See the Unicode chart for Syriac to see OS X Hex codes, Windows XP ALT codesĪnd HTML entity codes. See tips for creating Mac Right-to-Left documents (including alternatives to Microsoft Office) for more information.
Note: Not all applications have been tested. MacintoshĪpple does not provide a Syriac keyboard, but there are several freeware layouts which work in in Unicode aware applications like Microsoft Office 2004 or Text Edit. See instructions for configuring right to left typing in Word for Windows for tips on how to type RTL languages. See the Windows complex script Keyboard instructions or Syriac Computing Center for details. Microsoft provides a Syriac phonetic keyboard, but you may have to install it from the Windows System disk because it is a complex script. See instructions for Setting up Keyboards for details. This process will also make sure theĬorrect fonts are installed and available on your operating system. These utilities will allow you to switch between typing English and other languages in word processors and Web tools. In order to integrate foreign scripts into your computer, you must set up "keyboard" or input Top of Page Activating Keyboards for Fonts Basic Setup Otherwise Syriac is used as a liturgical language in the Syrian Christian church and related sects. In modern Syria, most speakers use Arabic, but the Syriac language is still used as an every day language by some speakers. This script is particuarly associated with the Assyrian Christian, Chaldean Christian, or Syrian Christian church. Like Arabic and Hebrew, this script is written right to left and has consonants only.
This script was developed for Aramaic (which is also called Syriac or Assyrian).
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