Caucasian Albanian Unicode Block

The Unicode block "Caucasian Albanian" is dedicated to the script used historically by the Caucasian Albanians, an ancient people who lived in what is now parts of Azerbaijan and Dagestan. This script was created to write the Caucasian Albanian language, a member of the Northeast Caucasian language family, and it consists of its own unique set of characters distinct from other writing systems. The Caucasian Albanian script was developed in the early medieval period, presumably in the 5th century, but it fell out of use after the region underwent significant cultural and religious changes. Thanks to modern archaeological discoveries, notably in Azerbaijan, the script has been revived and encoded in Unicode, enabling scholars to study and preserve this once-lost piece of linguistic heritage.

The Caucasian Albanian block in Unicode, ranging from U+10530 to U+1056F, includes a collection of 53 characters that represent essential phonetic elements of the ancient language. The script's encoding in Unicode is a significant step towards the digital preservation of the cultural and historical texts written in Caucasian Albanian. Its inclusion not only aids linguists and historians in the research and interpretation of the script but also enhances the accessibility and dissemination of Caucasian Albanian texts in digital formats. This Unicode block ensures that the vestiges of the Caucasian Albanian civilization can be kept alive in modern computational systems, fostering greater understanding and appreciation of linguistic diversity and historical scripts worldwide.

View a range of fonts that support the Caucasian Albanian block.

Below you will find all the characters that are in the Caucasian Albanian unicode block. Currently there are 53 characters in this block.