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Hi, polyglots. On this page we will see caligraphies and typefaces from various writing systems.

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calligraphy script time of origin place of origin image
  • hieratiká ἱερατικά [grc]
  • كتابة هيراطيقية [arb]
 Egyptian c. 3200 BC Egypt 500px--1455_Brief_des_B%C3%BCrgermeisters_von_Theben_Sennefer_anagoria.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hieratic

  • dàzhuàn 大篆 大篆 [cmn]
 Han Eastern Zhou period (c. 1046 BC – 403 BC) China 500px-Song_ding_inscription.jpg
  • niǎochóngzhuàn 鳥蟲篆 鸟虫篆 [cmn]
 Han Spring and Autumn period (c. 770 BC – 481 BC) China 500px-Sword_of_Goujian%2C_2019-06-15_02.jpg
  • dēmotikós δημοτικός [grc]
  • كتابة ديموطيقية [arb]
 Egyptian c. 650 BC Egypt 500px-DemoticScriptsRosettaStoneReplica.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Demotic

  • xiǎozhuàn 小篆 小篆 [cmn]
 Han c. 500 BC China 500px-Edict_bronze_standard_weight_Qin_dynasty.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Small_seal_script

  • lìshū 隸書 隶书 [cmn]
 Han, Tangut, Khitan large script, Khitan small script, Jurchen, Hangul Warring States period (c. 475 BC – 221 BC) China 250px-LishuHuashanmiao.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Clerical_script

  • xíngshū 行書 行书 [cmn]
 Han, Tangut, Khitan large script, Khitan small script, Jurchen, Hangul Han period (202 BC – 220) China 250px-Lanting_P3rd.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Semi-cursive_script

  • cǎoshū 草書 草书 [cmn]
 Han, Tangut, Khitan large script, Khitan small script, Jurchen, Hangul Han period (202 BC – 220) China 250px-Treatise_On_Calligraphy.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_cursive_script

  • littera capitalis rustica [lat]
 Latin 1st century Rome 500px-RomanVirgilFolio078r.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Capitalis_rustica

  • kǎishū 楷書 楷书 [cmn]
 Han, Tangut, Khitan large script, Khitan small script, Jurchen, Hangul c. 230 China 250px-KaishuOuyangxun.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Regular_script

  • στρογγυλόσχημη γραφή [ell]
 Latin, Greek, Gothic, Coptic, Cyrillic 4th century Rome 500px-KellsFol309r.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Uncial

  • khaṭṭ al-nasḵ خط النسخ [arb]
 Arabic 6th century Arabia 500px-A_panel_in_Naskh_Script%2C_Signed_by_Mohammad_Hashem%2C_1190_AH.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Naskh_(script)

  • escritura visigótica [spa]
 Latin 7th century Iberia Codex_Vigilanus%2C_Vigila_scriba%2C_folio_22v.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Visigothic_script

  • khaṭṭ al-kūfī خط الكوفي [arb]
 Arabic 7th century Arabia 500px-Abbasid_Koran_folio_from_Egypt.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kufic_style

  • Cló na nOileán [gle]
  • Insular script [eng]
 Latin 7th century Ireland 330px-BookDurrowInitMark86r.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Insular_script

  • écriture mérovingienne [fra]
  • scriptura Merovingica [lat]
 Latin 7th century Francia 960px-%C3%89criture_de_Laon.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Merovingian_script

  • karolingische Minuskel [deu]
  • minuscule caroline [fra]
 Latin 8th century Francia 330px-Abbazia_di_passignano%2C_gregorio_magno%2C_moralia_sive_exp...%2C_1150_ca._03_miniatura_carolina.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Carolingian_minuscule

  • khaṭṭ al-tawqīʕ خط الإجازة [arb]
 Arabic 8th century Arabia 330px-Tawqi%27_script_-_Qur%27anic_verses.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tawqi%27_style

  • scrittura beneventana [ita]
 Latin 8th century Southern Italy 500px-Tacitus%2C_Annals%2C_Florence%2C_Plut._68%2C2.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Beneventan_script

  • hrvatska glagoljica [arb]
 Glagolitic 8th century Istria 500px-%D0%93%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F.svg.png
  • naskh-e ta'liq نستعلیق [pes]
 Arabic 8th century Iran 330px-A_folio_from_the_%27Zafarnama%27_-_dated_AD_1872.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nastaliq

  • khaṭṭ al-muḥaqqaq خط المحقق [arb]
 Arabic 10th century Arabia 500px-Folios_1b-2a_from_Part_15_of_a_30-part_Qur%E2%80%99an_copied_by_Ya%27qut_al-Musta%27simi_in_Baghdad_1282-1283_AD_%28681_AH%29_%28cropped%29.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Muhaqqaq_style

  • khaṭṭ-uṯ-ṯuluṯ خط الثلث [arb]
 Arabic 10th century Arabia 500px-The_alphabet_in_Thuluth_script_by_%27Ala%27_al-Din_Tabrizi.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Thuluth_style

  • jiǔdiézhuàn 九疊篆 九叠篆 [cmn]
 Han, Khitan large script, Khitan small script Song period (960 – 1279) China 250px-Liao_dynasty_Khitan_script_pottery_seal_%28with_impression%29.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nine-fold_seal_script

