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The Georgian scripts are the three writing systems used to write the Georgian language: Asomtavruli, Nuskhuri and Mkhedruli. Although the systems differ in appearance, their letters share the same names and alphabetical order and are written horizontally from left to right.
This page brings together basic information about the two scripts used to write modern Georgian: Mkedruli and Mtavruli. There is also a brief overview of Khutsuri (Asomtavruli+Nuskhuri). It aims to provide a brief, descriptive summary of the modern, printed orthography and typographic features, and to advise how to write Georgian using Unicode.
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6 days ago · The modern Georgian script is based on the round-form cursive, which was developed from the angular book script of the 9th century; the latter was a direct descendant of the Old Georgian system.
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The modern Georgian alphabet consists of 33 letters: 5 Vowels and 28 Consonants. There are no upper or lower case letters. Some consonants distinguish the voiced, voiceless aspirated, and glottalized stops.
Modern Georgian scripts. Mkhedruli ( მხედრულიmχɛdrulimxɛdruli) is the standard set of characters for writing modern Georgian. It is normally used as a monocased script, even though there are Unicode mappings to uppercase variants (see mtavruli ).
Mkhedruli, the modern Georgian script, began to take shape in the 11th century and became the standard form of writing by the 13th century. Featuring more fluid and cursive-like letterforms, Mkhedruli is a versatile script that can be easily adapted to various writing styles, making it suitable for both secular and religious texts.
Georgian has been written in a variety of scripts over its history. Currently the Mkhedruli script is almost completely dominant; the others are used mostly in religious documents and architecture. Mkhedruli has 33 letters in common use; a half dozen more are obsolete in Georgian, though still used in other alphabets, like Mingrelian, Laz, and ...
