Written language info for Khmer (Khmer)
Language info for Khmer written in the Khmer script
A written language is the representation of a spoken or gestural language by means of a writing system. When dealing with fonts, we are dealing with a written language, and not a spoken language. A particular language can be written in a single or multiple scripts.
Characters used for writing
Standard (72 characters)
The minimal characters required for this language
័ ៈ ់ ៉ ៊ ៍ ក ខ គ ឃ ង ច ឆ ជ ឈ ញ ដ ឋ ឌ ឍ ណ ត ថ ទ ធ ន ប ផ ព ភ ម យ រ ឫ ឬ ល ឭ ឮ វ ស ហ ឡ អ ា ឥ ឦ ឧ ឩ ឪ ឯ ឰ ឱ ឲ ឳ ិ ី ឹ ឺ ុ ូ ួ ើ ឿ ៀ េ ែ ៃ ោ ៅ ំ ះ ្Auxiliary (9 characters)
Additional letters (beyond the minimal set) used in foreign or technical words found in typical magazines, newspapers, etc..
Punctuation (20 characters)
The marks used to separate sentences and to clarify meaning
Unicode Blocks
This language uses characters from the following blocks:
Fonts for writing Khmer in the Khmer script
- There are 13 fonts for writing Khmer with standard character support.
- There are 0 fonts for writing Khmer with full character support (combined standard, auxiliary and punctuation characters).
Language population
The worldwide literate language population is 14,422,005 people across 1 countries.
| Country | Language literate population | Country population |
|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 14,422,005 (100%) | 16,204,500 (89%) |
