Adlam Script
Tirhuta Script
Maya Hieroglyphs Script
Sunuwar Script
Yezidi Script
Old Italic Script

The Script Encoding Initiative (SEI) advances the digitization of the world’s writing systems, from ancient inscriptions to newly invented alphabets. SEI offers technical guidance and produces research on scripts, standards, and society in today’s digital world.


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A Refresh for SEI
Blog
Debbie ANderson and Rick McGowan with a macbook displaying global writing systems
A New Rubric for “Script Readiness”
Blog
World’s Writing Systems Poster - U14.0 Geographical
An interview with Debbie Anderson, founder of SEI
Blog
Designing a Mayan Hieroglyphs Typeface
Presentations
“A fish would design an O differently”: An Interview with the Missing Scripts Project
Media
manuscript with Mende script
Digital Typography for Indigenous African Scripts
PRESENTATIONS
From Icons to Identities: Analyzing Visual Cultural Elements in Emerging Scripts
PUBLICATIONS
Read the latest SEI Liaison report
Progress Updates
Photo at annual ISO/IEC 10646 meeting