Historically, this script is known as Akson Khom (Khom Script, a variant of Khmer script) in Laos and Thailand. The Khom script ( Thai: อักษรขอม, romanized: akson khom, or later Thai: อักษรขอมไทย, romanized: akson khom thai Lao: ອັກສອນຂອມ, romanized: Aksone Khom Khmer: អក្សរខម, romanized: âksâr khâm) is a Brahmic script and a variant of the Khmer script used in Thailand and Laos, which is used to write Pali, Sanskrit, Khmer and Thai.
