Writing systems
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Arabic
العربيةPractice connected letterforms, graceful curves, and right-to-left writing.
Bengali
বাংলাBuild confidence with Bengali vowels, consonants, and the headline that ties them together.
Cyrillic
КириллицаLearn a clear, practical set of letterforms used across many languages.
Devanagari
देवनागरीPractice the shapes, headline, and stroke patterns behind Devanagari writing.
Hangul
한글Learn the building blocks of Hangul and arrange them into confident syllable blocks.
Japanese
ひらがなStart with the flowing forms of hiragana and build a steady writing rhythm.
Latin
A B CRefresh the fundamentals: straight lines, curves, diagonals, and connected forms.
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Adlam
𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥Meet the modern alphabet developed for Fulani and other African languages.
Armenian
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.
Cherokee
ᏣᎳᎩLearn the syllabary created for the Cherokee language and its distinctive printed forms.
Ethiopic
ግዕዝLearn the syllabic families and balanced geometric forms of Ethiopic writing.
Georgian
ქართულიGet to know the rounded Mkhedruli forms used in modern Georgian writing.
Greek
ΕλληνικάExplore the alphabet behind alpha and beta, with distinct uppercase and lowercase forms.
Gujarati
ગુજરાતીStart with the open, flowing letterforms of Gujarati and its vowel-mark patterns.
Gurmukhi
ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀLearn the Punjabi script's headline, vowel signs, and distinctive letter families.
Hebrew
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.
Kannada
ಕನ್ನಡExplore the rounded forms, vowel signs, and conjuncts of Kannada writing.
Khmer
ខ្មែរExplore the ornate consonants, dependent vowels, and stacked forms of Khmer writing.
Lao
ລາວLearn Lao consonants, vowel placement, and the marks that shape its flowing script.
Malayalam
മലയാളംPractise Malayalam's rounded letters, vowel signs, and rich consonant combinations.
Meetei Mayek
ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛLearn the revived script of Meetei through letters, vowel signs, and final consonants.
Mongolian
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯDiscover the traditional vertical Mongolian script and its changing letter shapes.
Myanmar
မြန်မာExplore Burmese script through circular forms, vowel signs, and stacked consonants.
N’Ko
ߒߞߏMeet a modern right-to-left script created for Manding languages, with tone marks and joining forms.
Odia
ଓଡ଼ିଆExplore Odia's rounded letters, vowel signs, and consonant combinations.
Ol Chiki
ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤDiscover the alphabet created for Santali, with standalone vowels and expressive letterforms.
Osmanya
𐒀𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖Explore the twentieth-century alphabet devised for the Somali language.
Sinhala
සිංහලDiscover Sinhala's circular forms, vowel signs, and flowing line rhythm.
Sundanese
ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓLearn the flowing script used for the Sundanese language on Java.
Syriac
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.
Tamil
தமிழ்Practice the flowing circular forms and vowel-consonant combinations of Tamil script.
Telugu
తెలుగుDiscover the looped shapes and vowel signs that give Telugu its distinctive rhythm.
Thaana
ދިވެހިLearn the right-to-left alphabet used for Dhivehi, with its distinctive vowel marks.
Thai
ไทยLearn the rounded consonants, tone marks, and vowel placements of Thai writing.
Tibetan
བོད་ཡིགMeet Tibetan's horizontal head line, stacked forms, and careful vertical rhythm.
Tifinagh
ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖExplore the geometric alphabet used for Amazigh languages across North Africa.
Vai
ꔀ ꔁ ꔂLearn the syllabary developed for the Vai language of Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Yi
ꆈꌠꉙDiscover the Yi syllabary used for the Liangshan variety of the Yi language.