Writing systems
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อาหรับ
العربيةPractice connected letterforms, graceful curves, and right-to-left writing.
เบงกาลี
বাংলাBuild confidence with Bengali vowels, consonants, and the headline that ties them together.
ซีริลลิก
КириллицаLearn a clear, practical set of letterforms used across many languages.
เทวนาครี
देवनागरीPractice the shapes, headline, and stroke patterns behind Devanagari writing.
ฮันกึล
한글Learn the building blocks of Hangul and arrange them into confident syllable blocks.
ญี่ปุ่น
ひらがなStart with the flowing forms of hiragana and build a steady writing rhythm.
ละติน
A B CRefresh the fundamentals: straight lines, curves, diagonals, and connected forms.
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𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥Meet the modern alphabet developed for Fulani and other African languages.
อาร์เมเนีย
ՀայերենTrace the distinctive alphabet created for the Armenian language in the early fifth century.
บาหลี
ᬩᬲ ᬩᬮᬶExplore Balinese through ornate consonants, vowel signs, and subjoined forms.
เชอโรกี
ᏣᎳᎩLearn the syllabary created for the Cherokee language and its distinctive printed forms.
เอธิโอปิก
ግዕዝLearn the syllabic families and balanced geometric forms of Ethiopic writing.
จอร์เจีย
ქართულიGet to know the rounded Mkhedruli forms used in modern Georgian writing.
กรีก
ΕλληνικάExplore the alphabet behind alpha and beta, with distinct uppercase and lowercase forms.
คุชราต
ગુજરાતીStart with the open, flowing letterforms of Gujarati and its vowel-mark patterns.
กูร์มูคี
ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀLearn the Punjabi script's headline, vowel signs, and distinctive letter families.
ฮีบรู
עבריתMeet a right-to-left alphabet whose consonant letters carry a long history of written Hebrew.
ชวา
ꦧꦱꦗꦮExplore the ornate aksara Jawa through consonants, vowel signs, and subjoined forms.
กันนาดา
ಕನ್ನಡExplore the rounded forms, vowel signs, and conjuncts of Kannada writing.
เขมร
ខ្មែរExplore the ornate consonants, dependent vowels, and stacked forms of Khmer writing.
ลาว
ລາວLearn Lao consonants, vowel placement, and the marks that shape its flowing script.
มาลายาลัม
മലയാളംPractise Malayalam's rounded letters, vowel signs, and rich consonant combinations.
เมเทมาเยก
ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛLearn the revived script of Meetei through letters, vowel signs, and final consonants.
มองโกเลีย
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯDiscover the traditional vertical Mongolian script and its changing letter shapes.
พม่า
မြန်မာExplore Burmese script through circular forms, vowel signs, and stacked consonants.
เอ็นโก
ߒߞߏMeet a modern right-to-left script created for Manding languages, with tone marks and joining forms.
โอริยา
ଓଡ଼ିଆExplore Odia's rounded letters, vowel signs, and consonant combinations.
โอลชิกิ
ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤDiscover the alphabet created for Santali, with standalone vowels and expressive letterforms.
ออสมันยา
𐒀𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖Explore the twentieth-century alphabet devised for the Somali language.
สิงหล
සිංහලDiscover Sinhala's circular forms, vowel signs, and flowing line rhythm.
ซุนดา
ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓLearn the flowing script used for the Sundanese language on Java.
ซีเรีย
ܣܘܪܝܝܐMeet a right-to-left cursive script with distinct West and East Syriac traditions.
ตากาล็อก
ᜊᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔Explore Tagalog, also called Baybayin, as a historic Philippine abugida with a modern revival.
ทมิฬ
தமிழ்Practice the flowing circular forms and vowel-consonant combinations of Tamil script.
เตลูกู
తెలుగుDiscover the looped shapes and vowel signs that give Telugu its distinctive rhythm.
ทานา
ދިވެހިLearn the right-to-left alphabet used for Dhivehi, with its distinctive vowel marks.
ไทย
ไทยLearn the rounded consonants, tone marks, and vowel placements of Thai writing.
ทิเบต
བོད་ཡིགMeet Tibetan's horizontal head line, stacked forms, and careful vertical rhythm.
ทิฟินาก
ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖExplore the geometric alphabet used for Amazigh languages across North Africa.
ไว
ꔀ ꔁ ꔂLearn the syllabary developed for the Vai language of Liberia and Sierra Leone.
ยิ
ꆈꌠꉙDiscover the Yi syllabary used for the Liangshan variety of the Yi language.