Purpose/Significance Digital humanities research is a prominent research hotspot in the current academic circle. This study systematically reviewed the frontier research on oracle bone inscription recognition from the perspective of digital humanities, which provided reference for follow-up research, promoting the effective development of digital humanities research and the recognition and utilization of characters in ancient books. Method/Process The literature was retrieved from multiple academic platforms such as WOS and CNKI using the method of bibliometric analysis, and a total of 103 English literature and 52 Chinese literature were screened for review. Result/Conclusion Interpreting the research status of oracle bone inscription recognition from three levels: traditional recognition technology, machine learning and deep learning, which analyzed the research development process, and discussed the future development trend. This paper mainly conducted a systematic review of oracle bone inscription r