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ערבי
العربيةPractice connected letterforms, graceful curves, and right-to-left writing.
בנגלי
বাংলাBuild confidence with Bengali vowels, consonants, and the headline that ties them together.
קירילי
КириллицаLearn a clear, practical set of letterforms used across many languages.
דוואנגרי
देवनागरीPractice the shapes, headline, and stroke patterns behind Devanagari writing.
האנגול
한글Learn the building blocks of Hangul and arrange them into confident syllable blocks.
יפנית
ひらがなStart with the flowing forms of hiragana and build a steady writing rhythm.
לטיני
A B CRefresh the fundamentals: straight lines, curves, diagonals, and connected forms.
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אדלם
𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥Meet the modern alphabet developed for Fulani and other African languages.
ארמני
ՀայերենTrace the distinctive alphabet created for the Armenian language in the early fifth century.
באלינזי
ᬩᬲ ᬩᬮᬶExplore Balinese through ornate consonants, vowel signs, and subjoined forms.
צ׳רוקי
ᏣᎳᎩLearn the syllabary created for the Cherokee language and its distinctive printed forms.
אתיופי
ግዕዝLearn the syllabic families and balanced geometric forms of Ethiopic writing.
גאורגי
ქართულიGet to know the rounded Mkhedruli forms used in modern Georgian writing.
יווני
ΕλληνικάExplore the alphabet behind alpha and beta, with distinct uppercase and lowercase forms.
גוג׳רטי
ગુજરાતીStart with the open, flowing letterforms of Gujarati and its vowel-mark patterns.
גורמוקי
ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀLearn the Punjabi script's headline, vowel signs, and distinctive letter families.
עברי
עבריתMeet a right-to-left alphabet whose consonant letters carry a long history of written Hebrew.
ג׳אוונזי
ꦧꦱꦗꦮExplore the ornate aksara Jawa through consonants, vowel signs, and subjoined forms.
קאנאדה
ಕನ್ನಡExplore the rounded forms, vowel signs, and conjuncts of Kannada writing.
חמרי
ខ្មែរExplore the ornate consonants, dependent vowels, and stacked forms of Khmer writing.
לאי
ລາວLearn Lao consonants, vowel placement, and the marks that shape its flowing script.
מליאלאם
മലയാളംPractise Malayalam's rounded letters, vowel signs, and rich consonant combinations.
מאיטי מאייק
ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛLearn the revived script of Meetei through letters, vowel signs, and final consonants.
מונגולי
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯDiscover the traditional vertical Mongolian script and its changing letter shapes.
מיאנמר
မြန်မာExplore Burmese script through circular forms, vowel signs, and stacked consonants.
נ׳קו
ߒߞߏMeet a modern right-to-left script created for Manding languages, with tone marks and joining forms.
אודייה
ଓଡ଼ିଆExplore Odia's rounded letters, vowel signs, and consonant combinations.
אול צ׳יקי
ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤDiscover the alphabet created for Santali, with standalone vowels and expressive letterforms.
אוסמניה
𐒀𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖Explore the twentieth-century alphabet devised for the Somali language.
סינהלה
සිංහලDiscover Sinhala's circular forms, vowel signs, and flowing line rhythm.
סונדאני
ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓLearn the flowing script used for the Sundanese language on Java.
סורי
ܣܘܪܝܝܐMeet a right-to-left cursive script with distinct West and East Syriac traditions.
טגלוג
ᜊᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔Explore Tagalog, also called Baybayin, as a historic Philippine abugida with a modern revival.
טמיל
தமிழ்Practice the flowing circular forms and vowel-consonant combinations of Tamil script.
טלוגו
తెలుగుDiscover the looped shapes and vowel signs that give Telugu its distinctive rhythm.
תאנה
ދިވެހިLearn the right-to-left alphabet used for Dhivehi, with its distinctive vowel marks.
תאי
ไทยLearn the rounded consonants, tone marks, and vowel placements of Thai writing.
טיבטי
བོད་ཡིགMeet Tibetan's horizontal head line, stacked forms, and careful vertical rhythm.
טיפינה
ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖExplore the geometric alphabet used for Amazigh languages across North Africa.
ואי
ꔀ ꔁ ꔂLearn the syllabary developed for the Vai language of Liberia and Sierra Leone.
יי
ꆈꌠꉙDiscover the Yi syllabary used for the Liangshan variety of the Yi language.