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𞤀 𞤁 𞤂Explore script

아들람 문자

𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥

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

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Ա Բ ԳExplore script

아르메니아 문자

Հայերեն

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

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ᬅ ᬆ ᬇExplore script

발리 문자

ᬩᬲ ᬩᬮᬶ

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

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Ꭰ Ꭱ ᎢExplore script

체로키 문자

ᏣᎳᎩ

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

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ሀ ለ ሐExplore script

에티오피아 문자

ግዕዝ

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

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ა ბ გExplore script

조지아 문자

ქართული

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

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Α Β ΓExplore script

그리스 문자

Ελληνικά

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

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અ આ ઇExplore script

구자라트 문자

ગુજરાતી

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

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ਅ ਆ ਇExplore script

구르무키 문자

ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ

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

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א ב גExplore script

히브리 문자

עברית

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

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ꦲ ꦤ ꦕExplore script

자바 문자

ꦧꦱꦗꦮ

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

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ಅ ಆ ಇExplore script

칸나다 문자

ಕನ್ನಡ

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

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ក ខ គExplore script

크메르 문자

ខ្មែរ

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

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ກ ຂ ຄExplore script

라오 문자

ລາວ

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

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അ ആ ഇExplore script

말라얄람 문자

മലയാളം

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

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ꯑ ꯑꯥ ꯏExplore script

메이테이 마옉 문자

ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ

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

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ᠠ ᠪ ᠭExplore script

몽골 문자

ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ

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

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က ခ ဂExplore script

미얀마 문자

မြန်မာ

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

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ߊ ߓ ߕExplore script

응코 문자

ߒߞߏ

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

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ଅ ଆ ଇExplore script

오리야 문자

ଓଡ଼ିଆ

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

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ᱚ ᱛ ᱜExplore script

올 치키 문자

ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ

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

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𐒀 𐒁 𐒂Explore script

오스마니아 문자

𐒀𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖

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

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අ ආ ඉExplore script

신할라 문자

සිංහල

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

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ᮃ ᮄ ᮅExplore script

순다 문자

ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ

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

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ܐ ܒ ܓExplore script

시리아 문자

ܣܘܪܝܝܐ

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

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ᜀ ᜁ ᜂExplore script

타갈로그 문자

ᜊᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔

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

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அ ஆ இExplore script

타밀 문자

தமிழ்

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

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అ ఆ ఇExplore script

텔루구 문자

తెలుగు

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

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ހ ށ ނExplore script

타나 문자

ދިވެހި

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

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ก ข คExplore script

타이 문자

ไทย

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

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ཀ ཁ གExplore script

티베트 문자

བོད་ཡིག

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

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ⴰ ⴱ ⴳExplore script

티피나그 문자

ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖ

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

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ꔀ ꔁ ꔂExplore script

바이 문자

ꔀ ꔁ ꔂ

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

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ꀀ ꀁ ꀂExplore script

이 문자

ꆈꌠꉙ

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

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