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Writing Systems - TSV

Writing systems are symbolic systems used to represent languages visually. They include various types such as alphabets, abjads (consonant alphabets), abugidas (syllabic alphabets), syllabaries, and logographic scripts, used by different languages worldwide. This collection systematically organizes major writing systems including Latin, Chinese characters, Arabic script, and Cyrillic script.

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code	slug	name	description	direction	regions	type	users
01	latin-alphabet	Latin Alphabet	The most widely used alphabet in the world.	LTR	Europe, Americas, Africa, Asia, Oceania	Alphabet	4.9 billion+
02	chinese-characters	Chinese Characters (Hanzi)	A logographic writing system and the main script for Chinese.	LTR/TTB	China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Japan, Korea	Logography	1.5 billion+
03	arabic-script	Arabic Script	An abjad (consonant alphabet) written from right to left.	RTL	Middle East, North Africa, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia	Abjad	828 million+
04	cyrillic-script	Cyrillic Script	An alphabet primarily used for Slavic languages.	LTR	Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Serbia, Central Asia	Alphabet	350 million+
05	devanagari	Devanagari	An abugida (syllabic alphabet) widely used in the Indian subcontinent.	LTR	India, Nepal	Abugida	480 million+
06	bengali-script	Bengali Script	An abugida used for Bengali and Assamese languages.	LTR	Bangladesh, India (West Bengal, Assam)	Abugida	300 million+
07	japanese-writing	Japanese Writing (Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana)	A mixed writing system combining kanji and two types of syllabaries.	LTR/TTB	Japan	Mixed (Logographic + Syllabic)	123 million+
08	korean-hangul	Korean Hangul	A unique alphabet used on the Korean Peninsula.	LTR	South Korea, North Korea, China (Yanbian)	Alphabet (Featural)	82 million+
09	greek-alphabet	Greek Alphabet	The oldest alphabet in Europe, also used for scientific notation.	LTR	Greece, Cyprus	Alphabet	13 million+
10	hebrew-script	Hebrew Script	An abjad used to write Hebrew, the liturgical language of Judaism.	RTL	Israel, Jewish communities worldwide	Abjad	9 million+
11	thai-script	Thai Script	An abugida used to write the Thai language.	LTR	Thailand	Abugida	60 million+
12	tamil-script	Tamil Script	An abugida used to write Tamil in southern India.	LTR	India (Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia	Abugida	75 million+
13	georgian-script	Georgian Script (Mkhedruli)	A unique alphabet used to write the Georgian language.	LTR	Georgia	Alphabet	4 million+
14	armenian-alphabet	Armenian Alphabet	A unique alphabet used to write the Armenian language.	LTR	Armenia, Armenian diaspora	Alphabet	6 million+
15	ethiopic-script	Ethiopic Script (Ge'ez)	An abugida used to write Amharic and other languages.	LTR	Ethiopia, Eritrea	Abugida	57 million+
16	burmese-script	Burmese Script	An abugida used to write the Burmese language.	LTR	Myanmar	Abugida	38 million+
17	khmer-script	Khmer Script	An abugida used to write Khmer in Cambodia.	LTR	Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam	Abugida	16 million+
18	lao-script	Lao Script	An abugida used to write the Lao language.	LTR	Laos, Thailand (Isan region)	Abugida	25 million+
19	tibetan-script	Tibetan Script	An abugida used to write the Tibetan language.	LTR	China (Tibet), Bhutan, India (Ladakh, Sikkim)	Abugida	8 million+
20	mongolian-script	Mongolian Script	A vertically written alphabet for the Mongolian language.	TTB	China (Inner Mongolia), Mongolia (traditional)	Alphabet (Vertical)	5 million+