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عربی
العربيةPractice connected letterforms, graceful curves, and right-to-left writing.
بنگالی
বাংলাBuild confidence with Bengali vowels, consonants, and the headline that ties them together.
سیریلک
КириллицаLearn a clear, practical set of letterforms used across many languages.
دیوناگری
देवनागरीPractice the shapes, headline, and stroke patterns behind Devanagari writing.
ہنگول
한글Learn the building blocks of Hangul and arrange them into confident syllable blocks.
جاپانی
ひらがなStart with the flowing forms of hiragana and build a steady writing rhythm.
لاطینی
A B CRefresh the fundamentals: straight lines, curves, diagonals, and connected forms.
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ایڈلم
𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥Meet the modern alphabet developed for Fulani and other African languages.
آرمینیائی
ՀայերենTrace the distinctive alphabet created for the Armenian language in the early fifth century.
Balinese
ᬩᬲ ᬩᬮᬶExplore Balinese through ornate consonants, vowel signs, and subjoined forms.
چیروکی
ᏣᎳᎩLearn the syllabary created for the Cherokee language and its distinctive printed forms.
ایتھوپیائی
ግዕዝLearn the syllabic families and balanced geometric forms of Ethiopic writing.
جارجیائی
ქართულიGet to know the rounded Mkhedruli forms used in modern Georgian writing.
یونانی
ΕλληνικάExplore the alphabet behind alpha and beta, with distinct uppercase and lowercase forms.
گجراتی
ગુજરાતીStart with the open, flowing letterforms of Gujarati and its vowel-mark patterns.
گرمکھی
ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀLearn the Punjabi script's headline, vowel signs, and distinctive letter families.
عبرانی
עבריתMeet a right-to-left alphabet whose consonant letters carry a long history of written Hebrew.
Javanese
ꦧꦱꦗꦮExplore the ornate aksara Jawa through consonants, vowel signs, and subjoined forms.
کنڑ
ಕನ್ನಡExplore the rounded forms, vowel signs, and conjuncts of Kannada writing.
خمیر
ខ្មែរExplore the ornate consonants, dependent vowels, and stacked forms of Khmer writing.
لاؤ
ລາວLearn Lao consonants, vowel placement, and the marks that shape its flowing script.
ملیالم
മലയാളംPractise Malayalam's rounded letters, vowel signs, and rich consonant combinations.
میتی مئیک
ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛLearn the revived script of Meetei through letters, vowel signs, and final consonants.
منگولیائی
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯDiscover the traditional vertical Mongolian script and its changing letter shapes.
میانمار
မြန်မာExplore Burmese script through circular forms, vowel signs, and stacked consonants.
نکو
ߒߞߏMeet a modern right-to-left script created for Manding languages, with tone marks and joining forms.
اڑیہ
ଓଡ଼ିଆExplore Odia's rounded letters, vowel signs, and consonant combinations.
اول چکی
ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤDiscover the alphabet created for Santali, with standalone vowels and expressive letterforms.
Osmanya
𐒀𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖Explore the twentieth-century alphabet devised for the Somali language.
سنہالا
සිංහලDiscover Sinhala's circular forms, vowel signs, and flowing line rhythm.
سوڈانی
ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓLearn the flowing script used for the Sundanese language on Java.
سریانی
ܣܘܪܝܝܐMeet a right-to-left cursive script with distinct West and East Syriac traditions.
Tagalog
ᜊᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔Explore Tagalog, also called Baybayin, as a historic Philippine abugida with a modern revival.
تمل
தமிழ்Practice the flowing circular forms and vowel-consonant combinations of Tamil script.
تیلگو
తెలుగుDiscover the looped shapes and vowel signs that give Telugu its distinctive rhythm.
تھانا
ދިވެހިLearn the right-to-left alphabet used for Dhivehi, with its distinctive vowel marks.
تھائی
ไทยLearn the rounded consonants, tone marks, and vowel placements of Thai writing.
تبتی
བོད་ཡིགMeet Tibetan's horizontal head line, stacked forms, and careful vertical rhythm.
ٹفناگ
ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖExplore the geometric alphabet used for Amazigh languages across North Africa.
وائی
ꔀ ꔁ ꔂLearn the syllabary developed for the Vai language of Liberia and Sierra Leone.
یی
ꆈꌠꉙDiscover the Yi syllabary used for the Liangshan variety of the Yi language.