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Languages of Czechia

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Languages, writing systems and language context

Česko
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
čeština
Czech
Text direction: LTR

Czech is the principal language of public administration and public life in Czechia.

1
Core language shown
Country-level reference set
Czech
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
1
Writing system represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

Czech

Read the Characters

Czech · 42 characters

Czech · 42 characters
A
a
Á
á
B
b
C
c
Č
č
D
d
Ď
ď
E
e
É
é
Ě
ě
F
f
G
g
H
h
CH
ch
I
i
Í
í
J
j
K
k
L
l
M
m
N
n
Ň
ň
O
o
Ó
ó
P
p
Q
q
R
r
Ř
ř
S
s
Š
š
T
t
Ť
ť
U
u
Ú
ú
Ů
ů
V
v
W
w
X
x
Y
y
Ý
ý
Z
z
Ž
ž

How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in Czechia?

Czech is the principal language of public administration and public life in Czechia.

What writing systems are used in Czechia?

The represented writing system is Latin and the primary direction shown is left to right.

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Sources & methodology

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Prague Castle: About the Czech Republic

The official Czech presidential site identifies Czech as the official language.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.