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Languages of Serbia

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Languages, writing systems and language context

Србија
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
српски
Serbian
Text direction: LTR

Serbian is in official use throughout Serbia, and the Constitution specifies Cyrillic as the official script. Other languages and scripts can also have official use under law, particularly in minority-language settings.

1
Core language shown
Country-level reference set
Serbian
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
2
Writing systems represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

Serbian

Read the Characters

Serbian · 30 characters

Serbian · 30 characters
А
a
Б
b
В
v
Г
g
Д
d
Ђ
dj
Е
e
Ж
zh
З
z
И
i
Ј
j
К
k
Л
l
Љ
lj
М
m
Н
n
Њ
nj
О
o
П
p
Р
r
С
s
Т
t
Ћ
tsh
У
u
Ф
f
Х
kh
Ц
ts
Ч
ch
Џ
dzh
Ш
sh

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 Serbia?

Serbian is in official use throughout Serbia, and the Constitution specifies Cyrillic as the official script. Other languages and scripts can also have official use under law, particularly in minority-language settings.

What writing systems are used in Serbia?

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

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Sources & methodology

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Constitutional Court of Serbia: Constitution

Article 10 establishes Serbian and the Cyrillic script in official use and provides for official use of other languages and scripts to be regulated by law.

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.