The Complete List Of

Written Languages

This page is a great resource for how fonts relate to written languages. Languages are written in one or more scripts. A script is simply a collection of letters and other written signs used to represent textual information. View Unicode Scripts for more info on the list of scripts available.

There are 6,056,004,386 people (82% of the world population) that can read or write at least one language.

217 Written Languages

English (Latin)

1,560,564,492 people
147 countries
120,195 fonts

Chinese (Simplified)

1,246,337,104 people
5 countries
7 fonts

Hindi (Devanagari)

527,223,073 people
5 countries
64 fonts

Spanish (Latin)

476,841,407 people
37 countries
75,829 fonts

Arabic (Arabic)

323,004,801 people
36 countries
99 fonts

French (Latin)

259,176,155 people
62 countries
58,131 fonts

Bangla (Bangla)

258,969,180 people
4 countries
20 fonts

Urdu (Arabic)

258,846,282 people
3 countries
52 fonts

Portuguese (Latin)

230,340,528 people
14 countries
75,999 fonts

Russian (Cyrillic)

195,794,014 people
22 countries
2,015 fonts

Indonesian (Latin)

167,079,364 people
2 countries
120,192 fonts

Swahili (Latin)

151,550,283 people
9 countries
120,217 fonts

Punjabi (Arabic)

143,447,500 people
1 countries
53 fonts

German (Latin)

134,402,814 people
27 countries
69,179 fonts

Japanese (Japanese)

120,563,891 people
2 countries
65 fonts

Telugu (Telugu)

92,299,677 people
1 countries
11 fonts

Marathi (Devanagari)

89,735,800 people
1 countries
64 fonts

Javanese (Latin)

88,974,124 people
2 countries
77,159 fonts

Vietnamese (Latin)

83,815,196 people
3 countries
1,614 fonts

Persian (Arabic)

80,740,270 people
8 countries
74 fonts

Tamil (Tamil)

80,589,627 people
6 countries
19 fonts

Turkish (Latin)

79,109,897 people
10 countries
9,182 fonts

Korean (Korean)

77,149,545 people
6 countries
16 fonts

Cantonese (Simplified)

71,723,597 people
1 countries
6 fonts

Italian (Latin)

70,357,005 people
15 countries
77,901 fonts

Filipino (Latin)

63,925,429 people
2 countries
78,820 fonts

Gujarati (Gujarati)

57,692,537 people
2 countries
11 fonts

Thai (Thai)

54,731,280 people
1 countries
148 fonts

Kannada (Kannada)

47,431,780 people
1 countries
6 fonts

Pashto (Arabic)

45,719,749 people
4 countries
30 fonts

Chinese (Traditional)

43,718,100 people
16 countries
6 fonts

Malayalam (Malayalam)

41,587,914 people
8 countries
3 fonts

Odia (Odia)

41,022,080 people
1 countries
6 fonts

Polish (Latin)

38,458,028 people
7 countries
10,695 fonts

Punjabi (Gurmukhi)

36,425,419 people
4 countries
17 fonts

Burmese (Myanmar)

35,610,668 people
2 countries
18 fonts

Amharic (Ethiopic)

34,814,468 people
2 countries
10 fonts

Oromo (Latin)

33,982,124 people
3 countries
120,192 fonts

Hausa (Latin)

32,911,982 people
3 countries
378 fonts

Dutch (Latin)

31,405,176 people
9 countries
12,223 fonts

Ukrainian (Cyrillic)

29,361,938 people
5 countries
874 fonts

Sindhi (Arabic)

27,924,043 people
2 countries
37 fonts

Uzbek (Latin)

25,770,120 people
3 countries
1,117 fonts

Yoruba (Latin)

25,521,759 people
2 countries
1,381 fonts

Igbo (Latin)

24,782,160 people
1 countries
1,606 fonts

Malay (Latin)

24,773,491 people
3 countries
120,192 fonts

Malagasy (Latin)

22,548,780 people
1 countries
77,396 fonts

Romanian (Latin)

22,348,614 people
6 countries
5,293 fonts

Nepali (Devanagari)

20,236,864 people
3 countries
64 fonts

Assamese (Bangla)

16,665,219 people
1 countries
31 fonts

Somali (Latin)

15,899,255 people
4 countries
120,192 fonts

Sinhala (Sinhala)

15,238,392 people
1 countries
10 fonts

Khmer (Khmer)

