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العربية
العربيةPractice connected letterforms, graceful curves, and right-to-left writing.
البنغالية
বাংলাBuild confidence with Bengali vowels, consonants, and the headline that ties them together.
السيريلية
КириллицаLearn a clear, practical set of letterforms used across many languages.
الديفاناجاري
देवनागरीPractice the shapes, headline, and stroke patterns behind Devanagari writing.
الهانغول
한글Learn the building blocks of Hangul and arrange them into confident syllable blocks.
اليابانية
ひらがなStart with the flowing forms of hiragana and build a steady writing rhythm.
اللاتينية
A B CRefresh the fundamentals: straight lines, curves, diagonals, and connected forms.
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أدلم
𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥Meet the modern alphabet developed for Fulani and other African languages.
الأرمينية
ՀայերենTrace the distinctive alphabet created for the Armenian language in the early fifth century.
البالية
ᬩᬲ ᬩᬮᬶExplore Balinese through ornate consonants, vowel signs, and subjoined forms.
الشيروكي
ᏣᎳᎩLearn the syllabary created for the Cherokee language and its distinctive printed forms.
الأثيوبية
ግዕዝLearn the syllabic families and balanced geometric forms of Ethiopic writing.
الجورجية
ქართულიGet to know the rounded Mkhedruli forms used in modern Georgian writing.
اليونانية
ΕλληνικάExplore the alphabet behind alpha and beta, with distinct uppercase and lowercase forms.
التاغجراتية
ગુજરાતીStart with the open, flowing letterforms of Gujarati and its vowel-mark patterns.
الجرمخي
ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀLearn the Punjabi script's headline, vowel signs, and distinctive letter families.
العبرية
עבריתMeet a right-to-left alphabet whose consonant letters carry a long history of written Hebrew.
الجاوية
ꦧꦱꦗꦮExplore the ornate aksara Jawa through consonants, vowel signs, and subjoined forms.
الكانادا
ಕನ್ನಡExplore the rounded forms, vowel signs, and conjuncts of Kannada writing.
الخميرية
ខ្មែរExplore the ornate consonants, dependent vowels, and stacked forms of Khmer writing.
اللاو
ລາວLearn Lao consonants, vowel placement, and the marks that shape its flowing script.
الماليالام
മലയാളംPractise Malayalam's rounded letters, vowel signs, and rich consonant combinations.
ميتي ماييك
ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛLearn the revived script of Meetei through letters, vowel signs, and final consonants.
المغولية
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯDiscover the traditional vertical Mongolian script and its changing letter shapes.
الميانمار
မြန်မာExplore Burmese script through circular forms, vowel signs, and stacked consonants.
أنكو
ߒߞߏMeet a modern right-to-left script created for Manding languages, with tone marks and joining forms.
الأوريا
ଓଡ଼ିଆExplore Odia's rounded letters, vowel signs, and consonant combinations.
أول تشيكي
ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤDiscover the alphabet created for Santali, with standalone vowels and expressive letterforms.
الأوسمانيا
𐒀𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖Explore the twentieth-century alphabet devised for the Somali language.
السينهالا
සිංහලDiscover Sinhala's circular forms, vowel signs, and flowing line rhythm.
السوندانية
ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓLearn the flowing script used for the Sundanese language on Java.
السريانية
ܣܘܪܝܝܐMeet a right-to-left cursive script with distinct West and East Syriac traditions.
التغالوغية
ᜊᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔Explore Tagalog, also called Baybayin, as a historic Philippine abugida with a modern revival.
التاميلية
தமிழ்Practice the flowing circular forms and vowel-consonant combinations of Tamil script.
التيلجو
తెలుగుDiscover the looped shapes and vowel signs that give Telugu its distinctive rhythm.
الثعنة
ދިވެހިLearn the right-to-left alphabet used for Dhivehi, with its distinctive vowel marks.
التايلاندية
ไทยLearn the rounded consonants, tone marks, and vowel placements of Thai writing.
التبتية
བོད་ཡིགMeet Tibetan's horizontal head line, stacked forms, and careful vertical rhythm.
التيفيناغ
ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖExplore the geometric alphabet used for Amazigh languages across North Africa.
الفاي
ꔀ ꔁ ꔂLearn the syllabary developed for the Vai language of Liberia and Sierra Leone.
اليي
ꆈꌠꉙDiscover the Yi syllabary used for the Liangshan variety of the Yi language.