Script - Greek

Greek is a script used to write the Greek language, dating back to the 9th century BCE and derived from Phoenician. It has a continuous history of over 2,500 years, serving as the foundation for both the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets. The script includes 24 letters, with distinct uppercase and lowercase forms, plus diacritical marks for accentuation. In digital text, Greek is identified by its specific character range, which covers classical and modern Greek, as well as Coptic extensions for historical usage. This identification allows software to correctly render text, apply language‑specific typographic rules, and enable proper sorting, searching, and case conversion. The script’s value also supports multilingual character recognition and ensures that Greek‑specific glyphs, such as final sigma, are handled accurately across platforms.