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Languages of Iran

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Languages, writing systems and language context

ایران
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
فارسی
Persian
Text direction: RTL

Persian is Iran's official and common language and script under Article 15 of the Constitution. The Constitution separately protects specified uses of regional and ethnic languages.

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

Language Overview

Persian

Read the Characters

Persian · 31 characters

Persian · 31 characters
ا
ا
ب
b
ت
t
ث
th
ج
j
چ
ch
ح
h
خ
kh
د
d
ذ
dh
ر
r
ز
z
ژ
j
س
s
ش
sh
ص
s
ض
d
ط
t
ظ
z
ع
`
غ
g
ف
f
ق
q
ک
kh
گ
g
ل
l
م
m
ن
n
و
w
ه
h
ی
y

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 Iran?

Persian is Iran's official and common language and script under Article 15 of the Constitution. The Constitution separately protects specified uses of regional and ethnic languages.

What writing systems are used in Iran?

The represented writing system is Perso-Arabic and the primary direction shown is right to left.

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Sources & methodology

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Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Article 15 establishes Persian as the official and common language and script while protecting specified uses of regional and ethnic languages.

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.