Unicode Block - Gothic

Gothic is a script used to write the ancient East Germanic language of the Goths, and its encoded characters are based on the 4th century Wulfila Bible translation, which survives mainly in the Codex Argenteus. The block includes 27 letters, which are largely derived from Greek and Latin sources, along with two punctuation marks, a combining diacritical mark for nasalization, and a numeral sign, reflecting the language’s historical use in religious manuscripts and inscriptions. The letters exhibit a distinctive angular and upright form, with notable characters such as the runic-inspired “𐌿” for /u/ and the Greek-derived “𐌰” for /a/, providing scholars with a crucial tool for studying Gothic phonology, morphology, and the broader context of early Germanic languages.