Lao

The Lao script is a writing system used to write the Lao language, as well as several other languages in Laos and the surrounding region. It is an alphabet, which means that each letter represents a single sound. The Lao script is part of the Unicode standard, which is a standardized character encoding system that allows computers to store and display text in a wide variety of scripts and languages. The script has a long history, with the earliest known inscriptions dating back to the 8th century CE. It is used by approximately 5 million people and has a rich cultural and linguistic heritage.