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ا ب ت

ערבי

العربية

Practice connected letterforms, graceful curves, and right-to-left writing.

Abjad · App available
অ আ ক

בנגלי

বাংলা

Build confidence with Bengali vowels, consonants, and the headline that ties them together.

Indic abugida · App available
А Б В

קירילי

Кириллица

Learn a clear, practical set of letterforms used across many languages.

Alphabet · App available
अ आ क

דוואנגרי

देवनागरी

Practice the shapes, headline, and stroke patterns behind Devanagari writing.

Indic abugida · App available
ㄱ ㄴ 한

האנגול

한글

Learn the building blocks of Hangul and arrange them into confident syllable blocks.

Alphabet arranged in blocks · App available
あ い う

יפנית

ひらがな

Start with the flowing forms of hiragana and build a steady writing rhythm.

Mixed writing system · App available
A B C

לטיני

A B C

Refresh the fundamentals: straight lines, curves, diagonals, and connected forms.

Alphabet · App available
Α Β Γ

יווני

Ελληνικά

Explore the alphabet behind alpha and beta, with distinct uppercase and lowercase forms.

Alphabet
א ב ג

עברי

עברית

Meet a right-to-left alphabet whose consonant letters carry a long history of written Hebrew.

Abjad
ก ข ค

תאי

ไทย

Learn the rounded consonants, tone marks, and vowel placements of Thai writing.

Abugida
ა ბ გ

גאורגי

ქართული

Get to know the rounded Mkhedruli forms used in modern Georgian writing.

Alphabet
Ա Բ Գ

ארמני

Հայերեն

Trace the distinctive alphabet created for the Armenian language in the early fifth century.

Alphabet
அ ஆ இ

טמיל

தமிழ்

Practice the flowing circular forms and vowel-consonant combinations of Tamil script.

Indic abugida
అ ఆ ఇ

טלוגו

తెలుగు

Discover the looped shapes and vowel signs that give Telugu its distinctive rhythm.

Indic abugida
અ આ ઇ

גוג׳רטי

ગુજરાતી

Start with the open, flowing letterforms of Gujarati and its vowel-mark patterns.

Indic abugida
ក ខ គ

חמרי

ខ្មែរ

Explore the ornate consonants, dependent vowels, and stacked forms of Khmer writing.

Abugida
ሀ ለ ሐ

אתיופי

ግዕዝ

Learn the syllabic families and balanced geometric forms of Ethiopic writing.

Abugida
ਅ ਆ ਇ

גורמוקי

ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ

Learn the Punjabi script's headline, vowel signs, and distinctive letter families.

Indic abugida
ಅ ಆ ಇ

קאנאדה

ಕನ್ನಡ

Explore the rounded forms, vowel signs, and conjuncts of Kannada writing.

Indic abugida
അ ആ ഇ

מליאלאם

മലയാളം

Practise Malayalam's rounded letters, vowel signs, and rich consonant combinations.

Indic abugida
අ ආ ඉ

סינהלה

සිංහල

Discover Sinhala's circular forms, vowel signs, and flowing line rhythm.

Indic abugida
ກ ຂ ຄ

לאי

ລາວ

Learn Lao consonants, vowel placement, and the marks that shape its flowing script.

Abugida
က ခ ဂ

מיאנמר

မြန်မာ

Explore Burmese script through circular forms, vowel signs, and stacked consonants.

Abugida
ཀ ཁ ག

טיבטי

བོད་ཡིག

Meet Tibetan's horizontal head line, stacked forms, and careful vertical rhythm.

Abugida
Ꭰ Ꭱ Ꭲ

צ׳רוקי

ᏣᎳᎩ

Learn the syllabary created for the Cherokee language and its distinctive printed forms.

Syllabary
ଅ ଆ ଇ

אודייה

ଓଡ଼ିଆ

Explore Odia's rounded letters, vowel signs, and consonant combinations.

Indic abugida
ܐ ܒ ܓ

סורי

ܣܘܪܝܝܐ

Meet a right-to-left cursive script with distinct West and East Syriac traditions.

Abjad
ހ ށ ނ

תאנה

ދިވެހި

Learn the right-to-left alphabet used for Dhivehi, with its distinctive vowel marks.

Alphabet
ᠠ ᠪ ᠭ

מונגולי

ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ

Discover the traditional vertical Mongolian script and its changing letter shapes.

Alphabet
ꦲ ꦤ ꦕ

ג׳אוונזי

ꦧꦱꦗꦮ

Explore the ornate aksara Jawa through consonants, vowel signs, and subjoined forms.

Abugida
ᮃ ᮄ ᮅ

סונדאני

ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ

Learn the flowing script used for the Sundanese language on Java.

Abugida
ߊ ߓ ߕ

נ׳קו

ߒߞߏ

Meet a modern right-to-left script created for Manding languages, with tone marks and joining forms.

Alphabet
ᜀ ᜁ ᜂ

טגלוג

ᜊᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔

Explore Tagalog, also called Baybayin, as a historic Philippine abugida with a modern revival.

Abugida
ᬅ ᬆ ᬇ

באלינזי

ᬩᬲ ᬩᬮᬶ

Explore Balinese through ornate consonants, vowel signs, and subjoined forms.

Abugida
ꯑ ꯑꯥ ꯏ

מאיטי מאייק

ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ

Learn the revived script of Meetei through letters, vowel signs, and final consonants.

Abugida
ᱚ ᱛ ᱜ

אול צ׳יקי

ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ

Discover the alphabet created for Santali, with standalone vowels and expressive letterforms.

Alphabet
ⴰ ⴱ ⴳ

טיפינה

ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖ

Explore the geometric alphabet used for Amazigh languages across North Africa.

Alphabet
ꔀ ꔁ ꔂ

ואי

ꔀ ꔁ ꔂ

Learn the syllabary developed for the Vai language of Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Syllabary
𞤀 𞤁 𞤂

אדלם

𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥

Meet the modern alphabet developed for Fulani and other African languages.

Alphabet
𐒀 𐒁 𐒂

אוסמניה

𐒀𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖

Explore the twentieth-century alphabet devised for the Somali language.

Alphabet
ꀀ ꀁ ꀂ

יי

ꆈꌠꉙ

Discover the Yi syllabary used for the Liangshan variety of the Yi language.

Syllabary