The Most Important Writing Systems
25 items ranked
Phonetic or iconic, true or abugidas, writing systems are as varied as we are. Vote for the one you consider the most important one.
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1.
Persian
10 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
2.
Cyrillic alphabet
2 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
3.
Arabic
1 point - added 13 years ago by vlad -
4.
Latin alphabet
Probably the most common, even though simplified Chinese is right behind.
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
5.
Hebrew
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
6.
Sumerian cuneiform
Do you think Kanji are difficult? Check these out: they feature contextual representation and tone.
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
7.
Egyptian hieroglyphs
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
8.
Hieratic script
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
9.
Demotic script
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
10.
Chinese script (Hanzi)
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
11.
Japanese script (Kanji)
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
12.
Korean script (Hanja)
A very comprehensive and easy-to-learn script.
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
13.
Runes
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
14.
Brahmi
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
15.
Hangul
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
16.
Devanagari
This abugida alphabet is said to be half human and half divine.
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
17.
Proto-Sinaitic script
The first known alphabet.
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
18.
Ethiopic script
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
19.
Cherokee syllabary
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
20.
Phoenician script
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
21.
Armenian alphabet
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
22.
Hanja
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
23.
Akkadian cuneiform
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
24.
Braille
Fascinating writing solution.
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
25.
Greek alphabet
-3 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
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