Samaritan Unicode Block
Samaritan is a script used by the Samaritans, a small religious community in Israel and the West Bank, to write their liturgical and everyday language, which includes both Hebrew and Aramaic forms. This writing system, which derives from the ancient Paleo-Hebrew script, is distinct from the square Hebrew alphabet and has been in continuous use for over two thousand years. The characters in this set include consonants, vowel marks, punctuation, and a special symbol for the sacred name of God, reflecting the script’s role in preserving the community’s religious texts, particularly the Samaritan Pentateuch, and its ongoing cultural identity. Its design features angular, cursive-like letterforms that are written from right to left, maintaining a visual link to its ancient origins.