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Directionality sorts writing systems by which way their text actually runs across a page. Wikipedia notes that "the script is written from right to left in a cursive style" for Arabic, the opposite direction from the Latin script most English readers know. This dimension groups scripts that share the same reading direction.

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World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia (formerly Ancient History Encyclopedia)
  • Contains: Cuneiform
  • Contains: Egyptian Hieroglyphs
  • Contains: Maya Script
  • Contains: Linear A
  • Contains: Linear B
  • Contains: Brahmi
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Omniglot: The Online Encyclopedia of Writing Systems and Languages
  • Contains: Hebrew Square Script
  • Contains: Rongorongo
  • Contains: Glagolitic Alphabet
  • Contains: Hiragana
  • Contains: Katakana
  • Contains: Ge'ez Script
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Cherokee Phoenix
Cherokee NationContains: Cherokee SyllabaryView the Source
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