Gothic alphabet

Gothic
Script type	Alphabet
Time period	From c. 350, in decline by 600
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	Gothic
Related scripts
Parent systems	Greek script augmented with Latin and possibly Runic (questionable) Gothic
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Goth (206), ​Gothic
Unicode
Unicode alias	Gothic
Unicode range	U+10330–U+1034F
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The Gothic alphabet is an alphabet for writing the Gothic language. It was developed in the 4th century AD by Ulfilas (or Wulfila), a Gothic preacher of Cappadocian Greek descent, for the purpose of translating the Bible.^[a]

The alphabet essentially uses uncial forms of the Greek alphabet, with a few additional letters to express Gothic phonology:

• Latin F.
• A Runic letter to distinguish the /w/ glide from vocalic /u/.
• The letter hwair (ƕ) to express the Gothic labiovelar.

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