An Introduction to Writing Systems and Unicode

https://r12a.github.io/scripts/tutorial/part2

#HackerNews #WritingSystems #Unicode #Tutorial #Linguistics #TechEducation

An excellent "Introduction to Writing Systems & Unicode" and its "Large character sets", by Richard Ishida @ri

https://r12a.github.io/scripts/tutorial/part2

#Unicode #WritingSystems #CharacterSets #r12a

One thing that annoys me though it has no real impact on me personally is the language choice between 'Chinese (traditional)' and 'Chinese (simplified)'. I think I know the reasons for this, but I still don't like the implications that there are two Chinese languages and they differ only how they are written.

It would be nice to have different Chinese languages as language options but apparently Mandarin is the only game in town.

#languages #chinese #writingSystems

A new study suggests that symbols engraved on artifacts up to 40,000 years old in Europe may have been precursors to the earliest writing systems.

Read more: https://omniletters.com/marks-from-40000-years-ago-may-be-a-precursor-to-writing/

#Archaeology #AncientHistory #Prehistory #EarlyWriting #OriginsOfWriting #WritingSystems #RockArt #AncientSymbols #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #ScientificStudy #HumanEvolution #AncientEurope #40000YearsOld #HistoryMysteries #AncientCivilizations #Antiquity #ScienceAndHistory #RecentResearch #CulturalHeritage

I recently watched a #Arte documentary exploring whether all humans once shared a single ancestral #language. I decided to recap its key points as a follow-up to my series on the origins of languages and #WritingSystems from last year:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/evolution_of_language_follow_up/

#WeekendStories #Linguistics #LanguageEvolution #LinguisticHistory

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/think-in-systems-for-writers-2fcbac70bcea

‘Think in Systems’ for Writers
Make Your Effort Count
#Productivity #writingcommunity #writingtips #writingsystems #medium

I almost forgot.

The publication Writing Systems of the Otherworld has hit the shop at @boldmonday
https://boldmonday.com/products/posters #Ad

Produced by #Alphabetum, The Hague (Akiem Helmling), printed with Pantone Gold and Black.
Text by Tim Brookes from @Endangeredalphabets
#WritingSystems #Language #ConLangs #EndangeredAlphabets