  • sòngtǐ 宋體 宋体 [cmn]
 Han, Tangut, Khitan large script, Khitan small script, Jurchen, Hangul Song period (960 – 1279) China 330px-%E9%BD%8A%E6%9B%B811.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ming_(typefaces)

  • khaṭṭ al-qayrawāni خط قيرواني [arb]
 Arabic 1020 Arabia 500px-Bifolium_from_the_%22Nurse%27s_Qur%27an%22_%28Mushaf_al-Hadina%29_MET_DP167065.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kairouani_script

  • khaṭṭ al-rayḥāni خط المحقق [arb]
 Arabic 11th century Arabia 500px-Page_from_the_Qur%27an_manuscript_copied_by_Arghun_al-Kamili_%28Morgan_Library_%26_Museum_Ms_M.840._1_recto%29.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rayhan

  • vjaz вяз [bul]
  • vjęzati вѩзати ⰲⱗⰸⰰⱅⰻ [chu]
 Cyrillic 13th century Southern Slavia 500px-%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D1%8F%D0%B7%D1%8C_%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%BE%D0%BA.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Vyaz

  • xatt ta'liq تعلیق [pes]
 Arabic 13th century Iran 330px-Opening_page_from_the_manuscript_of_%22Hikmat_al-%CA%BFIshraq%22_by_al-Suhrawardi.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Taliq

  • skóropisʹ скоропись [rus]
  • скоропись [ukr]
 Cyrillic 14th century Eastern Slavia 500px-%D0%9E_%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8_1.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Skoropis

  • Schwabacher [ita]
 Latin 15th century Germany 500px-Post-_och_Inrikes_Tidningar_1835-12-24_1_stilar.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Schwabacher

  • scrittura umanistica [ita]
 Latin 15th century Italy 500px-Book_of_Hours_Bentivoglio.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Humanistic_script

  • secretary hand [eng]
 Latin early 16th century England 960px-Secretary_hand.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Secretary_hand

  • Lệnh thư 令書 [vie]
 Han 16th century Vietnam 960px-S%E1%BA%AFc_phong_cho_B%C3%B9i_T%C3%B4ng_V%C4%A9_%E8%A3%B4%E5%AE%97%E5%81%89.png

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:L%E1%BB%87nh_th%C6%B0

  • Fraktur [deu]
 Latin 16th century Germany 960px-Allmanach_paa_det_Aar_efter_Jesu_Christi_F%C3%B8dsel_1644_-_Introduction.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fraktur

  • Kurrent [deu]
 Latin 16th century Germany 960px-thumbnail.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:German_Kurrent

  • rounde [fra]
 Latin late 16th century France 500px-EcritureRonde-Encyclopedie.jpg
  • round hand [eng]
 Latin 1660s England 500px-Bickham-letter.png

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Round_hand

  • copperplate script [eng]
 Latin 17th century England 500px-Bickham-letter-detail.png
  • court hand [eng]
 Latin 17th century England 500px-Court_hand_alphabet_and_abbreviations.png

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Court_hand

  • khaṭṭ dīvānī خط ديواني [arb]
  • Divanî [tur]
 Arabic 17th century Anatolia 960px-Page_of_Calligraphy_MET_DT8327.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Diwani_style

  • graždánskij šrift гражданский шрифт [rus]
 Cyrillic 1708 Russia 500px-%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%88%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%82_1707.svg.png
  • shibaimoji 芝居文字 [jpn]
 Japanese 1779 Japan Kanteiryu_sample.png
  • yosemoji 寄席文字 [jpn]
 Japanese 18th century Japan Yosemoji_sample.png
  • Spencerian script [eng]
 Latin 1850 United States of America Penman%27s_Art_Journal_%281909%29_%2814578211919%29.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Spencerian_script

  • library hand [eng]
 Latin 1885 United States of America A_Library_Primer_illustration_Joined_Hand.jpg
  • khaṭṭ al-ruqʕa خط الرقعة [arb]
  • rika [tur]
 Arabic 19th century Anatolia 500px-Thuy%C5%ABl%C5%ABjiy%C4%81_Ar%C4%ABs%E1%B9%AD%C5%AB.PNG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Riq%27a_style

  • fǎngsòngtǐ 仿宋體 仿宋体 [cmn]
 Han 1915 China %E8%8F%8A%E6%BE%97%E5%B0%8F%E9%9B%86%E7%B5%82%E9%A0%81.jpg
  • Sütterlinschrift [deu]
 Latin 1915 Germany Feldpost_Erster_Weltbrief.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:S%C3%BCtterlin


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personal signatures
calligraphy script place of origin time of origin image
  • huāyā 花押 [cmn]
 Han China 636 250px-Tang_Xuanzong_signature_%28huaya%29.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ka%C5%8D

  • xelrtva ხელრთვა [kat]
 Georgian Georgia early 11th century Khelrtva_of_Bagrat_IV.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Khelrtva

  • ṭuġrā طغرا [ott]
  • tuğra [tur]
 Arabic Turkey 14th century 500px-Tughra_Suleiman.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tughra

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