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Venda Alphabet (Latin)
The letters and characters of Venda written in the Latin script, in order — every standard character with its name and codepoint, the additional and punctuation sets, and exactly how many fonts include them. About 1,499,942 people read or write it across 2 countries.
Standard characters
The minimal set of characters required for Venda — the language's alphabet, in its traditional order. Tap a character to copy it; each name opens the full character page. The Fonts column counts how many fonts include each letter, in the same order as the letters and codepoints; an accented form under a letter gets its own codepoint and count line beneath it.
| Letter | Name | Codepoints | Fontsper letter, in order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aa | A | U+0041 · U+0061 | 136,064 / 135,110 |
| Bb | B | U+0042 · U+0062 | 135,982 / 135,083 |
| Dd Ḓḓ | D | U+0044 · U+0064 U+1E12 · U+1E13 | 136,007 / 135,110 968 / 968 |
| Ee | E | U+0045 · U+0065 | 136,045 / 135,092 |
| Ff | F | U+0046 · U+0066 | 135,955 / 135,041 |
| Gg | G | U+0047 · U+0067 | 135,944 / 135,030 |
| Hh | H | U+0048 · U+0068 | 135,937 / 135,003 |
| Ii | I | U+0049 · U+0069 | 135,906 / 134,997 |
| Kk | K | U+004B · U+006B | 135,820 / 134,904 |
| Ll Ḽḽ | L | U+004C · U+006C U+1E3C · U+1E3D | 135,840 / 134,937 954 / 957 |
| Mm | M | U+004D · U+006D | 135,809 / 134,871 |
| Nn ṄṅṊṋ | N | U+004E · U+006E U+1E44 · U+1E45 · U+1E4A · U+1E4B | 135,770 / 134,851 1,759 / 1,757 / 955 / 958 |
| Oo | O | U+004F · U+006F | 135,747 / 134,876 |
| Pp | P | U+0050 · U+0070 | 135,726 / 134,808 |
| Rr | R | U+0052 · U+0072 | 135,744 / 134,845 |
| Ss | S | U+0053 · U+0073 | 135,721 / 134,797 |
| Tt Ṱṱ | T | U+0054 · U+0074 U+1E70 · U+1E71 | 135,769 / 134,800 944 / 949 |
| Uu | U | U+0055 · U+0075 | 135,534 / 134,690 |
| Vv | V | U+0056 · U+0076 | 135,566 / 134,636 |
| Ww | W | U+0057 · U+0077 | 135,522 / 134,664 |
| Xx | X | U+0058 · U+0078 | 135,478 / 134,585 |
| Yy | Y | U+0059 · U+0079 | 135,463 / 134,648 |
| Zz | Z | U+005A · U+007A | 135,487 / 134,568 |
Punctuation characters
The marks used to separate sentences and to clarify meaning.
Where Venda (Latin) is read
Countries shaded by the share of their population that reads or writes Venda in the Latin script. The map is zoomed to the region where at least 1% of a country's people read it; neighbouring countries are shown unshaded for context.
Estimated readers — share of each country's population (CLDR).
| Country | Estimated readers | Share of population |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,390,180 | 2.3% |
| Zimbabwe | 109,763 | 0.64% |
Venda (Latin) — facts
| Font coverage | 943 of 137,179 fonts include every one of the 28 standard characters; 943 include the standard and additional sets together. Counts are exact for the snapshot of 21 October 2026. |
|---|---|
| Script | Latin |
| Unicode blocks | Basic Latin, Latin Extended Additional, General Punctuation |
| People | About 1,499,942 people read or write Venda in the Latin script — mostly in South Africa, Zimbabwe. |
Data: Unicode CLDR exemplar characters (CLDR 48.2.0) and CLDR territory population data. Font counts: snapshot of 21 October 2026.