright = 1.0 | unicode = U+0F00–U+0FFF | iso15924 = Tibt | footnotes = | note = }} ( ; is the upright, block style of the Tibetan script. The name means "with a head", and is the style of the script used for printing and for formal manuscripts. It is used to write both the Tibetan language and Dzongkha, the official language of Bhutan. There are also a number of cursive forms of the Tibetan script, sometimes collectively referred to as umê ( ), "headless". ==See also== Tibetan script Umê script Tibetan calligraphy Tamang language ==References== ==External links== Ucan script alphabet
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