# List of writing systems of Indonesia

The following is a list of writing systems that are used in Indonesia.
| Script | Parent | Period of Derivation | Type | Script Variant | Status^ | ISO 15924 | Main Language | Sample |
| Latin script | Greek | 16th century | Alphabet | - | Active | Latn | Indonesian, all regional languages | Bahasa Indonesia |
| Ulu script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Ulu/Rencong | Active | - | Malay, Bengkulu, Kerinci, Lampung, Rejang, Serawai, etc. | |
| Ulu script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Rejang | Active | Rjng | Rejang | |
| Ulu script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Lembak | Active | - | | |
| Ulu script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Lintang | Active | - | | |
| Ulu script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Lebong | Active | - | | |
| Ulu script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Serawai | Active | - | Serawai | |
| Ulu script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Pasemah | Active | - | | |
| Ulu script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Lampung | Active | - | Lampung, Komering | |
| Ulu script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Ogan | Active | - | Ogan | |
| Ulu script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Incung | Active | - | Kerinci | |
| Ulu script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Toba Incung | Extinct | - | Batak Toba | |
| Ulu script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Jangang-Jangang | Extinct | Maka | Makassar | |
| Batak script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 14th century | Abugida | Karo | Active | Batk | Batak Karo | |
| Batak script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 14th century | Abugida | Mandailing | Active | Batk | Batak Angkola, Batak Mandailing | |
| Batak script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 14th century | Abugida | Pakpak | Active | Batk | Batak Pakpak, Batak Dairi | |
| Batak script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 14th century | Abugida | Simalungun | Active | Batk | Batak Simalungun | |
| Batak script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 14th century | Abugida | Toba | Active | Batk | Batak Toba | |
| Lontara script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Lontara | Active | Bugi | Buginese, Makassar, Mandar, Luwu | |
| Lontara script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Satera Jontal | Active | - | Sumbawa | |
| Lontara script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Mbojo | Active | - | Bima | |
| Lontara script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Lota Ende | Active | - | Ende | |
| Lontara script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Bilang-Bilang | Extinct | - | Buginese | |
| Lontara script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | Bada/Badaic | Extinct | - | Badaic | |
| Sundanese script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 14th century | Abugida | - | Active | Sund | Sundanese | |
| Javanese script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 16th century | Abugida | - | Active | Java | Javanese, Cirebonese, Osing | |
| Balinese script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 11th century | Abugida | Balinese | Active | Bali | Balinese | |
| Balinese script | Kawi (Brahmic) | 11th century | Abugida | Sasak | Active | Bali | Sasak | |
| Jawi script | Arabic | | Abjad | Jawi | Active | Arab | Malay, Aceh, Minangkabau, Banjarese, etc. | |
| Jawi script | Arabic | | Abjad | Pegon | Active | Arab | Madurese | |
| Jawi script | Arabic | | Abjad | Buri Wolio | Active | Arab | Wolio | |
| Jawi script | Arabic | | Abjad | Serang | Active | Arab | Buginese, Makassar | |
| Cia-Cia | Hangul | | Featural | - | Active | Hang | Cia-Cia | |
| Hanzi | Regular | | Logogram | Traditional | Foreign | Hani | | |
| Hanzi | Regular | | Logogram | Simplified | Foreign | Hani | | |
| Hanzi | Regular | | Logogram | Kanji | Foreign | Hani | Japanese | |
| Kana | Kanji (Hanzi) | | Syllabary | Hiragana | Foreign | Hira | Japanese | |
| Kana | Kanji (Hanzi) | | Syllabary | Katakana | Foreign | Kana | Japanese | |
| Arabic | Nabataean (Aramaic) | | Abjad | Arabic | Foreign | Arab | Arabic | |
| Arabic | Nabataean (Aramaic) | | Abjad | Persian | Foreign | Arab | Persian | |
| Devanagari | Gupta (Brahmic) | | Abugida | - | Foreign | Deva | Hindi, Sanskrit | |
| Tamil | Pallava (Brahmic) | | Abugida | - | Foreign | Taml | Tamil | |
| Cyrillic | Greek | | Alphabet | - | Foreign | Cyrl | Russian, Ukrainian | |
| Kawi | Pallava (Brahmic) | 8th century | Abugida | - | Extinct | Kawi | Old Balinese, Old Javanese, Old Sundanese, Old Malay, Sanskrit, etc. | |
| Buda/Gunung | Kawi (Brahmic) | | Abugida | - | Extinct | - | Old Javanese, Old Sundanese | |
| Old Sundanese | Kawi (Brahmic) | | Abugida | - | Extinct | - | Sundanese | |
| Kaganga | Kawi (Brahmic) | 17th century | Abugida | - | Extinct | - | Rejang | |
| Malesung | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Minahasan | |
| Nggahi Mbojo | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Bima | |
| Minang/Tamboalam | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Minangkabau | |
| Mongondow/Basahan | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Mongondow | |
| Bonda | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Unknown | |
| Tidung | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Unknown | |
| Mentawai | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Unknown | |
| Gayo | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Unknown | |
| Palembang | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Unknown | |
| Kanung | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Unknown | |
| Sangir | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Unknown | |
| Cirebon | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Unknown | |
| Alifuru | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Unknown | |
| Iban/Dunging script | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | - | Controversial | - | Unknown | |
^Status:
   Active: writing systems that are still in use, managed, and actively taught in schools in Indonesia.
   Foreign: writing systems that are not managed by the government of Indonesia, mainly used by the descendants of the respective ethnicities or by foreigners residing in Indonesia.
   Extinct: writing systems that are extinct, no longer used regularly, or only used in special occasions, like, funeral (tombstone), poetry, rituals, etc.
   Controversial: writing systems that are controversial, require more research, or are debated as to whether they were ever used historically.