Home›Language Isolates, Creoles and Pidgins›Script UsedBrowse ByScript UsedScript used links a language to the writing system it is set down in. Spanish is written in the Latin script, of which Wikipedia notes "this set of letters is the basis of the Latin script, the most widely used writing system in the world." This dimension groups languages that share the same everyday writing system.Script UsedComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Script UsedFilter Results6 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllEnglish-based Creole (1)French-based Creole (1)Tyrsenian (1)RegionAllAfrica (2)Central Africa (1)Crete (2)Europe (2)Mesopotamia (1)North America (1)Nubia (1)Speaker Count BandAll0 to 400,000 (4)430,000 to 5,500,000 (1)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (1)60,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 (1)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)No Official Status (4)Official Language (1)StatusAllExtinct (5)Living (1)Language KindAllExtinct (5)Safe (1)Vulnerable (1)TonalAllNot Tonal (1)Word OrderAllSOV (1)Period Start YearAll-3200 (1)-2100 (2)-700 (1)-300 (1)1001 (1)1601 (1)1757 (1)In UnicodeAllEncoded (5)In Use Since (Year)All3500 BCE (1)1800 BCE (2)700 BCE (2)300 BCE (1)Number of CharactersAll23 (1)Script TypeAllAbjad (1)Alphabet (2)Logosyllabic (1)Syllabary (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareCretan HieroglyphsScript Used1 entryCuneiformScript Used1 entryLatin ScriptScript Used3 entriesLinear AScript Used1 entryMeroitic ScriptScript Used1 entryOld Italic ScriptScript Used1 entryComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.