14,422,005 people
1 countries
21 fonts

Zulu (Latin)

13,601,029 people
5 countries
120,192 fonts

Czech (Latin)

13,020,746 people
2 countries
10,112 fonts

Swedish (Latin)

12,645,258 people
4 countries
77,539 fonts

Greek (Greek)

12,501,710 people
10 countries
1,122 fonts

Hungarian (Latin)

12,491,025 people
8 countries
10,916 fonts

Kazakh (Cyrillic)

11,876,853 people
2 countries
867 fonts

Low German (Latin)

11,550,597 people
2 countries
77,781 fonts

Shona (Latin)

11,182,131 people
1 countries
120,217 fonts

Central Kurdish (Arabic)

11,037,262 people
2 countries
37 fonts

Quechua (Latin)

10,989,182 people
3 countries
2,442 fonts

Akan (Latin)

10,724,961 people
1 countries
856 fonts

Kinyarwanda (Latin)

10,311,671 people
3 countries
120,192 fonts

Wolof (Latin)

10,278,098 people
2 countries
5,900 fonts

Belarusian (Cyrillic)

10,138,393 people
3 countries
1,810 fonts

Xhosa (Latin)

9,891,068 people
2 countries
120,192 fonts

Tigrinya (Ethiopic)

9,882,311 people
3 countries
7 fonts

Azerbaijani (Latin)

9,463,900 people
3 countries
1,777 fonts

Afrikaans (Latin)

8,998,973 people
3 countries
77,794 fonts

Catalan (Latin)

8,502,430 people
4 countries
56,159 fonts

Tajik (Cyrillic)

8,468,560 people
1 countries
726 fonts

Hebrew (Hebrew)

8,299,710 people
1 countries
294 fonts

Sichuan Yi (Yi)

8,275,800 people
1 countries
7 fonts

Bambara (Latin)

8,227,192 people
1 countries
436 fonts

Serbian (Latin)

8,216,289 people
7 countries
10,040 fonts

Kikuyu (Latin)

8,094,669 people
1 countries
9,015 fonts

Bulgarian (Cyrillic)

8,019,140 people
6 countries
2,125 fonts

Swiss German (Latin)

7,850,429 people
4 countries
79,579 fonts

Uyghur (Arabic)

7,589,152 people
2 countries
37 fonts

Serbian (Cyrillic)

7,552,416 people
4 countries
1,762 fonts

Standard Moroccan Tamazight (Tifinagh)

7,477,074 people
1 countries
23 fonts

Fulah (Latin)

7,422,054 people
12 countries
415 fonts

Rundi (Latin)

7,224,084 people
1 countries
120,192 fonts

Danish (Latin)

6,835,734 people
4 countries
70,142 fonts

Croatian (Latin)

6,757,796 people
8 countries
10,040 fonts

Albanian (Latin)

6,746,395 people
7 countries
77,289 fonts

Slovak (Latin)

6,681,188 people
4 countries
9,781 fonts

Turkmen (Latin)

6,622,621 people
3 countries
10,239 fonts

Kurdish (Latin)

6,610,868 people
7 countries
10,688 fonts

Cantonese (Traditional)

6,472,350 people
1 countries
6 fonts

Finnish (Latin)

5,686,298 people
4 countries
48,014 fonts

Kashmiri (Arabic)

5,520,413 people
3 countries
24 fonts

Armenian (Armenian)

5,417,368 people
8 countries
118 fonts

Norwegian Bokmål (Latin)

5,321,543 people
2 countries
69,502 fonts

Luyia (Latin)

5,237,727 people
1 countries
120,192 fonts

Ganda (Latin)

5,144,113 people
1 countries
6,001 fonts

Bemba (Latin)

4,951,320 people
1 countries
120,293 fonts

Lao (Lao)

4,917,429 people
1 countries
15 fonts

Konkani (Devanagari)

4,743,178 people
1 countries
64 fonts

Luo (Latin)

4,666,338 people
1 countries
120,277 fonts

Uzbek (Cyrillic)

4,467,852 people
2 countries
821 fonts

Ewe (Latin)

4,379,049 people
2 countries
286 fonts

Georgian (Georgian)

4,340,151 people
3 countries
95 fonts

Mazanderani (Arabic)

4,101,080 people
1 countries
74 fonts

Bosnian (Latin)

3,817,618 people
1 countries
10,040 fonts

Bosnian (Cyrillic)

