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ا ب ت

阿拉伯文

العربية

Practice connected letterforms, graceful curves, and right-to-left writing.

Abjad · App available
অ আ ক

孟加拉文

বাংলা

Build confidence with Bengali vowels, consonants, and the headline that ties them together.

Indic abugida · App available
А Б В

西里尔文

Кириллица

Learn a clear, practical set of letterforms used across many languages.

Alphabet · App available
अ आ क

天城文

देवनागरी

Practice the shapes, headline, and stroke patterns behind Devanagari writing.

Indic abugida · App available
ㄱ ㄴ 한

谚文

한글

Learn the building blocks of Hangul and arrange them into confident syllable blocks.

Alphabet arranged in blocks · App available
あ い う

日语

ひらがな

Start with the flowing forms of hiragana and build a steady writing rhythm.

Mixed writing system · App available
A B C

拉丁文

A B C

Refresh the fundamentals: straight lines, curves, diagonals, and connected forms.

Alphabet · App available
Α Β Γ

希腊文

Ελληνικά

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

Alphabet
א ב ג

希伯来文

עברית

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

Abjad
ก ข ค

泰文

ไทย

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

Abugida
ა ბ გ

格鲁吉亚文

ქართული

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

Alphabet
Ա Բ Գ

亚美尼亚文

Հայերեն

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

Alphabet
அ ஆ இ

泰米尔文

தமிழ்

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

Indic abugida
అ ఆ ఇ

泰卢固文

తెలుగు

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

Indic abugida
અ આ ઇ

古吉拉特文

ગુજરાતી

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

Indic abugida
ក ខ គ

高棉文

ខ្មែរ

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

Abugida
ሀ ለ ሐ

埃塞俄比亚文

ግዕዝ

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

Abugida
ਅ ਆ ਇ

果鲁穆奇文

ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ

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

Indic abugida
ಅ ಆ ಇ

卡纳达文

ಕನ್ನಡ

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

Indic abugida
അ ആ ഇ

马拉雅拉姆文

മലയാളം

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

Indic abugida
අ ආ ඉ

僧伽罗文

සිංහල

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

Indic abugida
ກ ຂ ຄ

老挝文

ລາວ

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

Abugida
က ခ ဂ

缅甸文

မြန်မာ

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

Abugida
ཀ ཁ ག

藏文

བོད་ཡིག

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

Abugida
Ꭰ Ꭱ Ꭲ

切罗基文

ᏣᎳᎩ

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

Syllabary
ଅ ଆ ଇ

奥里亚文

ଓଡ଼ିଆ

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

Indic abugida
ܐ ܒ ܓ

叙利亚文

ܣܘܪܝܝܐ

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

Abjad
ހ ށ ނ

塔安那文

ދިވެހި

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

Alphabet
ᠠ ᠪ ᠭ

蒙古文

ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ

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

Alphabet
ꦲ ꦤ ꦕ

爪哇文

ꦧꦱꦗꦮ

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

Abugida
ᮃ ᮄ ᮅ

巽他文

ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ

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

Abugida
ߊ ߓ ߕ

西非书面文字(N’Ko)

ߒߞߏ

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

Alphabet
ᜀ ᜁ ᜂ

塔加路文

ᜊᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔

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

Abugida
ᬅ ᬆ ᬇ

巴厘文

ᬩᬲ ᬩᬮᬶ

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

Abugida
ꯑ ꯑꯥ ꯏ

曼尼普尔文

ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ

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

Abugida
ᱚ ᱛ ᱜ

桑塔利文

ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ

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

Alphabet
ⴰ ⴱ ⴳ

提非纳文

ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖ

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

Alphabet
ꔀ ꔁ ꔂ

瓦依文

ꔀ ꔁ ꔂ

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

Syllabary
𞤀 𞤁 𞤂

阿德拉姆文

𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥

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

Alphabet
𐒀 𐒁 𐒂

奥斯曼亚文

𐒀𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖

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

Alphabet
ꀀ ꀁ ꀂ

彝文

ꆈꌠꉙ

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

Syllabary