Writing systems
Information about alphabets and other writing systems.
- Alphabets
- Abjads (Consonant alphabets)
- Abugidas (Syllabic alphabets)
- Syllabaries
- Semanto-phonetic writing systems
- Alternative scripts
- Undeciphered scripts
- Language and writing statistics
- A-Z index | Index by writing direction
Constructed scripts
Constructed scripts for books, films, TV, games, and for fun.
- Scripts for natural languages
- Scripts for constructed languages
- Colour-based scripts
- Phonetic/Universal scripts
- Adapted scripts
- Fictional alphabets
- Magical alphabets
- A-Z index of constructed scripts
Languages
Learn languages and learn about languages.
- Useful phrases | Silly phrases
- Multilingual Phrase Finder
- Numbers | Time | Colours
- Family words | Terms of endearment
- Idioms | Proverbs
- Tongue twisters
- Other multilingual pages
- Songs and Tunes
- Celtic languages
- Q International Keyboard
What's new?
New and improved pages on Omniglot.
- New podcast: Episode 20 - Language Families
- New language: Ghomara
- New blog post: Lagom är bäst
- New language: Shawiya
- New constructed script: Manjikana
- New animal sounds page: Cows
- New language: Shilha (Tashelhit)
- New language: Zuwara Berber
- New blog post: Language Quiz
- New animal sounds page: Owls
- New page: Yi Jing Hexagrams
- New blog post: Scrupulous Scruples
- New page: Alchemical symbols
- New language: Ghadamès
- New blog post: Out of a clear blue left field
- New language: Zenaga
- New language: Rifian
- New numbers page: Tsez
- New language: Palaung
- New blog post: Winning One's Steak