3,817,618 people
1 countries
1,762 fonts

Kamba (Latin)

3,618,793 people
1 countries
9,013 fonts

Kalenjin (Latin)

3,618,793 people
1 countries
120,293 fonts

Galician (Latin)

3,442,249 people
2 countries
77,853 fonts

Central Atlas Tamazight (Latin)

3,330,696 people
1 countries
239 fonts

Zarma (Latin)

3,271,701 people
1 countries
455 fonts

Kabyle (Latin)

3,195,613 people
1 countries
342 fonts

Tibetan (Tibetan)

2,970,135 people
3 countries
19 fonts

Tachelhit (Tifinagh)

2,956,842 people
1 countries
23 fonts

Tachelhit (Latin)

2,956,842 people
1 countries
239 fonts

Lingala (Latin)

2,911,128 people
4 countries
586 fonts

Mongolian (Cyrillic)

2,855,596 people
2 countries
1,080 fonts

Kyrgyz (Cyrillic)

2,778,777 people
1 countries
958 fonts

Sango (Latin)

2,756,308 people
1 countries
77,792 fonts

Nyankole (Latin)

2,492,916 people
1 countries
120,192 fonts

Lithuanian (Latin)

2,436,599 people
2 countries
9,223 fonts

Gusii (Latin)

2,333,169 people
1 countries
120,217 fonts

Chiga (Latin)

2,136,785 people
1 countries
120,192 fonts

Soga (Latin)

2,097,215 people
1 countries
120,192 fonts

Tatar (Cyrillic)

1,991,611 people
1 countries
872 fonts

Northern Luri (Arabic)

1,961,524 people
2 countries
17 fonts

Luba-Katanga (Latin)

1,915,927 people
1 countries
653 fonts

Meru (Latin)

1,904,628 people
1 countries
9,013 fonts

Teso (Latin)

1,895,589 people
2 countries
120,262 fonts

Slovenian (Latin)

1,858,801 people
4 countries
11,388 fonts

Bodo (Devanagari)

1,794,716 people
1 countries
87 fonts

North Ndebele (Latin)

1,656,612 people
1 countries
120,194 fonts

Uzbek (Arabic)

1,603,865 people
1 countries
30 fonts

Macedonian (Cyrillic)

1,596,113 people
3 countries
1,760 fonts

Masai (Latin)

1,571,114 people
2 countries
409 fonts

Norwegian Nynorsk (Latin)

1,330,012 people
1 countries
69,502 fonts

Makonde (Latin)

1,294,821 people
1 countries
120,192 fonts

Sena (Latin)

1,222,390 people
1 countries
75,999 fonts

Morisyen (Latin)

1,220,751 people
1 countries
120,201 fonts

Makhuwa-Meetto (Latin)

1,195,816 people
1 countries
120,217 fonts

Latvian (Latin)

1,186,230 people
1 countries
8,644 fonts

Irish (Latin)

1,119,282 people
2 countries
78,604 fonts

Azerbaijani (Cyrillic)

1,118,477 people
2 countries
761 fonts

Basque (Latin)

1,066,402 people
2 countries
77,016 fonts

Yiddish (Hebrew)

1,032,232 people
6 countries
198 fonts

Chechen (Cyrillic)

938,902 people
1 countries
749 fonts

Bena (Latin)

917,165 people
1 countries
120,204 fonts

Shambala (Latin)

917,165 people
1 countries
120,219 fonts

Estonian (Latin)

894,691 people
2 countries
48,026 fonts

Ewondo (Latin)

774,841 people
1 countries
251 fonts

Western Frisian (Latin)

734,642 people
1 countries
12,173 fonts

Nuer (Latin)

729,461 people
1 countries
281 fonts

Embu (Latin)

714,235 people
1 countries
9,013 fonts

Chakma (Chakma)

706,162 people
2 countries
4 fonts

Asu (Latin)

647,410 people
1 countries
120,217 fonts

Asturian (Latin)

636,456 people
1 countries
1,621 fonts

Koyraboro Senni (Latin)

608,096 people
1 countries
455 fonts

Ossetic (Cyrillic)

563,604 people
2 countries
987 fonts

Breton (Latin)

556,981 people
1 countries
2,406 fonts

Welsh (Latin)

527,515 people
2 countries
5,905 fonts

Kabuverdianu (Latin)

510,418 people
1 countries
78,822 fonts

Langi (Latin)

