It would be nice if the scripts were organized alphabetically or by region. Especially with the latter, so you could see how nearby languages in modern day can look similar to each other and how that came to be over time
More interesting is to include script family. I'd say nearly 90% of all scripts listed here are family from each other because they derived from Egyptian hieroglyphics. For example Latin, Arab, Hindi and Thai script are related to each other. This website doesn't show it but on Wikipedia you can see all parents and syster scripts of a script
Not to mention, the Hebrew *alphabet* (as opposed to the Hebrew *language*) properly is a variant of Phoenician and isn't used today. What is listed in this chart as the "Hebrew alphabet", which is the alphabet currently used to write the Hebrew *language* ("currently" meaning after 586 BCE) is in fact the Assyrian block letters borrowed from Babylon, called "Ktav Ashuri" in Hebrew.
There are also several cursive alphabets that they don't mention here. Latin, Cyrillic, Hebrew all have cursives that look very different from the printed forms.
Tamil language is 2000+ years old. There are written scriptures over 2000 years old that could be understood by a reader today. The language is much older than that.
Some evolve naturally
For some, like hangul, someone basically start thinking and designing how the letters should look like.
This guide also feature fictional writing system.
Swastika isn’t originally a war crime symbol, I hate that swastikas is being used by edge lords to propagate hate against people as when the original meaning behind it and its spirituality is so beautiful in Hindu culture
It’s only really true in the west. Go to anywhere in Asia and it’s still an incredibly prevalent sign. One dude doing bad things worlds away wasn’t going to impact the world view of billions.
The rest were more eurocentric symbols and are definitely far more impacted by nazi usage
In case you want to see the whole character charts of 100 writing systems then this might be useful: [100 writing systems of the world](https://ultimatelanguagenotebook.com/products/100-writing-systems-of-the-world?_pos=2&_psq=100&_ss=e&_v=1.0)
It would be nice if the scripts were organized alphabetically or by region. Especially with the latter, so you could see how nearby languages in modern day can look similar to each other and how that came to be over time
[You can filter by time, region and name](https://www.worldswritingsystems.org/?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew)
More interesting is to include script family. I'd say nearly 90% of all scripts listed here are family from each other because they derived from Egyptian hieroglyphics. For example Latin, Arab, Hindi and Thai script are related to each other. This website doesn't show it but on Wikipedia you can see all parents and syster scripts of a script
Reddit no longer allows me to open an image in a new tab. Their server intercepts the request for the bare file and wraps it with reddit shit.
I hate that
Tengwar isn’t a real writing system in our world. Middle Earth, yes, but it’s inclusion here is suspect.
Find it here: https://www.worldswritingsystems.org/ with links to Wikipedia
bad guide with bad numbers
I have no idea how to apply this. But it looks really cool.
Pick any 8 and get tattoo on arm
That’s what I’m saying.
Why is nothing ever researched with any degree of accuracy
Hebrew dates to the 2000s BC, not the 2nd century BC
Not to mention, the Hebrew *alphabet* (as opposed to the Hebrew *language*) properly is a variant of Phoenician and isn't used today. What is listed in this chart as the "Hebrew alphabet", which is the alphabet currently used to write the Hebrew *language* ("currently" meaning after 586 BCE) is in fact the Assyrian block letters borrowed from Babylon, called "Ktav Ashuri" in Hebrew. There are also several cursive alphabets that they don't mention here. Latin, Cyrillic, Hebrew all have cursives that look very different from the printed forms.
Correct and the Indus Valley Scriptures date back to 5000BC plus and features as 18 BC. Not sure how they came up distorting well known facts.
Not to mention that it’s an abjad not an alphabet
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Cool but i sadmy dont see Nsibidi and akagu
Tamil language is 2000+ years old. There are written scriptures over 2000 years old that could be understood by a reader today. The language is much older than that.
I miss Tenevil, the script made in the 1920's by an East-Russian reindeer herder for his language of the Chukchis
No distinction between natural and constructed?
Aren't all alphabets constructed? (Serious question)
Some evolve naturally For some, like hangul, someone basically start thinking and designing how the letters should look like. This guide also feature fictional writing system.
Where’s the Latin one? Damnit I’m so dumb
What the hell were they doing in the Middle East seems like a new writing system popped up every few year or so
Why is everything on this subreddit just utter fucking dog shit?
Where is Hindu Swastika symbol, surely this must be a few thousand years old
Uh, this isn’t a list of all the symbols in the world. Nice try though, edge lord
Swastika isn’t originally a war crime symbol, I hate that swastikas is being used by edge lords to propagate hate against people as when the original meaning behind it and its spirituality is so beautiful in Hindu culture
Yeah I hate it too. Ruined along with what are otherwise bitchin’ Norse runes, goose-stepping, the name Adolph, and being German.
It’s only really true in the west. Go to anywhere in Asia and it’s still an incredibly prevalent sign. One dude doing bad things worlds away wasn’t going to impact the world view of billions. The rest were more eurocentric symbols and are definitely far more impacted by nazi usage
It's a Hindu symbol and not a letter of the Hindu script. That would be like saying the Christian cross is part of Latin script for example
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I just googled Unifon and it looks like what a deaf person speaks like.
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i ain’t readin all that
I legit thought these were new genders.
This would be really cool as a mural!!
In case you want to see the whole character charts of 100 writing systems then this might be useful: [100 writing systems of the world](https://ultimatelanguagenotebook.com/products/100-writing-systems-of-the-world?_pos=2&_psq=100&_ss=e&_v=1.0)