writing – Roumazeilles.net https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress Technology opinions and others Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:29:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Alphabets and writing systems https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2026/02/12/alphabets-and-writing-systems/ https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2026/02/12/alphabets-and-writing-systems/#respond Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:27:33 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/?p=16589 Who would not want to see all world’s writing systems organized in a structured way? This is what was done by WorldWritingSystems.org (referenced by Jason Kottke, including the partial list below).

And, on a more humorous tone (from xkcd):

But do not forget the history of… counting languages. It is not as simple as you would think. Both because it is a daunting task, and because the mere idea of counting those is deeply rooted in history: Tackling the Impossibility—and Necessity—of Counting the World’s Languages.

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