469,372 people
1 countries
598 fonts

Sakha (Cyrillic)

455,225 people
1 countries
719 fonts

Maltese (Latin)

416,338 people
1 countries
8,026 fonts

Machame (Latin)

404,631 people
1 countries
120,217 fonts

Rombo (Latin)

404,631 people
1 countries
120,217 fonts

Vunjo (Latin)

404,631 people
1 countries
120,217 fonts

Luxembourgish (Latin)

398,067 people
1 countries
78,647 fonts

Taita (Latin)

390,448 people
1 countries
120,217 fonts

Jola-Fonyi (Latin)

381,380 people
1 countries
5,896 fonts

Dzongkha (Tibetan)

358,958 people
2 countries
28 fonts

Ngiemboon (Latin)

349,928 people
1 countries
380 fonts

Icelandic (Latin)

339,747 people
1 countries
55,150 fonts

Koyra Chiini (Latin)

304,048 people
1 countries
455 fonts

Basaa (Latin)

299,938 people
1 countries
126 fonts

Nama (Latin)

273,325 people
1 countries
580 fonts

Mundang (Latin)

249,949 people
1 countries
240 fonts

Colognian (Latin)

241,782 people
1 countries
9,119 fonts

Samburu (Latin)

219,032 people
1 countries
120,280 fonts

Kako (Latin)

134,972 people
1 countries
235 fonts

Maori (Latin)

126,289 people
1 countries
9,568 fonts

Vai (Vai)

121,914 people
1 countries
7 fonts

Duala (Latin)

119,975 people
1 countries
344 fonts

Rwa (Latin)

118,691 people
1 countries
120,217 fonts

Metaʼ (Latin)

117,476 people
1 countries
835 fonts

Sangu (Latin)

107,901 people
1 countries
120,279 fonts

Tongan (Latin)

101,155 people
1 countries
1,062 fonts

Ngomba (Latin)

84,982 people
1 countries
173 fonts

Bafia (Latin)

79,983 people
1 countries
636 fonts

Faroese (Latin)

69,495 people
2 countries
57,694 fonts

Scottish Gaelic (Latin)

64,121 people
1 countries
77,969 fonts

Kalaallisut (Latin)

55,205 people
2 countries
8,546 fonts

Northern Sami (Latin)

50,283 people
3 countries
5,501 fonts

Romansh (Latin)

41,181 people
1 countries
77,916 fonts

Friulian (Latin)

37,282 people
1 countries
76,236 fonts

Aghem (Latin)

34,992 people
1 countries
266 fonts

Hawaiian (Latin)

29,069 people
1 countries
1,074 fonts

Cherokee (Cherokee)

25,150 people
1 countries
7 fonts

Upper Sorbian (Latin)

12,895 people
1 countries
9,896 fonts

Walser (Latin)

11,183 people
2 countries
8,894 fonts

Kwasio (Latin)

8,998 people
1 countries
286 fonts

Lakota (Latin)

8,165 people
1 countries
670 fonts

Tasawaq (Latin)

8,083 people
1 countries
455 fonts

Lower Sorbian (Latin)

7,011 people
1 countries
9,815 fonts

Yangben (Latin)

2,299 people
1 countries
619 fonts

Cornish (Latin)

2,007 people
1 countries
120,192 fonts

Manx (Latin)

1,687 people
1 countries
77,908 fonts

Inari Sami (Latin)

607 people
1 countries
5,773 fonts

Esperanto (Latin)

298 people
1 countries
8,087 fonts

Interlingua (Latin)

134 people
2 countries
120,192 fonts

Church Slavic (Cyrillic)

0 people
1 countries
16 fonts

Prussian (Latin)

0 people
0 countries
457 fonts

Vai (Latin)

0 people
1 countries
305 fonts

Volapük (Latin)

0 people
0 countries
79,581 fonts

Root (Unknown Script)

0 people
0 countries
123,851 fonts

Writing Systems, Written Languages, and Scripts

FontSpace has gathered data from the Unicode CLDR dataset, the Unicode scripts list, and our extensive catalog of free fonts and their supported characters to come up with this list of fonts by languages. Remember that writing systems, or scripts, are different than spoken languages, and writing has everything to do with fonts! This page also shows you how multi-lingual our world is, and which writing system is used in which countries.

References

  1. Unicode CLDR
  2. Unicode Supported Scripts
  3. Wikipedia - Unicode Scripts
  4. Wikipedia - List of writing systems